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Did You Know: MOOCs

CONNECT | November 12, 2019
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

At 窪蹋勛圖厙, teaching and learning are at the heart of all we do. While most typically think of that happening in a traditional classroom setting, there are several ways to learn at 窪蹋勛圖厙. During the month of November, well highlight just a few of the ways to engage with learning at the university.

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) provide individuals with the opportunity to take classes from top universitiesincluding 窪蹋勛圖厙at little-to-no cost, no matter where they are physically located. Participants are able to learn from 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members alongside peers from around the world as they delve into a variety of topics like and

窪蹋勛圖厙 offers a as well as five individual courses. 窪蹋勛圖厙s 10 MOOCs have had approximately 2 million visitors.

In some cases, MOOCs at 窪蹋勛圖厙 have translated into in-person experiences. In 2016, a group of students from the Case School of Engineering and the Weatherhead School of Management traveled to Namibia to install solar light panels in a village through a connection with a MOOC participant in the taught by Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation. . The trip was so successful that an . 

Additionally, 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus undergraduates benefitted from relationships built with MOOC students that resulted in an in which they were teamed up with a cohort of students from Syria. That course gave them an opportunity to view how the concepts they were learning in class impacted entrepreneurial efforts in the real world and had a transformational impact on their overall world view.

Get more information about 窪蹋勛圖厙s MOOCs.