MOOC: Today and Tomorrow Infographic The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) movement has a long history. It was preconceived in the 1960s long before the Internet era. Now that eLearning and remote education are on the rise, MOOC gains even greater recognition and recruits more adepts worldwide. The MOOC crowd At this point, there are […]
MOOCs: Expanding the Scope of Organizational Learning Infographic During the past half-decade, massive, open, online courses (MOOCs) have brought significant upheaval to the world of academia, while extending educational opportunities to students who might never gain access to university classes by traditional means. The affordability (often free), flexibility, and collaborative aspects of these electronically delivered […]
Massive Open Online Courses Infographic MOOC (noun) - Massive Open Online Course, a term used to describe web technologies that have enabled educators to create virtual classrooms of thousands of students. Typical MOOCs involve a series of 10-20 minute lectures with built-in quizzes, weekly auto-graded assignments, and TA/professor moderated discussion forums. Notable companies include Coursera, […]
At the MOOCs Infographic you will find out what is a MOOC, the major MOOC providers, course offered, user demographics, and more interesting MOOC in-signs!
To MOOC or not to MOOC is a question many institutional stakeholders are asking right now. The Strategic Lessons from MOOC Pioneers Infographic presents the results of a study on administrator and faculty motivations for pursuing massive open online courses. The study, which involved in-depth interviews with senior university leaders and a survey of faculty […]
MOOCs in Higher Education Today 2013 74% of schools currently offer some type of online course. 16% plan to offer one within 3 years. 13% of schools currently offer a MOOC. 43% plan to offer one within 3 years, and 44% don’t plan to offer one at all. 84% say that MOOCs complement residential education, […]
