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MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES
201317726KAMOGELO MASOMBUKA
CONTENTS
WHAT IS A MOOC? THE HISTORY OF MOOCS DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOOCS TECHNOLOGY POTENTIAL BENEFITS MY FIELD OF INTEREST
WHAT IS A MOOC? A MOOC IS AN ONLINE COURSE
AIMED AT UNLIMITED PARTICIPATION AND OPEN ACCESS VIA THE WEB
MOOCS PROVIDE INTERACTIVE USER FOR A THAT HELP BUILD A COMMUNITY FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS AND TEACHING ASSISTANCE.
THE HISTORY OF MOOCS
BEFORE THE DIGITAL AGE, DISTANCE LEARNING APPEARED IN THE FORM OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, BROADCAST COURSES AND EARLY FORMS OF E-LEARNING
BY THE 1980s CORRESPONDENCE COURSES ON SPECIALIZED TOPICS SUCH AS CIVIL SERVICE TESTS AND SHORTHAND WERE PROMOTED BY DOOR-DOOR SALESMEN.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOOCS
X-MOOCS: HAVE THEIR BACKGROUND IN THE RISE OF OPEN COURSE WARE. X-MOOC DOESN’T STAND FOR ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY.
C- MOOCS: A MOOC DESIGNED TO EMPHASIZE CONNECTING LEARNERS. IT STANDS FOR CONNECTIVIST MOOC.
TECHNOLOGY
UNLIKE TRADITIONAL COURSES, MOOCS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SKILLS, PROVIDED BY VIDEO GRAPHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS, IT SPECIALISTS AND PLATFORM SPECIALISTS.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
1. APPROPRIATE FOR ANY WEB CONNECTIVITY
2. ANY LANGUAGE MAY BE USED3. ANY ONLINE TOOLS4. ESCAPE TIME ZONES5. PRODUCE AND DELIVER IN
SHORT TIMEFRAME 6. CONTEXTUALIZED CONTENT
My field of interest
I am interested in joining a MOOC about the English language and generally the literature that comes with it too.
I am interested in this because I feel that I will be able to advance my English skills as well as writing.
Interests continued…
The topics that I would like to pursue are:
LanguageLiterature
NovelsPoetry
Drama
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/.../massive_open_online_courses. Retrieved online on the 20th of February 2014
http://oertools.weebly/types-of-moocs.html. Retrieved online on the 20th of February 2014