MOOC
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of MOOC
First recorded in 2005–10
Example Sentences
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How an engineering professor who “flunked” her way through high school math and science went on to create the world’s most popular MOOC.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2017
The professors would like to push the course materials online — teaching it as a MOOC, for example, a freely available course taught over the web.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2017
Mike Feerick leads a company that has been credited as being the first ever massive open online course or MOOC.
From Forbes • Jul. 21, 2015
On average, students allotted 2.7 hours per day to spend on distracting websites and went over that limit four times during the nine-week MOOC.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2015
Once you have learned that in English the article comes before the noun, you don’t have to relearn that order every time you acquire a new noun, such as hashtag, app, or MOOC.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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