MAKING LEARNING EASIER AND CONVINIENT

INVITING MOOCs INTO YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

A PRESENTATION BY VIOLET LANGA A THIRD YEAR STUDENT AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG, 2015

CONTEXT

• Are you familiar with the concept of MOOCs?• If not, would you like to partake in one of them if the opportunity were to avail itself?• If you already know about them then allow this presentation to enhance your understanding. As the saying goes we learn something new everyday.

CONTENT

• What is a MOOC?

• Where do MOOCs originate from?

• Platforms for MOOCS

• Different types of MOOCs

• Why you should join a MOOC

• My preferred MOOC

• What I hope to achieve from it

• References

WHAT IS A MOOC??A massive open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to support community interactions between students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs). MOOCs are a recent and widely researched development in distance education which was first introduced in 2008 and emerged as a popular mode of learning in 2012

WHERE DO MOOCS ORIGINATE FROM?

PLATFORMS FOR MOOCS

TYPES OF MOOCS: THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MOOCS

• xMOOC: Content Based MOOCs

 xMOOCs use specially designed platform software that allows for the registration of very large numbers of participants, provides facilities for the storing and streaming on demand of digital materials, and automates assessment procedures and student performance tracking.

• cMOOC: Connectivist MOOCs

Within a cMOOC, learners are encouraged (though not required) to contribute actively, using these digital platforms. Participants’ contributions in form of blog posts, tweets etc. are aggregated by course organizers and shared with all participants via daily email or newsletter.

5 REASONS WHY YOU

SHOULD JOIN A MOOC!!!

IT DOES NOT CHARGE YOU ANY MOOLA!!! ANYTHING

IT GIVES YOU A HEAD START ON YOUR COURSE

IT IS CONVENIENT AND REQUIRES NO FORMAL SETTING

FROM COMPUTER SCIENCE TO RENAISSANCE POETRY – STUDY ANYTHING!

AND LASTLY IN ENABLES YOU TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE GLOBALLY IN REAL TIME

AFTER THOROUGH CONVINCING I TOO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR A MOOC IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

AFTER UNDERTAKING THE COURSE FOR 8 WEEKS I WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING:

Personal SatisfactionIT WILL BOOST MY SELF-ESTEEMI WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE MY VIEWS WITH OTHERS MORE OPENLY

Critical ThinkingIMPROVE MY CRITICAL THINKING SKILLSANALYZE COMMUNICATION HABITS

Personal Development IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLSMAKE NEW SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO AHEAD AND SPREAD THE WORD

REFERENCES

• Wikipedia. 2015. What is a mooc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course

• http://www.slideshare.net/sthemiso/moocs-presentation

• http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/10/13/comparing-xmoocs-and-cmoocs-philosophy-and-practice

• http://www.topuniversities.com/blog/7-reasons-take-mooc

• https://www.boundless.com/communications/textbooks/boundless-communications-textbook/introduction-to-public-speaking-1/what-you-can-accomplish-with-public-speaking-20/summary-of-the-benefits-of-public-speaking-90-10786