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A MOOC is a Massive, Open, Online Course. | A MOOC is a Massive, Open, Online Course. | ||
| − | * MOOC's are ''massive'' | + | * MOOC's are ''massive'': MOOC's can have 400,000 - 500,000 registered students. |
* ''Open'' usually means all you have to do to register is to provide your email address; and usually, there were no prerequisites. | * ''Open'' usually means all you have to do to register is to provide your email address; and usually, there were no prerequisites. | ||
** Students usually register with a vendor, who forms partnerships with universities, so no FTE is generated. | ** Students usually register with a vendor, who forms partnerships with universities, so no FTE is generated. | ||
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What is a MOOC?
A MOOC is a Massive, Open, Online Course.
- MOOC's are massive: MOOC's can have 400,000 - 500,000 registered students.
- Open usually means all you have to do to register is to provide your email address; and usually, there were no prerequisites.
- Students usually register with a vendor, who forms partnerships with universities, so no FTE is generated.
- But, more MOOC vendors are creating partnerships with universities to offer some type of verified certificate to students, that students have to pay for.
- MOOC's have only been offered online-you must have access to the internet to take a course.
- MOOC's are courses, that usually last between 4-6 weeks, though some are shorter and others longer.
- Just like other courses, MOOC's provide a syllabus, recommended student background, course format (videos, quizzes), and the names of the instructors.
How did MOOC's get started?
According to an article from the Washington post: How did it start?
Coursera, a for-profit company started in 2011, by two Stanford University computer science professors, partnered with a number of big-name schools — including Princeton University and the University of Virginia — to offer free, no-credit courses online.
