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= Overview&nbsp;<br/> =

Massive open online courses (MOOC) are a way to make knowledge and information available to anyone. Like the name implies, they are online courses, &#x5B;&#x5B;File:MOOCpopularity.png&#x5D;&#x5D;which are open to anyone. There are many free options available, but paid courses also exist. The courses do not count for credit. As they are open to anyone, attending university is not a requirement. However, they provide a great way for people to not only access course information and materials (such as documents, videos, and exercises) but also to participate and interact with the facilitators and other participants. Due to the nature of the course, it is up to the students to decide how much they actually learn. These courses are offered by many universities and organizations and the topics covered range across all disciplines.

= Popularity <br/> =

MOOCs first became popular in 2006 and quickly became very popular. Millions of people around the world use MOOCs now, of which many are from third world countries. MOOCs truly have an impact on the ability to learn [[File:MOOCpopularity.png]] = Benefits <br/> =

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= MOOC Sites Impact of MOOCs =

[http<span style="color://olirgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family: ProximaNovaRegular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 1;">"In South America, China, countries in Africa, there is a huge appetite for learning, and some of the world's best courses are being offered online. If people are genuinely fascinated by learning, then why not? The real challenge is to allow those countries not just consume and study Moocs, but also to create them." - Mike Sharples, chair of Educational Technology.cmuHe published a report in 2012 predicting the rise of MOOCs.edu</ Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative]span>

<span style="The Open Learning Initiative offers online courses to anyone who wants to learn or teachcolor: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0. Our aim is to combine open8); font-family: ProximaNovaRegular, Arial, Helvetica, highsans-serif; font-quality coursessize: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 1;">“The evolving form knits together education, continuous feedbackentertainment (think gaming) and social networking. Unlike its antecedent, and research to improve learning and transform higher educationopen courseware — usually written materials or videotapes of lectures that make you feel as if you’re spying on a class from the back of the room — the MOOC is a full course made with you in mind."”– Published in The Year of the MOOC in 2012</span>

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[http://oli.cmu.edu/ Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative] "Endowed in 1924, Duke is a university with the ambition and audacity The Open Learning Initiative offers online courses to anyone who wants to make a global impact in our new centurylearn or teach. We seek Our aim is to grow, connectcombine open, and empower diverse and inclusive communities of excellence to enhance the creationhigh-quality courses, deliverycontinuous feedback, and translation of knowledge for a rapidly changing world. Through online learning, Duke seeks research to offer flexible global improve learning opportunities to a wide set of students throughout their livesand transform higher education."

[https://wwwonline.edxduke.orgedu/ edXDuke University]"Endowed in 1924, Duke is a university with the ambition and audacity to make a global impact in our new century. We seek to grow, connect, and empower diverse and inclusive communities of excellence to enhance the creation, delivery, and translation of knowledge for a rapidly changing world. Through online learning, Duke seeks to offer flexible global learning opportunities to a wide set of students throughout their lives."

[https://www.edx.org/ edX] "EdX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world's best universities. Online courses from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, UTx and many other universities. Topics include biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, electronics, engineering, food and nutrition, history, humanities, law, literature, math, medicine, music, philosophy, physics, science, statistics and more. EdX is a non-profit online initiative created by founding partners Harvard and MIT."

[http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative H][http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative arvard Open Courses]&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"Videos for the following free Harvard courses are made available by the Harvard Extension School's Open Learning Initiative. Featuring Harvard faculty, the noncredit courses are open to the public. You do not need to register to view the lecture videos."</span>

<span style="color[https: rgb(51, 51, 51); font//www.apple.com/apps/itunes-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">u/ iTunes U] "Videos for the following The free Harvard courses are made available by iTunes U app gives you access to the Harvard Extension Schoolworld's Open Learning Initiative. Featuring Harvard facultylargest online catalog of free education content from leading institutions -- on your iPad, iPhone, the noncredit courses are open to the public. You do not need to register to view the lecture videosor iPod touch."</span>

[https://www.applekhanacademy.comorg/apps/itunesKhan Academy] 'Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-u/ iTunes U]art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.' Khan Academy is utilized in many classrooms and offers an additional feature that allows you to "coach" other students and allows you to monitor their progress and see in which areas they are struggling or striving.&nbsp;

[http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm MIT Open Courseware] "The free iTunes U app gives you access <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Through OCW, educators improve courses and curricula, making their schools more effective; students find additional resources to help them succeed; and independent learners enrich their lives and use the world's largest online catalog content to tackle some of free education content from leading institutions -- on your iPadour world’s most difficult challenges, including sustainable development, iPhoneclimate change, or iPod touchand cancer eradication."</span>

[httpshttp://wwwonline.khanacademystanford.orgedu/ Khan Academyabout Stanford Online]“Stanford Online offers a variety of professional education opportunities in conjunction with many of the University’s schools and departments.&nbsp;We also offer an array of free online courses taught by Stanford faculty to lifelong learners worldwide.”

'Khan Academy offers practice exercises[https://www.uclaextension.edu/pages/search.aspx?c=free+courses UCLA Extension] <span style="font-family: arial, instructional videoshelvetica, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside sans-serif;">"<span style="line-height: 14.8828px;">As one of the classroom. We tackle mathnation’s oldest, sciencelargest, computer programmingand most comprehensive continuing higher education providers, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-UCLA Extension gives you all the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths options and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum a&nbsp;wide range of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized contentcourses you need.'"</span></span>

[httphttps://ocwwww.mitudemy.educom/indexUdemy] “Today, 2 million students in 190+ countries are taking online courses on Udemy. They’re learning Programming, Yoga, Design, Photography, Spanish, Marketing, Guitar, Finance, Cake Decorating, and so much more. More than 12,000 courses (in 10 different languages!) have been published in our marketplace. Each course is designed & taught by an expert instructor and hundreds of new courses are published every month.htm MIT Open Courseware]” These courses require a small fee to access their content.&nbsp;

"<span style="color[http: rgb(51//webcast.berkeley.edu/series#c, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serifs webcast.berkeley]&nbsp;">Through OCW, educators improve courses and curricula, making their schools more effective; webcast.berkeley is UC Berkeley's central service for online video & audio for students find additional resources to help them succeed; and independent learners enrich their lives and use around the globe." This site requires a Berkeley login to access its content. Free content to tackle some of our world’s most difficult challenges, including sustainable development, climate change, and cancer eradicationcan be found on edX or iTunesU."</span>

[http://onlineoyc.stanfordyale.edu/about Stanford OnlineOpen Yale]"Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn."

“Stanford Online offers a variety of professional education opportunities in conjunction with ...and many more! You can use [http://www.mooc-list.com/ this search engine] for many of the University’s schools and departmentsMOOC providers.&nbsp;We also offer an array of free online courses taught by Stanford faculty to lifelong learners worldwide.”

[https://www.uclaextension.edu/pages/search.aspx?c=free+courses UCLA Extension]UIF Experience =

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span style="line-height: 14Listen to UIF fellow Trevor Nicks talk about his experience using edX as a way to introduce a new course at his college and check out this article with suggestions on how to implement this at your college.8828px&nbsp;">As one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most comprehensive continuing higher education providers, UCLA Extension gives you all the options and wide range of courses you need."</span></span>[[How_to_leverage_Harvard's_free_CS50_online_class_to_teach_code_on_your_campus|How_to_leverage_Harvard's_free_CS50_online_class_to_teach_code_on_your_campus]]

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= Video's Sources =

Still confused about MOOCs? Watch this great short video written and narrated by Dave Cormier[https://www.&nbsp;theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/20/moocs-global-thirst-education The Guardian]

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