MOOCs are a widely researched development in distance education, first introduced in 2008, that emerged as a popular mode of learning in 2012.
The term MOOC was coined in 2008 by Dave Cormier at the University of Prince Edward Island and Bryan Alexander of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education in response to an open online course designed and led by George Siemens at Athabasca University and Stephen Downes at The National Research Council ...
CanadaMOOCs: The Early Years The course was given in 2008 at the University of Manitoba, in Canada, and taken by 25 students who attended in-class courses as well as 2,300 Internet users.
A massive open online course (MOOC) is a model for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limit on attendance.
2014 In July 2014, The first Indian MOOC on edX developed and targeted learners across the world. It witnessed massive success with attracting over 35,000 learners. 2015 IIT Bombay, Birla Institute of Technology and SciencePilani, IIM Bangalore, and Indian School of Business were launched MOOCs on edX and Coursera.
The massive open online course (MOOC) is an online phenomenon made possible by: (1) social networking facilitation of acknowledged expert(s) in a field of study; (2) freely accessible online resources; and (3) hundreds to thousands of registered students.
The term MOOC was coined to refer to a course developed by Stephen Downes and George Siemens entitled Connectivism and Connectivity Knowledge in 2008.
Sometime during the first year, people started calling them MOOCs, for Massive Open Online Courses. It not only stuck but eventually led the New York Times to declare 2012 “The Year of the MOOC”.
MOOCs integrate social networking, accessible online resources, and are facilitated by leading practitioners in the field of study. Most significantly, MOOCs build on the engagement of learners who self-organize their participation according to learning goals, prior knowledge and skills, and common interests.