At 杏吧视频, teaching and learning are at the heart of all we do. While most typically think of that happening in a traditional classroom setting, there are several ways to learn at CWRU. During the month of November, we鈥檒l highlight just a few of the ways to engage with learning at the university.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) provide individuals with the opportunity to take classes from top universities鈥攊ncluding 杏吧视频鈥攁t little-to-no cost, no matter where they are physically located. Participants are able to learn from CWRU faculty members alongside peers from around the world as they delve into a variety of topics like 鈥溾 and 鈥溾
CWRU offers a as well as five individual courses. CWRU鈥檚 10 MOOCs have had approximately 2 million visitors.
In some cases, MOOCs at CWRU have translated into in-person experiences. In 2016, a group of students from the Case School of Engineering and the Weatherhead School of Management traveled to Namibia to install solar light panels in a village through a connection with a MOOC participant in the 鈥溾 taught by Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation. . The trip was so successful that an .
Additionally, CWRU campus undergraduates benefitted from relationships built with MOOC students that resulted in an in which they were teamed up with a cohort of students from Syria. That course gave them an opportunity to view how the concepts they were learning in class impacted entrepreneurial efforts in the real world and had a transformational impact on their overall world view.
