MOOC PRESENTATIONBY NONHLANHLA V NKOSI

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WHAT IS MOOCS?

• Moocs is online courses that are done through the use of the web and are

aiming at unlimited participation

• It is also a interacted learning that grants the opportunities to share

knowledge, ideas and work cooperative teams

• Also it is a platform where various learners bring fresh experience from

different backgrounds

HISTORY OF MOOCS

• The first MOOC was launched in 2008

• It was called Connectivism and connective knowledge (CCK8)

• It was created by educators Stephen Downes and George Siemens

• Around 2,200 people signed up for CCK08

• In 2012, Two Stanford Professors  Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig decided

to offer “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” for free online

CONTINUATION…

• More than 160,000 students in 190 countries signed up

• In 2013, the Open University built its own MOOC platform, Futurelearn,

which featured universities from the United Kingdom etc.

HISTORY OF MOOC

TYPES OF MOOCS

C- MOOCS

•  C-MOOC stands for Connectivist MOOC

• They are built upon the idea and platform that was first thought by George

Siemens

• it is the learning that takes place informally

• Also it offers a collaborative, peer assessment

• It is suitable for academics, individuals and non profits

• It moves towards openness

X- MOOCS

• X moocs doesn’t stand for anything

• It appear to have developed out of the idea of Open Course

Ware and Open Educational Resources

• The learning takes place in a more formal manner

• The assessments are coordinated and quizzed

• It is used by major universities

ADVANTAGES OF MOOCS

• Improves skills of life long learning

• No degree is required to enter

• It is free of charge

• There is no limit to participation

• It also uses different types of new and interesting social media and tools found online

• Needs independent learning

• Encourages students to become responsible for their own learning

DISADVANTAGES OF MOOCS

• Requires the ability to use computers

• Requires a learner to direct him/herself

• Demands time and more effort than stated

MY FIELD OF INTEREST

CONTINUATION…

• I would like to participate on the field of forensic and Criminal

Science and Microbiology.

• These courses discovers how the police use science in

criminal investigations and how it interacts with the criminal

justice system

KINDS OF TOPICS I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE

• The kinds of topics I might be interested in pursuing are the

topics that involves science and its role in the criminal justice.

• Furthermore, I am also interested in knowing more about the

micro organisms that surround us, their advantages and

disadvantages and the role they play in the world and ecosystem

• These involves Bacteria's and Viruses

REFERENCES

• http://moocnewsandreviews.com/a-short-history-of-moocs-and-distance-learning/#ixzz2trOaeP87

• http://uminntilt.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/moocing-about-about-moocing-meet-the-5-uminnesota-coursera-moocs/

• http://oertools.weebly.com/types-of-moocs.html

• http://www.slideshare.net/oerafrica/the-rise-of-moocs

• http://www.slideshare.net/LynGoodnight/multmedia-presentation-goodnight