Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE
SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)
Subject: Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Grade Level: 12
Quarter: 2 Week: 2
MELC 11: Describe the impact of massive open on-line.
Competency Code: ______________________
Name: ________________________ Section: ____________ Date: ________
School: ________________________ District: ____________________________
A. Readings/Discussions
Describe the Impact of Massive Open On-line
“Education is moving towards global openness and accessibility [1] facilitated by
new learning environments and tools based on technologies that have become key
drivers in educational innovation [2]. This is the general setting where MOOCs (Massive
Open Online Courses), the recent breakthrough in the field of education, are flourishing.”
as cited by Sergio Martin and Manuel Castro (2013). Empowering communities online: A
massive Open Online Community on App Development and Entrepreneurship. Accessed
@ academia.edu on August 18, 2020. Retrieved from academia.edu.
According to researchers, even though the ideas behind the idea can be traced
rather earlier, the term was coined in 2008 in the context of e-learning by Stephen Downes
and George Siemens, when they were defining their course on Connectivism and
Connective Knowledge - CCK08 [3]. Despite their short story, MOOCs are conceptualized
as the evolution of networked learning and indeed it has become the educational
buzzword of 2012 [4], as some of the most prestigious US Universities have
enthusiastically embraced and developed the concept. In fact, early examples prompted
by the best American Universities, such as EdX (Harvard, MIT and Berkeley to name a
few) and Coursera (Princeton, Stanford and Brown amongst others), have attracted
hundreds of thousands of participants who contribute to both the materials and
organization of the course.
The article discusses that such phenomenon, which has been likened by the
president of Stanford University to “a digital tsunami” [5], seems to sweep aside
conventional university education.
Whether or not the rise of MOOCs will prove to warrant such attention, there is no
doubt that something very important is taking place in the educational system, raising
profound issues regarding its main components, such as the role played by
teacher/student, evaluation and certification, the distributive and interactive character of
learning, its inclusive role given its open and free nature and so on. A recent step forward

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is related to the focus on the credentialing system, as the American Council of Education
has recently endorsed five MOOCs for credit [6].
The article describes the unX Entrepreneurship Community has been launched to
provide a rapid and innovative response to the new needs in higher education and
certification of skills and knowledge in a more accessible, open and adaptable fashion to
meet new professional requirements.
The paper explains that one of the most exciting MOOCs located in this platform
is the project described here. Under the title “Empowering communities online: A massive
Open Online Community on App Development and Entrepreneurship”, the project
belongs to the Wireless Reach™ initiative developed by Qualcomm.
This article describes the main foundations of this project, which is aimed at
fostering Spanish entrepreneurial community by mobile app development. In doing so,
the article is organized under five main headings. And the section describes the main
features of unX, which provides the platform where the MOOCs run, as well as some
preliminary results and achievements reached so far. The third section focuses on
describing the main objectives of the project, whereas the fourth section explains its main
features in terms of dynamics, contents, evaluation system, etc. The article finishes with
some brief conclusions and highlighting areas of future improvement.
According to Margaret Rouse on her article published at
www.whatis.techtarget.com stated that a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a free
Web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large
numbers of geographically dispersed students.
A MOOC may be patterned on a college or university course or may be less
structured. Although MOOCs don't always offer academic credits, they provide education
that may enable certification, employment or further studies.
The word MOOC was coined in 2008 by Dave Cormier, from the University of
Prince Edward Island for a course offered by the University of Manitoba, "Connectivism
and Connective Knowledge." There were 25 tuition-paying students from university and
2,300 non-paying students from the general public who took the course online. There
were RSS feeds for material and participation was facilitated through a variety of venues
including Moodle (a learning management system), blog posts, Second Life and real-time
online meetings.
In 2011, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) OpenCourseWare
(OCW) became the first large collections of MOOC resources made available by a
university. In 2012, MIT and Harvard spearheaded the edX initiative for the promotion of
MOOCs.
The website https://www.mooc.org/ describes Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an
affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality
educational experiences at scale.
According to the developer of the website, millions of people around the world use
MOOCs to learn for a variety of reasons, including: career development, changing
careers, college preparations, supplemental learning, lifelong learning, corporate
eLearning & training, and more.

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 www.mooc.org is an extension of edX.org, a leader in online courses. Whether
you're interested in learning for yourself, leveraging online courses to educate your
workforce or creating a MOOC, edX can help.
The edX offers innovative online credentials in MicroMasters® programs and
Professional Certificates. Transform your life with credit-eligible MicroMasters programs
in the most in-demand fields today or learn new skills in exciting Professional Certificates.
It offers the Online Master's Degrees. The site offers the most in-demand fields,
from top-ranked institutions and available at a fraction of the cost of a traditional on-
campus Master’s degree.
It offers the MicroMasters® Programs. Series of graduate level courses from top
universities, providing deep learning in a specific career field and a path to a Master's
Degree.
It also offers the Professional Certificates. Courses providing job specific skills
to help learners skill-up or launch into a new role, provided by industry-leading experts in
key fields.
The site offers Professional Education. Professional courses that deliver the
executive trends and knowledge needed to succeed in today’s businesses landscape.

