We Just Hit a Coursera Milestone
As of today, the members of our Coursera learning programs have collectively logged over 100,000 learning hours! This is an exciting milestone and we are thrilled to see Duke students, …
Meet Digital Education Fellow Evan Donahue
Learning Innovation welcomes Evan Donahue, a PhD candidate in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures as the 2019 – 2020 Digital Education Fellow, who will be working on a Coursera project. …
MOOC Enrollment Trends
Enrollments Steadily Decline After Launch Key Observation Nearly all courses see a drop in weekly enrollment of at least half within three years of their launch. Half of the courses …
Learning Innovation’s Takeaways from the 2019 Coursera Conference
Several members of the Duke Learning Innovation team headed to London for the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference. The conference brings together educators and leaders representing over 180 global universities, organizations …
Building Foundational Knowledge with an Online “Level-Up”
The Challenge: Prepare Students for U.S. Civics Major Courses Students come to Duke from a variety of educational backgrounds, and not all students have the same background coming in to …
Learn Google Cloud Computing with Free Courses for Duke Students and Staff
Duke students, faculty and staff can now get free courses on using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) through the Coursera for Duke online learning program. The courses were created by Google, …
Bold New Initiatives from the Coursera Conference
Duke Learning Innovation recently returned from Coursera’s annual Partners’ Conference, held at Arizona State University March 6–8, 2018. At the conference, Coursera announced several bold new initiatives. Below, we summarize …
Duke’s Online Learning Model Expands to Other Universities
When Duke student Sinclair Toffa (TC ‘18) first heard about Coursera for Duke his reaction was, “This is fantastic.” So he was not surprised when he heard that Duke’s unique …
Duke Research Finds MOOCs Offer Learners Emotional Growth, Not Just Facts
Millions of people around the world have enrolled in massive open online courses (MOOCs), attracted by their promise of low-cost education for career advancement or gaining knowledge. New research from …
CIT’s Top Takeaways from the 2017 Coursera Partners Conference
Online course platform Coursera recently held their fifth annual Partners Conference, hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder. Over three days, staff from Duke’s Center for Instructional Technology joined representatives from many …