MOOCs, or massive open online courses, are open-access, non-credit classes offered through Coursera available at no cost to participants. Coursera's comprehensive education platform combines mastery-based learning principles with video lectures, interactive content and an expanded community of peers, enabling universities to develop and deliver content with the potential to boost completion, quality and access to higher education for students in classrooms and across the globe.

What is a MOOC?

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are open-access, non-credit courses offered through Coursera. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career, and deliver an educational experiences at a large scale.

What can I get from a MOOC?   MOOC vs Online Course

Who can take a MOOC?

Anyone! Mooc are open-access, meaning that they are available to all. There are no prerequisites, qualifications, or statuses required to enroll in a MOOC.

What to expect as a learner
Why CU MOOCs?

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Interested in teaching a MOOC?

CU offers MOOCs in a wide range of topics!  Icons: Science, healthcare, business, communications, education, and history

SCIENCES
Algorithms for Battery Management Systems
Applied Cryptogrphy
C# Programming for Unity Game Development
Computer Communications
Computer Security and Systems Management
Cybersecurity for Business
Fundamentals of Computer Network Security
Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Introduction to Applied Cryptology
Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications
Secure Software Design
Cloud Computing Security
Security and Privacy in TOR Network
Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome
DDoS Attacks and Defenses
Active Optical Devices
Developing Industrial Internet of Things
Embedding Sensors and Motors
Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving
Optical Engineering
Power Electronics
Semiconductor Devices
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
The Sun and the Total Eclipse of August 2017
Introduction to FPGA Design for Embedded Systems
Science of Exercise
Introduction to Embedded Systems Software and Development Environments
Embedded Software and Hardware Architecture
HEALTHCARE
Become and EMT
Clinical Data Science
Newborn Baby Care
Palliative Care: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore
School Health for Children and Adolescents
Foundations for Global Health Responders
Principles of fMRI1
Principles of fMRI2

COMMUNICATIONS
Effective Communication Writing, Design, and Presentation
Teamwork Skills: Communicating Effectively in Groups

EDUCATION
The Teacher and Social and Emotional Learning
Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education
Compassionate Leadership Through Service Learning with Jane Goodall and Roots & Shoots
BUSINESS
Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence
Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent
Funamentals of Global Energy Business
Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future
Giving Helpful Feedback
Advanced Business Analytics

HISTORY
Deciphering Secrets: The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Europe
Toledo: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain
Burgos: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain
Coexistance in Medieval Spain: Jews, Christians, and Muslims

 


 

 

132
courses

31departments & programs

 

26 specializations

 

67 faculty members

 

 

 

4.6 out of 5 stars

CU's MOOCs are rated above 4.6 out of 5 by 4,961 learners

 

 

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Learners rate course material quality as Excellent or Good

 

 

 

Updated by Macy Funk 10/22/2018



2,167,422 enrollments

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cumulative across 194 countries
32% from North America
24% from Europe
30% from Asia

 

 

MEANINGFUL IMPACT

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SPECIALIZATIONS
CU offers 20 multi-MOOC specializations for career advancement

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EMERGING ECONOMIES
38% of learners are from emerging economies
 

PROMOTING CU AROUND THE WORLD

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USER RECOMMENDED
80% of MOOC learners would recommend CU to a colleague or friend

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2017 launches included over 50 new MOOCs and a dozen specializations
 

 

 

For more information, contact
Deborah Keyek-Frenssen
deblkf@cu.edu

 

 

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