Montgomery College to Become First Maryland Community College to Offer Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Montgomery College will offer a massive open online course, or MOOC, beginning September 30. The MOOC format is intended for large-scale participation and offers open access to higher education via online courses. The Montgomery College course is an introductory English course over eight weeks designed to prepare future MC students for the rigors of college English. The course is entirely online, highly interactive, and free. Literally, anyone in the world with Internet access can register for the MOOC. The goal of the course is to prepare students for college level writing, whether it's