Post on 17-Aug-2015
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
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.
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
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