Choose the correct statements about MOOC.

1.Blackboard was formed in 1999 and became a public company in 2004

2.'Connectivism and connected knowledge' was first course to be called MOOC

3.Stephen Downes coined the term 'X-MOOC' in 2012

4.FutureLearn was formed by U.K. Open University in December, 2012

5.Open2Study was formed by Open University, U.S.A. in 2013

A1, 2, 4 & 5 only

B2, 4 & 5 only

C2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct

D2, 3, 4 & 5 only

Correct answer: (C) 2, 3 & 4 only

Explanation

The true statements identify 'Connectivism and Connected Knowledge' as the first course called a MOOC, Stephen Downes distinguishing the x-MOOC form, and FutureLearn arising from the UK Open University in December 2012.

Statement 1 is wrong, as Blackboard was founded in 1997 and not 1999, though it did become a public company in 2004.

Statement 2 is right, the 2008 course 'Connectivism and Connected Knowledge' being the first to carry the MOOC label.

Statement 3 is right, since Stephen Downes framed the x-MOOC against the connectivist c-MOOC around 2012.

Statement 4 is right, FutureLearn being launched by the UK Open University in December 2012.

Statement 5 is wrong, since Open2Study was set up by Open Universities Australia in 2013 and not by any body in the USA.

The word MOOC itself was first suggested by Dave Cormier for that 2008 course.

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