Massive Open Online Courses Group 6 10444034 Sansa 10445062 Theon 10445076 Snow 10445077 Rob 10445083 Arya

OUTLINE What is MOOCs-----------------------------------------------------------Snow What is Open Courseware----------------------------------------------Snow The origins of MOOCs and Open Courses--------------------------Sansa Introduce two of the popular MOOCs (Edx & Coursera)--------Rob Use a lesson to demonstrate-------------------------------------------Theon My comments on MOOCs-----------------------------------------------Arya

A . What is MOOCs ---1044576 Snow

WHAT IS MOOCs?

What is MOOCs MOOCs，Massive Open Online Courses Massive user of online can use the internet to participate in learning. After MOOCs learners register, the teacher will teach with short video, arranged homework and test,through online platform, teacher can grasp of student results

What is MOOCs The origin of MOOCs MOOCs development

B . What is Open Courseware ---1044576 Snow

What is Open Courseware? The origin of Open Courseware Open Courseware Goals

C .The Origins of MOOCs and Open Courses ---10444034 Sansa

The Origins of Open Courseware In 1999 the MIT proposed knowledge sharing program in Education Technology Conference OCW’s Principles a free , open and high quality educational materials is available for use an open license does not typically provide certification started in 1999 when the University of Tübingen in Germany published videos of lectures online for its Internet Multimedia Server initiative OCW’s Principles is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. is available for use and adaptation under an open license, such as certain Creative Commons licenses. does not typically provide certification or access to faculty.

Needs a better informal educational system which would be How it get started? Needs a better informal educational system which would be Free Open Broad Easier , , and to be used.

HISTORY Of MOOCS

The Origins Of MOOCS The word MOOCs was coined in 2008 This format has been used a couple of times by George Siemens and Stephen Downes in their CCK08 ( Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Course run in 2008) connecting learners > presenting content MIT and Harvard University etablished a MOOCs platform edX in 2012 The word MOOCs was coined in 2008 by Dave Cormier from the University of Monitoba. This format has been used a couple of times by George Siemens and Stephen Downes in their CCK08 ( Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Course run in 2008) The early MOOCs were less about presenting content and more about connecting learners MIT and Harvard University etablished a MOOCs platform edX in 2012

D.Introduce two of the popular MOOCs (Edx & Coursera) 10445077---Rob

Coursera Allow students to interactively learn through the web Video learner can choose subtitles Course can be downloaded Can communicate online Talk face to face

Edx MIT & Harvard University Nonprofit organizations More than 70 school  Offers certificates & Credit Research & Distance education

E. Demonstrate a lesson 10445062---Theon

About this course This introductory Chinese language course will emphasize basic language skills for everyday life in Mandarin speaking countries. The course is composed of several parts: Dialogues, listening comprehension exercises, Chinese characters, Mandarin songs, and Tea Time.

What you'll learn Colloquial Mandarin vocabulary used in daily life Highly practical expressions in given Mandarin contexts Listening skills for communicating with Chinese native speakers Some basic and frequently used Chinese characters How to utilize the course for self-study EDX

F. Comments on MOOCs ---10445083 Arya

MOOCs    Free or very low cost  Can give you a test of a subject  Low completion rates  Little personal attention

Coursera    Extremely diverse catalog  Extremely flexible deadline  Very easy to use forums   Not completely free  Quizzes are too lenient

Coursera’s Course Type Type 1 : Full Courses. you can choose to pay and get the certificate or just do the full course for free. Type 2 : 'premium' paid courses. These courses have 2 options:  Audit Only (free + no access to assignments) Certificate (full experience + certificate).  Type 3 : Free Courses. courses that are purely for learning, no certificates offered.

edX   Free  Quizzes are very rigorous and strict   The catalog isn't very diverse  The discussion forum is user-unfriendly  Infrequent offering

Coursera vs. edX Coursera edX type commercial Non-profit price Not exactly free diversity Coursera > edX sources 120+ 70+ courses 2000+ 1288 certificate US$49 US$25 credit  language more less app ios / android 

Conclusion-Who Should Take A MOOC Students Current students Prospective students Research students 1 Lifelong learners who can benefit after college Teachers Parents 2 3 People seeking personal enrichment at different life stages