Event2008
Term MOOC coined
Dave Cormier coined the term MOOC to describe the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes.
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- 2008
The term MOOC was coined to refer to a course developed by Stephen Downes and George Siemens entitled Connectivism and Connectivity Knowledge in 2008.
The original purpose of MOOCs was to make massive higher educational courses available online for free to everyone.
The term MOOC was coined in 2008 by Dave Cormier from the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.
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