The seminar will be followed by a drinks reception.

 Synopsis

We are at the cusp of a major transformation in higher education.  In the past year, we have seen the advent of MOOCs - massively open online classes (MOOCs) - top-quality courses from the best universities offered for free.  These courses exploit technology to provide a real course experience to students, including video content, interactive exercises with meaningful feedback, using both auto-grading and peer-grading, and rich peer-to-peer interaction around the course materials. 

As of December 2012, MOOCs have reached over 2 million students from 196 countries.  The courses offered start from bridge & gateway courses all the way through graduate courses, and span a range of topics including computer science, business, medicine, science, humanities, social sciences, and more. 

In this talk, I'll report on this far-reaching experiment in education, and why we believe this model can provide support to an improved learning experience for on-campus students, via blended learning, and to provide unprecedented access to education to millions of students around the world

https://www.coursera.org/