Said edX also offers Popular Courses & Subjects. The students come from every
country in the world! Whether they are interested in computer science, languages,
engineering, psychology, writing, electronics, biology or marketing. Other courses are:

Programming Courses: Python Courses, - Java Courses, HTML Courses,

Blockchain, Courses, Cloud Computing Courses, DevOps Courses, and App
Development Courses.
edX also offers Business Courses, such as: Finance Courses, Marketing
Courses, International Business Courses, Accounting Courses, and Supply Chain
Management Courses.
In addition, it offers Management Courses: Data Analysis Courses, Leadership
Courses, Business Ethics Courses, Business Analysis Courses, and Innovation Courses.
Furthermore, it offers Communication Courses: Languages Courses, Grammar
Courses, Writing Courses, ESL Courses, Chinese Courses, and Spanish Courses.
The website offers Life Sciences Courses: Biology Courses, Physics Courses,
Chemistry Courses, Climate Change Courses, Energy Courses, Renewable Energy
Courses, Solar Energy Courses, Astronomy Courses, Environmental Science Courses,
and Human Anatomy Courses.
Then edX also offers Engineering Courses: Mechanical Engineering Courses,
Urban Planning Courses, Electronics Courses, Geology Courses, and Structural
Engineering Courses

Users can access over 3,000 Online Courses on edX.

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Disclaimer: The statements stated above are borrowed from the online sources. The Department of Education does
not claim or own the presented statements. Links for the sources are found in the reference part of the Self-
Learning Home Task.

B. Exercises
Exercise 1. Multiple Choice. Directions. Encircle the letter that corresponds to
the best answer.
1. What does MOOCs mean?
A. Massive Often Offline Courses C. Massive Open Offline Courses
B. Massive Often Online Courses D. Massive Open Online Courses
2. What does CCK mean?
A. Connectivism and Connectivity of Knowledge
B. Connectivism and Communication of Knowledge
C. Connectivism and Connective Knowledge
D. Connectivity and Connective Knowledge
3. What does edX offer?
A. edX offers innovation on online management system of programs;
B. edX offers innovative online credentials in MicroMasters® programs and
Professional Certificates;
C. edX offers innovation on online platforms for education’
D. edX offers innovation on offline platforms for education.
4. www.mooc.org is an extension of edX.org and what is this platform all
about?
A. This is all about offering courses on the web.
B. This is all about offering offline courses on the web.
C. This is all about offering internet sites on the web.
D. This is all about offering online courses on the web.
5. Which is not included in the Engineering Courses?
A. Bachelor of Arts C. Urban Planning course
B. Mechanical course D. Electronics courses
Exercise 2. Matching Type. Directions. Use a line to connect Column A with
Column B.
A B
Education A. It refers to Massive Open Online
Courses.

2. MOOC B. It is a sample platform of MOOCs

developed by Harvard, MIT and Berkeley.

3. www.mooc.org C. It is moving towards global openness

and accessibility.

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 4. EdX D. It is a sample platform of Princeton,
Stanford and Brown amongst others.

5. Coursera E. It refers to online courses.

F. This offers not leveraging online courses

to educate your workforce.

Disclaimer: The statements stated above are borrowed from the online sources. The Department of Education
does not claim or own the presented statements. Links for the sources are found in the reference
part of the Self-Learning Home Task.

Exercise 3. Essay Type. Directions. Reread the article “Describe the Impact of
Massive Open On-line”. Answer the guide questions below and write down your
answers at the back page of this Self-Learning Home Task.

Rubrics
E G S NI Total
(10) (6) (3) (1)
1. The ideas in the paragraph/s
are well organized.
2. The message is expressed
logically and clearly.
3. There are sufficient supporting
ideas.
4. The choice of words is
appropriate.
5. Biases are avoided.
6. Sentences are free from
grammatical mistakes.
7. Ideas are written vividly and
meaningfully.
TOTAL:
Legend: E-Exemplary (10)
G-Good (6)
S-Satisfactory (3)
NI-Needs Improvement (1)

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 Disclaimer: The statements stated above are borrowed from the online sources. The Department of Education-
Cebu Province does not claim or own the presented statements. Links for the sources are found in
the reference part of the Self-Learning Home Task.

1. Analyze the roles of MOOCs’ platforms. How do these roles of MOOCs

affect the conventional way of teaching and learning?
2. Describe the impact of MOOCs in education. Write down a situation of
2 paragraphs describing the impact of MOOCs in education.

