L.N Makhathini201219005Professional Studies 3AMOOCS PRESENTATION

Table of content

• ICE BREAKER SLIDE NO. 3

• MOOC ACRONYM SLIDE NO. 4

• WHAT IS A MOOC SLIDE NO. 5

• ORIGIN OF MOOC SLIDE NO. 6

• USES OF MOOC SLIDE NO. 7

• TYPES OF MOOC SLIDE NO. 8

• C-MOOC SLIDE NO. 9

• X-MOOC SLIDE NO. 10

• MY FIELD OF INTEREST SLIDE NO. 11

I am sure you are asking yourself what is a MOOC?

WELL SIT BACK AND RELAX, THIS PRESENTATION WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT MOOCS IS ALL ABOUT.

1. MOOC

• M- MASSIVE• O- OPEN• O- ONLINE• C- COURSE

What is a MOOC?

• IS AN ONLINE COURSE FOCUSING ON UNLIMITED PARTICIPATION AND OPEN ACCESS VIA THE WEB.

• MOOCS ARE A RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN DISTANCE EDUCATION SUCH AS HOME SCHOOLING.

• THEY ARE SIMILAR TO UNIVERSITY COURSES, BUT DO NOT TEND TO OFFER ACADEMIC CREDIT.

• MOOCS MAKE ONLINE LEARNING EASIER.

Origin of MOOC

• THE TERM MOOC WAS COINED IN 2008 BY DAVE CORMIER

• HE IS THE MANAGER OF WEB COMMUNICATION AND INNOVATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Uses of MOOCs• PRESENT A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY FOR COMPANIES TO PROVIDE THEIR

WORKERS WITH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• UPGRADE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON SOMETHING SPECIFIC FOR YOUR INDUSTRY

• COURSE DESIGN: “FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM,” OR SWAPPING CLASSWORK WITH HOMEWORK, WAS FIRST MADE POPULAR BY KHAN ACADEMY.

Types of MOOCs

C-MOOCS

X- MOOCS

C-MOOC

• COMMUNITY LEARNING AND CONNECTION

• OPEN ACCESS AND LICENSE

• NETWORK LEARNING ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES

• DEVELOP SHARED KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE AND UNDERSTANDING

x-MOOC

• SCALABILITY OF PROVISION

• OPEN ACCESS- RESTRICTED LICENSE

• INDIVIDUAL LEARNING IN SINGLE PLATFORM

• ACQUIRE A CURRICULUM OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL

My field of interest

I AM INTERESTED IN SPORTS AND BIOLOGY

THE TOPICS I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE USING MOOCS ARE ATHLETE NUTRITION, SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCE.

Reference list• HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/DOWNES/EDUCATION-AS-PLATFORM?

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