I realised today that I have been sharing my MOOC participation with everyone except my classmates, who probably understand it the most.
I chose to try out Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR Specialisation from Michigan university. I have never studied photography before but had decided to give it a try before our MOOC weeks started and had even signed up for a local class. I thought this would be a great way to compare on and off-line courses.
I really had no expectations for this MOOC and had thought I’d just lurk and see what was what, but very quickly found myself being drawn in. I think I may be falling into the label of devotee from Kozinet’s writing (2010).
I have actively taken part in all the peer review assignments and tried to take on board the teachings from each video lecture. I have to be honest as well and say my photos are getting better 🙂
Just for fun, here is a selection of the ones I have taken so far.
A gallery of my photos taken since the start of my MOOC choice.
You can keep up to date with my photos on my Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/edonald774/
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References
Kozinets, R.V., 2010. Understanding Culture Online. In Netnography: doing ethnographic research online. London: Sage, pp. 21–40. Available at: https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/31334_02_Kozinets_Ch_02.pdf.