C. Assessment / Application/ Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s.

2020)
Multiple Choice. Directions: Determine honestly the reasons, platforms and
courses in innovating MOOCs and evaluate its offered courses. Encircle the letter
that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. What particular platform describes MOOC as the site that offers free online
courses available for anyone?
A. www.mooc.org/ C. www.mooc.com/
B. www.moc.org/ D. www.moc.com/
2. What courses are not included in the Life Sciences courses that EdX offers?
A. Biology courses C. Human Anatomy courses
B. Physics courses D. Urban Planning Courses
3. What particular example of MOOC was embraced by American universities?
A. Python B. edX C. Micro Masters D. Online Community
4. What programming courses do MOOCs offer?
A. Grammar courses C. Chemistry courses
B. Marketing courses D. HTML courses
5. What communication courses do MOOCs offer?
A. Grammar courses C. Chemistry courses
B. Marketing courses D. HTML courses
6. What business courses do MOOCs offer?
A. Grammar courses C. Chemistry courses
B. Marketing courses D. HTML courses
7. Why did unX Entrepreneurship Community innovate a platform?
A. It was innovated just to provide a smart and interactive response to the
new trend of business industry, entertainment, politics, academic issues,
experiences on broadcasting the information through television, radio, and
digital platforms that are very useful in community entrepreneurship.
B. It was innovated just to provide the community enough knowledge in
business courses, such as Finance Courses, Marketing Courses,
International Business Courses, Accounting Courses, Writing Courses and
Supply Chain Management Courses.

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 C. It was innovated just to provide the community enough knowledge in Life
Sciences Courses: Biology Courses, Physics Courses, Chemistry
Courses, Climate Change Courses, Energy Courses, Renewable Energy
Courses, Solar Energy Courses, Astronomy Courses, Environmental
Science Courses, Urban Planning Courses, and Human Anatomy
Courses.
D. It was innovated just to provide a rapid and innovative response to the
new needs in higher education and certification of skills and knowledge in
a more accessible, open and adaptable fashion to meet new professional
requirements.
8. Why do MOOCs offer online courses?
A. MOOCs develop unX for business and management, career
enhancement, university affiliation, supplemental training, experience
based learning, virtual training and corporate management.
B. MOOCs develop EdX for philosophy and politics, business management,
data analyses, research and languages, mechanical sciences, and
programming competencies.
C. MOOCs develop the platform for skills alternative systems, language
development, political career, business and taxation, sports and
entertainment, and digital broadcasting.
D. MOOCs develop the platform for career development, changing careers,
college preparations, supplemental learning, lifelong learning, corporate
eLearning & training, and more.
9. Why do MOOCs develop the platform for online courses?
A. It is because of the following reasons: recreational activities, sports and
entertainment, and employment and business.
B. It is because of the following reasons: HTML and coding, hardware and
software management, and Personal Computer operation.
C. It is because of the following: values formation, professional values,
business ethics, communication and technology.
D. It is because of the following reasons: career development, changing
careers, college preparations, supplemental learning, lifelong learning,
corporate eLearning & training, and more.
10. How do MOOCs help people around the world?
A. MOOCs provide information on how to browse the platform for the jobless
to land a job and upgrade their skills through face-to-face training and they
might receive certificates.
B. MOOCs provide open forums for discussions of certain topics in relation to
upgrading the skills of workers for employment.
C. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills,
advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale.
D. A and B

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 D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies
Directions: Option A. Browse the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and
briefly describe its educational program and post your positive comments on it
utilizing your FB account. Don’t forget to cite your reference. Write down the link
of the MOOC below. Option B. If you have no Internet connection, write down your
own opinion or comments about MOOC at the back page of this Self-Learning
Home Task. The previous Self-Learning Home Task Rubrics shall be used in this
activity.

Write here the MOOC link: __________________________________________

References:
● Sergio Martin, Manuel Castro. 2013. Empowering communities on online: A
Massive Open Online Community on App Development and Entrepreneurship.
Electrical and Computer Eng. Department Spanish University for Distance
Education, Madrid, Spain. Accessed at www.accademia.edu. Accessed on August
20, 2020 @
https://www.academia.edu/23458023/Empowering_communities_on_line_A_Mas
sive_Open_Online_Community_on_App_Development_and_Entrepreneurship
● Margaret Rouse. Accessed on August 28, 2020 @
https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/massively-open-online-course-
MOOC#:~:text=A%20massive%20open%20online%20course,or%20may%20be
%20less%20structured.

Prepared by: Edited by:

GEORGE P. LUMAYAG
Teacher 3 Department Coordinator
https://georgelumayag.weebly.com/

Reviewed by:

SHS Department Coordinator

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