WHAT IS A MOOC?A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC; is an online programme directed at:

unlimited participation as well as open access via the web.

Furthermore it includes traditional course materials namely:

videos, readings, and problem sets.

“MOOC’s” provide interactive user fora which assists in constructing a community for learners, professors, as well as teaching assistants (TAs).

“MOOC’s” is a recent development in distance education.[1]

WHY ARE MOOC’S USEFUL?

• Mooc’s are easy accessible to teachers as well as learners.

• It enables teachers and learners to work collaboratively in solving issues co-operatively.

• The Mooc courses broadens learners horizons.

• Assists learners outside the school therefore in dealing with real life situations.

PICTURE RELATING TO A MOOC:

WHAT MOOC DID I CHOOSE?

•The course which I chose to partake in is creative problem solving

THE REASON AS TO WHY I CHOSE THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING COURSE:

• Problem solving skills are one of the basic requirements within the schooling context and is extremely vital to teachers/learners in solving problems which allows them to think :

• Critically

• Creatively

• Innovatively

• Increases their own capability

PICTURES RELATING TO THIS COURSE:

I AS AN EDUCATOR WILL USE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS WITHIN MY CLASSROOM IN

THE FOLLOWING MANNER:

• Learners will be required to:

• List all related relevant facts.

• Make a list of all the given information.

• Restate the problem in their own words.

• List the conditions that surround a problem.

• Describe related known problems.

• Provide creative solutions to the problem.