Lesson 7.1 (MIL)

• Massive Open Online Courses - What does MOOC stands for?
• Distance Education - It is a type of MOOC that simply means learning even without being physically present with the teacher.
• Videotapes - It is a type of MOOC that are used to compile modules and important notes; however, this means was criticized because of passivity or being one way.
• Purpose of MOOCs

  • Higher Education
  • Workplace Connection
  • Lifelong Learning
• Massive - Classes may consist of up to 100,000+ students
• Open - Registration is open to anyone around the world
• Online - The course is taken completely online
• Course - They're similar to college courses, but don't offer credit
• MOOC - It is an online course that encourages people to interact with one another in order to share knowledge
• MOOC - It is a web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large number of geographically dispersed students.