What is MOOC?
MOOC are the initials of the English Massive Open Online Course, and consists of a course model that uses Web tools to help a lot of people to expand their knowledge in certain subjects.
The courses that follow the MOOC model are intended for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of a specific subject or learn something new.
Based on the connectivity provided by the Internet, MOOC students can be anywhere on the planet, learning through the principles of so-called “distance education” and “open education”, which aims at free access to learning opportunities such as content Creative Commons, for example.
Another feature that differs from traditional MOOC courses is their scalability, that is, the indeterminacy of the minimum and maximum number of enrolled students for the course to begin. Traditional courses, for example, require a fixed number of stakeholders so that they can be started.
To participate in the MOOC’s, it is not compulsory for the student to be enrolled in any university or college, nor to pay fees, because in principle, they are totally free.
The idea of the MOOC was born in 2008 in Canada, but only in 2012 the concept became popular, and it was consecrated as the “Year of the MOOC”. There was a boom in websites and institutions specializing in applying this model of distance learning, including in Brazil.
Other Meanings of MOOC
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course |