MOOCs and More at the University of Michigan

Martha E. Pollack

Professor of Computer Science & Engineering

Professor of Information

Vice Provost for Academic & Budgetary Affairs

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MOOC = Massive Online Open Course

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Coursera Partners

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3 Modes of Use for Coursera

MOOCs

• Free “courses” offered to the world

• Tens of thousands of people enrolled in each

On-Campus

Use

• Opportunity to supplement and enhance the learning experience of on-campus students

• Enabled flipped classroom and increased interactive learning

Fee-Based Continuing Education

• Professional and continuing education programs

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UM Coursera MOOCs To Date

Computer Vision: From 3D Reconstruction to Visual RecognitionSilvio Savarese &Fei-Fei Li Winter 2013

Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern WorldEric RabkinSummer 2012: 40,000 enrolled

Internet History, Technology, and SecurityCharles SeveranceSummer 2012: 46,500 enrolled

Introduction to FinanceGautam Kaul

Summer 2012: 133,000 enrolled

Model ThinkingScott E. Page

Winter 2012: 50,000 enrolled& Fall 2012: 88,200 enrolled

Securing Digital DemocracyJ. Alex Halderman

Fall 2012: 14,600 enrolled

Social Network AnalysisLada Adamic

Fall 2012: 48,700 enrolled

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Why?

Want to be a leader in shaping the future of online education.

Sharing our expertise is consistent with our public mission.

Provides a new way to connect with our alumni, with prospective students, and with the citizens of Michigan.

A tool that can help us further our commitment to engaged learning activities on campus, enhancing our own students’ learning experiences.

Potentially a new revenue stream.

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“ . . . and more”

A number of other experiments with learning technologies on campus

Hybrid and online degree programs (Executive MBA, MEng, Dental Hygiene, MHSA and MPH)

Piazza: “online course gathering place”MConneX: short videos by Engineering faculty and

alumni on emerging topicsLecture Tools: personalizing large classesScreencasts for homework helpLearning Analytics