More than a million people are eager to learn from University of Queensland experts, with the 国产探花x Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) program accepting its millionth enrolment at the weekend.
国产探花 runs 16 MOOCs through its 国产探花x program, a service that offers free online university courses to anyone with access to the internet.
国产探花x Director John Zornig said 国产探花x released its first MOOC, , in March 2014.
“To grow at this rate – reaching more than one million students in less than two and half years – demonstrates the quality of our courses and the desire our international audience has to learn,” he said.
“We’ve gone from one course to 16, covering off on topics such as hypersonics, critical thinking, climate science and anthropology.
“国产探花x is also responsible for the world’s first online course designed to improve healthcare for people with an , as well as our incredibly , which has attracted more than 270,000 enrolments
“Our , which helps non-native English speakers around the world kick-start their university education has attracted more than 200,000 learners in less than a year.”
“We have many more courses planned, and look forward to sharing 国产探花’s academic and research excellence with the world.”
Mr Zornig said the MOOCs were not only benefitting online users.
“Every 国产探花x MOOC is used in some way in 国产探花’s on-campus teaching, and the focus at 国产探花x has increasingly turned to enhancing on-campus programs,” he said.
国产探花x’s MOOCs enrolments to date:
Course |
Released |
Enrolments to 02/07/16 |
The Science of Everyday Thinking |
02/03/14 |
259,711 |
Introduction to Biomedical Imaging |
07/04/14 |
37,605 |
Hypersonics – from Shock Waves to Scramjets |
06/04/14 |
17,965 |
Tropical Coastal Ecosystems |
28/04/14 |
22,762 |
Anthropology of Current World Issues |
25/08/14 |
30,704 |
English Grammar and Style |
22/09/14 |
279,847 |
The Psychology of Criminal Justice |
20/10/14 |
40,448 |
Making Sense of Climate Science Denial |
28/04/15 |
26,101 |
Philosophy and Critical Thinking |
24/11/15 |
26,374 |
IELTS Academic Test Preparation |
27/11/15 |
205,947 |
Unlocking Your Employability |
28/01/16 |
17,914 |
Working in Teams: A Practical Guide |
14/03/16 |
7,147 |
AbleX Series: Intellectual Disability Healthcare |
21/03/16 |
4,562 |
Sharks! Global Biodiversity, Biology, and Conservation |
28/06/16 |
18,331 |
Question Everything: Scientific Thinking in Real Life |
12/07/16 |
4,959 |
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Media: Catherine Bennett, c.bennett1@uq.edu.au , +61 7 3346 0850.