MOOC

1. MOOC Presentation
 N.C Nkosi
 201123888
 MOOC Presentation
 This presentation shall answer the following questions?
 What are MOOCs?
 How did they come about?
 What are the different types of MOOCs?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of MOOcs?
 Which Mooc am I interested in and why?

2. MOOCSMASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES

3. What are MOOCs?
In simple terms a MOOC is a:
 Massive
 Unlimited number of students
 Open
 Study any course, anywhere at any time
 Online
 No face to face or blended
 Course
 Learning subjects in a academic module.

4. How did MOOCs come about?

5. Different types of MOOCs
C- MOOCS AND X-MOOCS

6. xMoocs
 Follows a more behaviourist approach based on certain
instructions.
 Behaviourism: a theory of learning based upon the idea that all
behaviours are acquired through conditioning.
 Can include using video presentations, short quizzes and testing.
 Students intake some information, then hopefully engage in doing
something while getting a little bit of help from peer learners.

7. cMoocs
 Based on a connectivism theory of learning with networks developed informally.
 Connectivism is the thesis that knowledge is distributed across a network of connections, and
therefore that learning consists of the ability to construct and traverse those networks
 They include discussion forums, allow people to bounce ideas around and discuss learning
together and one-on-one interaction and easy back-and-forth questioning.
 cMOOCs emphasize connected, collaborative learning and the courses are built around a
group of like-minded ‘individuals’ who are relatively free from institutional constraints.

8. Advantages and disadvantages of
MOOCs?
Advantages
 They are Free
 Provide a solution to overcrowding
 Create a dynamic archive
 Are designed to ensure that students keep up
 Bringing people together from all over the
world.
Disadvantages
 Could lead to teachers becoming nothing more
than “glorified teaching assistants.
 Will shrink faculties, eventually eliminating
them.
 Makes it easier for students to drop out.
 Intimacy of face-to-face communication is lost,
emotions often misunderstood.

9. What kind of MOOC am I
Interested in and why?
 The mooc I am interested in is animal behavior and welfare. The reason why I am choosing
this kind of Mooc is because I have a huge interest in animals and wildlife. In addition to
that I have always been fascinated about animals and wildlife. Also because animal plays a
very important part in our ecosystem and environment as a whole. For this reason, I feel they
should be treated as equally important as human beings. And I also feel that we need to
understand their behavior and how they live.

10. References!
 Lugton,M. August 23,2012. What is a MOOC? What are the different types of MOOC?
xMOOCs and cMOOCs. In Reflections. Retrieved December 26, 2013, from
http://reflectionsandcontemplations.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/what-is-a-mooc-what-are-
the-different-types-of-mooc-xmoocs-and-cmoocs/
 https://www.google.co.za/?gws_rd=cr&ei=jYMEU82LB8SJ7AaBzIA4#q=moocs&tbm=b
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 http://www.slideshare.net/zaid/demystifying-moocs