MOOCs - What they are, their History and

different facesBy Leandra Methven

Contents1.What is a MOOC?2.Where do MOOCs come

from?3.Different types of MOOCs4.Positives of a MOOC5.My chosen MOOC6.Bibliography

What is a MOOC?

Where do MOOCs come from?

2008 Stephen Downes and

George Siemens created the

Course “Connectivism and

Connectivity Knowledge” They wanted to exploit the

possibility of a large number and variety of people for the purpose of online learning away from the traditional classroom

25 Students attended on campus and another 2300 online from around the world!

Stephen Downes George Siemens

2011 Autumn, Stanford offered 3,

free online courses. The course “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence”

by Peter Norvig and

Sebastien Thrun had an initial enrollment of 160 000 people with more than 20 000 finishing the

course.

Peter Norvig

Sebastien Thrun

2012 April, 2 other Stanford

Professors Andrew Ng

and Daphne Koller

created Coursera

Andrew Ng Daphne Koller

Now I want to start looking for a MOOC, what are the different types?

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Positives of a MOOCPros● Learn for free about college topics for which they may nothave access, like engineering, computer science● Prospective students can learn about a university● Former students can refresh knowledge

My chosen MOOC...

My chosen MOOC is watercolour Painting Workshop by Zahari Hamidon

I have chosen this course because I enjoy drawing, being able to capture something on paper using my own skills fascinates me. I have only recently been starting to dabble with watercolour paint. I would love to recreate these drawings using watercolour paint...

Bibliography● Davis, J. (2014, July 16). MOOCs - Massive Open Online Courses.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa: Slideshare.● Holton, D. (2013, February 28). Considering MOOCs: Pros, Cons,

Questions. Slideshare.● Lerato, M. (n.d.). What is “MOOC”? .● McGill University. (n.d.). A Brief History of MOOCs. Retrieved from Maut:

http://www.mcgill.ca/maut/about-us