the presentation takes a look at the new learning environment that seek to afford everyone the opportunity to do a course on-line without paying, and having the necessary admission point. this platforms brings with it a new phase of the 21st century where individuals use the massive open on-line courses that are presented by specialist in the field and with some of the prestigious Universities
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What are mooc's By Mzwandile Mashinini
1.
2. The Acronym MOOC
Stands for “Massive Open
Online Course( s )”
Originated in 2008 with the Open Education
Resources Movement ( OER) ( Open Educational
Resource, Hewlett Foundation).
3. Where did the term come
from?
The term was coined by Dave Cormier and Bryan
Alexander in 2008.
This was done in response to a course called
“Connectivism and Connective knowledge
(CCKO8)”.
5. The Cost of Higher
Education.
How much a liter of gas would cost today if gas
prices had risen as much as college prices since
1980 - $13.
2.25 million students signed up for the free
MOOCS from Udacity, Coursera, and edX in
2012.
6. Some common
perceptions
44% of students believed that their post secondary
education improved their employment opportunities.
9% of parents with children under 18 say that the current
state of higher education in America is “excellent”.
8. What challenges and opportunities do
MOOCS present?
The drop-out rate in MOOCS.
What MOOCS accomplish?
How MOOCS change the landscape of higher
education.
Are MOOCs profitable?
10. MOOC’s I want to
participate in
Introduction to Computational Finance and Financial
Econometrics.
6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and
Programming Using Python.
Introduction to International Criminal Law
(Coursera).
Mathematical Logic and Theory of Computation
(saylor.org).
11. References
The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2012. (accessed
2014-02-19).
Littlefield, J.(2012). How MOOCs Are Changing the Way
People Learn:
http://distancelearn.about.com/od/isitforyou/a (accessed
2014-02-19).
MOOC list www.mooc.com. Available
fromhttp://www.mooc-list.com/node?page=1 (accessed
2014-02-19).
MOOC video. www.youtube.com/mooc. Availiable from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=instBchFKWk
(accessed 2014- 02- 19).