MOOCs
McGill U, EdX Partner on MOOC for Groups
McGill University is partnering with
edX to launch what they institutions are calling a "GROOC," or a massive open online course (MOOC) for groups.
The new course, "Social Learning for
Social Impact," launches next month and "aims to inspire social change through global collaboration of like-minded people working to
create positive, sustainable impact," according to a news release.
Features of the GROOC include:
- A curriculum geared toward group, rather than individual, learning;
- Ongoing feedback from trained facilitators;
- Groups formed through a matchmaking process that will pair students according to interests in particular problems or themes; and
- Social changes themes determined by the students.
The course, which already has students enrolled from more than 125 countries, was co-created by Henry Mintzberg and based on his latest
book, Rebalancing Society.
"There are millions of people around the world working on social initiatives," Mintzberg said in a news release. "We need millions more.
This GROOC will provide an important platform to begin answering this need."
For more information, or to sign up, visit edx.org.
About the Author
Joshua Bolkan is contributing editor for Campus Technology, THE Journal and STEAM Universe. He can be reached at [email protected].
