MOOC

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.

CU MOOCs Making an International Impact
A system-wide collaboration has 132 active, quality courses on the Coursera platform. These courses have wide reach and meaningful impact as they facilitate education and career advancement through world-wide accessibility.

132
courses

31departments & programs

 

26 specializations

 

67 faculty members

 

 

 

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

 

 

Learners rate course material quality as Excellent or Good

 

 

 

Updated by Macy Funk 2/13/2019

2,223,765 enrollments

 

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

 

 

MEANINGFUL IMPACT

SPECIALIZATIONS
CU offers 20 multi-MOOC specializations for career advancement

EMERGING ECONOMIES
38% of learners are from emerging economies

 

PROMOTING CU AROUND THE WORLD

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

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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