WHAT IS MOOC?

MOOC IS A MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE LEARNING COURSE,

WHICH HAS AN OPEN ACCESS AND ALLOWS INTERACTIVE LEARNING FOR LEARNERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

HISTORY OF MOOC

DISTANCE LEARNING TOOK PLACE AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

HISTORY CONTINUES…

DISTANCE LEARNING WAS IN A FORM OF POSTS AND THE POST SERVICES WERE BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE AND RELAIBLE. THEN AS TIME WENT ON LEAENING PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED FROM MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS TV AND RADIO.

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FOR REAL? YEBO GOGO!!!

IN 2008 A TURN OF EVENTS HAPPENED. STEPHEN DOWNES AND GEORGE SIEMENS TOOK MOOC TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

CONNECTIVISM

STEPHEN AND SIEMENS SAW THE NEED FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING, AS OPPOSED TO PASSIVE LEARNING WHICH TV AND RADIO PROVIDED. SO WHAT DID THEY DO ABOUT THAT GAP?

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•THE TWO EDUCATORS DEVELOPED AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM ON THE WEB THAT ENABLED LEARNERS, EDUCATORS, PROFESSORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ALL OVER THE WORLD TO LEARN FROM CONNECTING WITH ONE ANOTHER. HENCE, THE CONCEPT CONNECTIVISM WAS BORN, AND THE REST FOLLOWED.

ADVANTAGES OF MOOC

1. MOOC ENABLES LEARNERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SHARE A COMMON PLATFORM OF KNOWLEDGE.

2. INTERACTIONS OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, MEANS ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND AT THE TIPS OF YOUR OWN HANDS.

3. LEARNING AT THE CONVINIENCE OF YOUR HOME OR COUNTRY, ETC

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• EVEN THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCHOOLED, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE.

• IF YOU ARE AN EDUCATOR, THIS IS A PLATFORM TO SHARE PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS WHICH WORK WONDERS FOR YOU. IT IS ALSO A PLATFORM TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM EXPERTS AND TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION TO LEARNERS.

DISADVANTAGES OF MOOC

• .there is a low rate of completion of the courses.

•There is no academic credit allocated

•The information could not always be correct that is provided.

THE ULTIMATE ADVANTAGE OF MOOC

•There are no costs involved, however the getting educated is the ultimate advantage.

MY CAREER

• I am a pre-service mathematics and life sciences teacher. These two subjects are my majors at University of Johannesburg. I intend on using MOOC for online courses that will better equip me as a professional mathematics teacher one day. MOOC will also be a great technological tool for many uses.

USES OF MOOC IN MY CLASSROOM

• SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING

• HOMEWORK AND ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE GIVEN FROM MOOC

• FOR PRESCRIPTION PURPOSES TO FURTHER THE KNOWLEGDE OF COLLEGUES IN THE SAME SUBJECT AREA, FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS FOR LEARNERS.

REFERENCE LIST

•https://www.google.co.za/search?q=the+importance+of+using+moocs&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=6JwIU5yoLomxhAfW7YD4AQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=929&dpr=1

•https://www.google.co.za/search?q=xmoocs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0IkIU7a7CsGShQeOhYG4BQ&sqi=2&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1280&bih=929#q=duke+free+courses&tbm=isch

REFERENCE LIST

• https://www.google.co.za/search?q=udemy+free+courses&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=MZMIU_CqDNSBhAefq4C4Bw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=929&dpr=1

• http://moocnewsandreviews.com/a-short-history-of-moocs-and-distance-learning/

• http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/cmoocs-and-xmoocs-key-differences/