This document provides an overview of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It begins by having the reader fill out a KWL chart about MOOCs. It then defines key terms related to MOOCs and online learning. The main body explains what MOOCs are, including the differences between cMOOCs and xMOOCs. It outlines the advantages of MOOCs such as their accessibility, repetition, and self-paced nature. It concludes by mentioning some popular MOOC platforms.
This document provides an overview of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It begins by having the reader fill out a KWL chart about MOOCs. It then defines key terms related to MOOCs and online learning. The main body explains what MOOCs are, including the differences between cMOOCs and xMOOCs. It outlines the advantages of MOOCs such as their accessibility, repetition, and self-paced nature. It concludes by mentioning some popular MOOC platforms.
This document provides an overview of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It begins by having the reader fill out a KWL chart about MOOCs. It then defines key terms related to MOOCs and online learning. The main body explains what MOOCs are, including the differences between cMOOCs and xMOOCs. It outlines the advantages of MOOCs such as their accessibility, repetition, and self-paced nature. It concludes by mentioning some popular MOOC platforms.
This document provides an overview of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It begins by having the reader fill out a KWL chart about MOOCs. It then defines key terms related to MOOCs and online learning. The main body explains what MOOCs are, including the differences between cMOOCs and xMOOCs. It outlines the advantages of MOOCs such as their accessibility, repetition, and self-paced nature. It concludes by mentioning some popular MOOC platforms.
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The key takeaways are that information access has evolved significantly with technological advancements, shifting from traditional printed sources to online formats. This has also influenced learning behaviors, moving from traditional classrooms to online-based learning through MOOCs.
Some of the major MOOC platforms discussed are Coursera, edX, Udacity, and FutureLearn. Each was created by top universities and offers a wide range of courses on various topics.
A rubric is provided that assesses blog posts based on criteria like purpose, content, sources used, audience engagement, use of graphics/sounds, and voice/personality. Higher scores are given to those that are balanced, cite reliable sources, engage readers through questions, and reflect commitment to the topic.
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Media and Information Literacy Quarter 4 – Lesson 3: Massive Open Online Course
Media and Information Literacy– Grade 12
Lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 1 1 You might not know it, but when your parents were younger, information was much harder, and more expensive, to come by. For information on a wide variety of topics, one had to consult an encyclopedia, a multi-volume collection of books with alphabetically arranged topics. For word meanings, one used a dictionary which could be pocket-sized and concise or massive and comprehensive. For more complete information on a subject, there were textbooks and trade books. Except textbooks, which were widely available wherever they were required in school, these sources of information were mostly seen in public and private libraries.
The information contained in books were relatively stable, that is, they do not change much over time, and new editions may not come for years. For new findings from academic research, one read journal publications and similar periodicals, which were available in university libraries. But, to keep abreast of current affairs, one read newspapers, listened to radio, or watched television.
The 21st century has brought many technological advancements that led to the development of the different modes of transmitting and getting information. Products of technology have also resulted in a paradigm shift in the field of education – from the traditional use of printed information such as books, journals, magazines, encyclopedia and dictionary to using their digital or online versions. Now, information may also be gathered from reliable and credible websites and how-to videos on YouTube, all found using search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The use of technology has also influenced the behavior of people towards choosing the format and path of getting information, shifting from the traditional classroom set-up to online- based learning, thus, making it easier to gain knowledge anytime and anywhere.
This module will discuss one of the current trends in media and information dissemination the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), and how it influences the behavior of people when it comes to learning new information.
2 What’s In
KWL Chart To check your prior knowledge about the topic and to solicit the questions that you want to know about it, fill in the Know and Want to Know components of the Know-Want to Know- Learned (KWL) chart properly and correctly. For the Know component, you may write word/s or sentence. For the Want to Know component, state your responses in question form. List as many responses as you want for each component. Write your responses on a separate sheet of paper.
Topic Know Want to Know Learned
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Guide Questions 1. Based on what you have written on the Know component of the chart, what do you know about Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)? 2. If you were to think of a question that you want to ask about Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), what question would that be?
What’s New
3 Make Meaning: Internet Assisted Activity Describe the given word in each item correctly. You may use the internet to find the meaning of the words.
MOOC is an acronym for Massive Open Online Course. The word “massive” means large number or amount, “open” means accessible to all, “online” means connected to or available through a system, and “course” means the act of moving in a path from point to point. Therefore, MOOC refers to a route or pattern of getting a content or information https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free - photo - ebzbi available through an online system that can be accessed by many people. MOOC is also described as a pattern for providing learning information or content online to any person who needs to take up a course with no limit on attendance.
4 MOOCs are asynchronous web-based courses geared towards enabling several hundreds of students all over the world to enroll and learn from top world-renowned academic institutions at the same time. MOOCs deliver content via recorded video lectures, online readings, and online assessments, with various degrees of studentstudent and student-instructor interactions. Many MOOC-providers offer free courses, which entice more people to enroll. There are MOOCs that provide certificates of completion to the students; however, most of them do not count for college credit. The concept of MOOC was invented in 2008 by Dave Cormier, from the University of Prince Edward Island, for a course offered by the University of Manitoba, "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge”, (https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/massively-open-online- courseMOOC).
