A Quick NOTE about Course Search Listings MoocGuide - 0. Home Intro to MOOC Harvard plans to boldly go with 'Spocs' Image copyright Harvard X Keep up, keep up. If you've only just caught on to the concept of online university courses called Moocs, then you're in danger of falling behind again. Harvard, one of the world's most influential universities, is moving on to Spocs - which stands for small private online courses. Nothing to do with Star Trek and sombre Vulcans, but plenty to do with ambitions "to boldly go". And could these be the real deal? Moocs - massive open online courses - have been something of a hurricane in universities, making a lot of noise and promising to rip everything up. Pioneered by some of the most prestigious US universities, they have been re-packaging course units into online lessons and making them available to anyone with an internet connection. But it's still not clear whether this is a passing storm or something that will fundamentally change how higher education is delivered. Small is beautiful Image copyright Jon Chase Enter the Spoc. National security Exam proof
Massive open online course Education service on the web Poster, entitled "MOOC, every letter is negotiable", exploring the meaning of the words "massive open online course" A massive open online course (MOOC ) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web.[1] In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive courses with user forums or social media discussions to support community interactions among students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs), as well as immediate feedback to quick quizzes and assignments. MOOCs are a widely researched development in distance education,[2] first introduced in 2008,[3] that emerged as a popular mode of learning in 2012, a year called the "Year of the MOOC".[4][5][6] History[edit] What is a MOOC? Precursors[edit] Early approaches[edit] cMOOCs and xMOOCs[edit] MOOCs and open-education timeline (updated 2015 version)[13][30] Students served[edit]
Le MOOC, mode d'emploi Le format MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) tend à prendre de l'importance dans l'offre de cours en ligne. Du moins, un nombre grandissant de cours ouverts, gratuits et en ligne sont-ils qualifiés de MOOC. Les récentes initiatives du MIT et de Stanford, que nous avons présentées dans un récent article, sont ainsi assimilées à des MOOC par Christine Cupaiuolo dans un billet publié sur le blog Spotlight. Stricto sensu, ces cours offerts gratuitement à tous ceux qui désirent les suivre relèvent effectivement de la catégorie des MOOC. Le MOOC : gratuit, en ligne, ouvert... et beaucoup plus La caractéristique essentielle d'un MOOC tient en effet au mode de construction des connaissances que ce format de cours encourage : ces savoirs et savoir-faire naissent principalement de l'interaction entre les participants au cours, entre les participants et les ressources mises à leur disposition, repérées ou produites par eux, entre les participants et les facilitateurs. Un guide pour créer un MOOC