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Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have been one of the biggest educational technology stories of the past three years. What started as an experiment – when Stanford professors Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig put their artificial intelligence course online for anyone to take — has turned into a major revolution, both in education and in corporate training.
There are now thousands of MOOCs available on topics ranging from public speaking to advanced physics. MOOCs are offered by hundreds of universities and other organizations around the world, including Stanford, Harvard, and MIT, and millions of students participate in the courses.
But despite their widespread popularity among people in the know, there is still a lot of confusion surrounding MOOCs. This post attempts to clear up that confusion by answering the question:
MOOC stands for massive open online course, a description that is pretty spot on. Let’s look at each of those words individually to gain a greater understanding of what they mean in this context:
Perhaps the best way to understand what is a MOOC is to think about the courses not as a thing, but as an idea. In practice, a MOOC can be large or small; it can use a variety of digital technologies; it can be scheduled or self-paced. But the idea behind all massive open online courses is that they are learning experiences in which anyone can participate. When you think about it, that’s a pretty amazing idea.
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Kamy Anderson is a Senior Writer specializing in online learning and training. His blog focuses on trends in eLearning, online training, webinars, course development, employee training, gamification, LMS, AI, and more. Kamy's articles have been published in eLearningIndustry, TrainingMag, Training Zone, and Learning Solutions Magazine. Connect with him on LinkedIn.
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