MOOC is a super-invention for those who are passionate about learning and curious. What is MOOC? MOOC is an abbreviation of ‘Massive Open Online trainings’ When you google MOOC ,you are stepping into that magic world. In the hundreds of topics you are curious about, you can get free and highly qualified training. In 2008, online trainings were mostly closed system, in-house, paid and computer-based trainings. The contents were rather mechanical and uniform. At present, there are mass public and open education platforms with MOOC. These platforms are extremely useful both as content providers and for people who are using them. With the content and training you create, you can reach the people that want to work with you and earn money. The training content consists of videos, readings, live links, workshops and forums. You can interactively do assignments and projects, participate in an organization and complete the training as a team; it is also possible to complete the training in the single observer status. As it is mainly free trainings, you can have a certificate with these trainings paying about 30-40 USD.
Recently, universities such as MIT, Berkeley, and Stanford are preparing for MOOC programs. It is possible to continue these universities online for 1 semester, although this is still limited. There are programs for 6-8 weeks in many subjects. Imagine in the near future you will be able to get a bachelor’s degree from Stanford, MIT with a far more remote MOOC system and a much more affordable price.You can experience the privilege of taking lessons from very important instructors.
As I was writing, I went trough the sites that has the MOOC platform and divided them into groups. I encourage you to take a look at the following sites for personal development, business management, leadership, health, children, etc.