Presentation

MOOCs Presentation

By Liezel Posthumus

LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT MOOCS

2002:MIT OpenCourseWare project was formed

2004:Stephan Downes and George Siemens develop theory of Connectivism, “ the thesis that knowledge is distributed across a network of connections, and therefor that learning consists of the ability to construct and traverse those networks (Downes, 2012, p.9)

2008: The Earliest MOOC was presented at the University of Manitoba with 2200 learners.

2010: Dave Cormier videos about MOOC’s was added to Youtube.

2011: MOOC for college prep skills helped freshmen to prepare for college requirements.

LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT MOOCS

2012: Hardvard’s first MOOC had 370,000 registered students

2012: Coursera launches from Stanford: offers the first xMOOCs

2012: In the New York Times they called 2012 “ The Year of the MOOC” pappano.

2013: xMOOCs and the cMoocs was to numerous to count accuratly

LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT MOOCS

A massive open online course (MOOC) is a model for providing learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no restrain on attendance.

WHAT IS A MOOC? 

MASSIVE: Using the internet to connect on a global scale

OPEN: It is open to everyone, no charge

ONLINE: Not face to face

COURSE : Learning units, covers single topics

WHAT IS A MOOC? 

The courses are usually 4 to 14 weeks in length

You don’t get credit only certificates

They are free to join

Open entry, don’t need requirements

Given by a couple of institutions as well as top universities

They are taught through a couple of short videos with student collaboration

WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT MOOCS

Students will also submit papers and be given small quizzes

They offer access to online discussions and resources

Virtual Learning Environment is not the centre of the course.

MOOCs uses a variety of social media and online tools

It is Learner- centred.

MOOCs offer knowledge without borders which is a great advantage for many, and the absolute numbers are impressive. In fact there has been an exponential growth in the number of MOOC providers.

WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT MOOCS

I am very interested in Art and most art forms that come with it like:

Design Fashion Photography Interior design Shoe design Mixed media Web design Packaging Tattoo design

WHAT IS YOUR FIELD OF INTEREST

Art expression

Colour theory & mixing

Basic views & illusion

Rule of thirds & framing

Different drawing techniques and skills

How to create an illusion through shapes and form

Visual balances & poises

How to successfully achieve contrast, harmony, control, and unity

Different styles of art and how to make them

WHAT KIND OF TOPICS WOULD I LIKE TO PURSUE IN MY FUTURE

MOOC EXPERIENCE

REFERENCE 7 Things you should know about MOOCs. (2011, November). Retrieved

February 20, 2014, from Educause: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7078.pdf

Cormier, D. (2010, December 8). What is a MOOC? Retrieved February 20, 2014, from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW3gMGqcZQc

Downes, S. (2010). The MOOC Guide. Retrieved February 22, 2014, from https://sites.google.com/site/themoocguide/

Pappano, L. (2012, November 2). The year of the MOOC. Retrieved February 20, 2014, from New York Times education life: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/massive-open-online-courses-are-multiplying-at-a-rapid-pace.html?pagewanted=all