Massive Open Online Courses, Canada

MOOC Providers - Canada:
Benefit from university-level education without the need to attend traditional classes! The rising popularity of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) means that no matter where you are located, you can access real college and university courses from real schools free of charge. You can choose from a range of providers worldwide, many associated with top universities. On completion of some MOOCs, you may be eligible to apply for college credit. Most Canadian MOOCs are run through American providers or by individual professors.

The term MOOC is used to describe large numbers of learners coming together in one course to learn in a connected way. They are appropriate for any setting that has connectivity (Web or Wi-Fi). You will have access to all the video lectures, tutorials, and other study materials that you might expect from a module of a university degree. No need to worry about time zones or physical location!

MOOCs are an excellent way to improve your lifelong learning skills. With lower barriers to student entry, they encourage independence in students who work in their own spaces. Through peer-to-peer contact, students can create authentic networks that they can easily maintain after the course finishes. The contextualized content can be shared by all.

MOOC providers in North America include:
- edX: Run jointly by MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley

- Coursera: A for-profit company offering courses from more than a dozen institutions, including Princeton and the University of Virginia

- Udacity: Focuses all its courses on computer science & related fields.

- University of the People: The world’s tuition-free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally.
& many more..