The learning material or video content used in an MOOC is created by an
educational institution, usually a university or a college that offers such programs. The organization and administration operation of an MOOC are coordinated by active MOOC platforms (e.g. Coursera and edX). MOOCs were created from the idea of covering an entire university course online and thereby making it accessible to everyone in the world. The intent was to "democratize" educational content from elite universities.
Types of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
There are two main types of MOOCs:
1. xMOOCs
xMOOC stands for eXtended MOOC. xMOOCs are based on traditional
university course structures and make use of established teaching approaches and materials. Students will watch pre-recorded lectures, complete required readings, and participate in discussions as produced and managed by a course instructor or an instructional team from a higher education institution. These are typically self- contained and rarely utilize content external to the main content delivery and learning platform.
2. cMOOCs
cMOOC stands for Connectivist MOOC. cMOOCs are based on the connectivist learning model that favors collaboration among learners as a form of active learning. Students in cMOOC work together to locate, evaluate, and contribute to the course content by uploading materials in the form of tweets, blog posts, wikis and others, to the course using the learning platform. A cMOOC instructor or instructional team facilitates learning by finalizing, aggregating, and assessing the students’ contributions to the course.
The following table illustrates the conceptual differences between cMOOCs and XMOOCs.
5 xMOOCs cMOOCs Scalability of provision (e.g., Massive Community and Connections offering university courses to a larger audience) Open access – Restricted license Open Open access and license Individual learning in single Online Networked learning across platform multiple platforms and services Acquire a curriculum of Course Develop shared practices, knowledge & skills knowledge and understanding
1. Relax requirements – MOOC can be taken by anyone who is interested in the
subject matter and able to access the course, regardless of age, background, or location. 2. Video format availability - Teaching in a modern video format (not just texts like those that you’d find in other e-learning courses). 3. Accessibility- learning content from top universities like Harvard, Stanford, etc. can be opened through online format. 4. Repetition- an MOOC will often run two or three times a year, ensuring that students would not miss their chance. 5. High quality- MOOCs are led by subject matter experts (SMEs) and supported by teaching assistants, so that students have access to first-rate educational resources.
6 6. Feasibility- an MOOC usually requires 1-2 hours of study a week for about 5 weeks, making learning doable even for busy students. 7. Self-paced- an MOOC enables students to work through the course materials and assessments at their own pace. 8. Online collaboration- learners across the globe work together on common goals without the need to meet each other in person.
What are some MOOC platforms?
There are already thousands of MOOCs from countless providers worldwide. Here are the top MOOC platforms.
a. Coursera has over 20 million learners/participants. Courses were created by the
universities of Stanford, Princeton, Yale, London, Munich, Zurich, and many more. b. EdX has around 10 million learners/participants. Courses were created from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, and Oxford, among others. c. Udacity is created as an MOOC platform at Stanford. Now mostly programming courses in cooperation with industry partners such as Google, Facebook, or Daimler. Course topics include artificial intelligence and self-driving cars. d. FutureLearn is MOOC platform (UK-based) which includes various British and European universities. Courses offered are shorter in duration compared to others.
What I Can Do
Work In Progress
7 You are tasked to create a blog about the effects of Earthquake in your local community. Use the Blog Post rubric below to assess your output.
points) points) points) point) Purpose The blog has a The purpose of the The blog is mostly The blog appears clear purpose to blog is to share about one topic, to be about share and collect information and but sometimes the unconnected opinions and the blogger’s blogger gets off the topics and events. information about opinions about an subject. an important and important topic. interesting topic. Content The blog is fair The blog is fair. The blogger tries to The blogger and balanced. Blogger refers to be fair in the blog, presents one Blogger refers to information from but the viewpoint on the information from a more than one information topic. Do not draw variety of viewpoint and presented is conclusions about viewpoints and draw conclusions missing critical the research, but draw original based on research. content. I try to just repeat what conclusions based draw conclusions, other sources have on research. but sometimes my said about the conclusions are topic not based on research. Sources The blogger The blogger Most of the The information of gathered extensive gathered information on the the blog is opinion, information from a information from blog comes from without any variety of reliable some reliable the opinions. The sources to back it sources outside sources outside blogger cites only up. the classroom. the classroom. one or two Cites the sources Cites all the sources, or the correctly. sources with no or citations have very few minor numerous errors. errors. Audience My writing I think about what I try to think about Poor use of engages my my readers want my readers and graphics or no readers. I ask good to know and write answer their graphics questions and my blog entries to questions, but describe answer their most of the time I interesting ideas questions and just write about to get my readers concerns. what I am to respond. interested in or what is easy to find. Sound Excellent use of Sound and music Some use of I rarely think sound and music are used to convey sound, but poor about how my to reinforce message. Audio is quality. Audience readers will message clear. has trouble respond to my understanding blog. I write about what is interesting to me or is easy to
8 find. Voice Writing shows the Writing shows that Writing sometimes Writing sounds personality of the the blogger care shows that the like that the blogger and about the topic. blogger care about blogger is just reflects a deep the topic. completing an commitment to the assignment topic. without caring about the topic. https://www.ffc8.org/cms/lib/CO01900636/Centricity/Domain/728/21_Blog_Rubric.pdf
