Prof Richard Reece
02 Apr 2014 The University of Manchester is about to deliver a number of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), an exciting new development in online education that allow Higher Education institutions to reach out to audiences that might not otherwise have access to their teaching material. MOOCs are taught entirely online, and are freely available at no cost to anyone in the world with an internet connection. A typical MOOC lasts between six and eight weeks and is taught mostly through videos, supplemented by discussion forums, self-test quizzes and reading or web research activities. Anyone who achieves a pass grade in the activities and usually a final assignment is awarded with a certificate of completion. This month, The University of Manchester launches our first MOOC. We are one the first UK universities to have entered into partnership with Coursera, one of the world's leading MOOC platform providers, who will be hosting our courses. This first MOOC, "An Introduction to Population Health”, will be led by Dr Catherine Reed, Director of the successful Masters in Public Health distance learning programme, jointly taught by Professor Aneez Esmail and supported by several academic colleagues who will participate in online discussions.
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