Emerging Data from Penn State’s MOOCs

Panelists:

  • Bart Pursel, Co-Director of the Center for Online Innovation in Learning (COIL) and Faculty Programs Coordinator with Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)
  • Anthony Robinson, Assistant Professor of Geography and instructor of Maps and the Geospatial Revolution
  • Kim Marchek, Market Research Associate, Penn State Outreach Marketing and Communications

This session focused on the data provided to us from Coursera, Penn State’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) partner, and how we are using these data at Penn State. Bart Pursel provided an introduction and context for the session. Anthony Robinson discussed how he is using data from his MOOC for both research and to drive enrollments in online EMS programs. Kim Marchek talked about how Outreach is leveraging the MOOC data, along with potential plans for future use.