MOOCs

  1. September 26, 2024

    Free, open course in equitable stage makeup and hair

    U-M is addressing long-standing equity issues in the performing arts by offering a free, open course in stage makeup and hair for all skin tones and hair textures.

  2. September 9, 2024

    Learning how to use XR technology

    People in the U-M community interested in further expanding their knowledge of XR technology can participate in one of the Center for Academic Innovation’s massive open online courses.

  3. February 23, 2023

    Academic Innovation seeks proposals for various programs

    The Center for Academic Innovation has opened calls for proposals across a variety of disciplines that align with the center’s work.

  4. December 5, 2022

    Online course centers equity and justice in technology policy

    A new massive open online course will help STEM and policy professionals, community organizers, and students understand how injustices can become embedded in technology and associated policies.

  5. November 29, 2022

    U-M launches firearm injury prevention open online course

    The Center for Academic Innovation launched a new firearm injury prevention online course recently that offers the most comprehensive, free, evidence-based online learning opportunity in this field of study to date.

  6. October 25, 2021

    Academic Innovation seeks proposals to address global challenges

    The Center for Academic Innovation is accepting proposals for online courses and series that address the fundamental global challenges facing an increasingly interconnected world.

  7. May 17, 2021

    New MOOC offers look into data-driven sports world

    An interdisciplinary group of U-M faculty from the School of Kinesiology and the School of Information has come together for a massive open online Sports Analytics Performance Specialization to share the science behind sports analytics.

  8. March 9, 2021

    U-M offers global learning community new events, opportunities

    The Center for Academic Innovation is packaging some of its online course content and adding a special series featuring some faculty “movers” in its online space, in response to learner feedback.

  9. February 9, 2021

    Online learners hungry to find purpose, meaning in life

    The COVID-19 pandemic has seen MOOC platforms and educational institutions report increased interest, but U-M’s Vic Strecher was not quite expecting 100,000 enrollments in eight months for his “Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most.”

  10. December 18, 2020

    XR Initiative at 1: Milestones met as pandemic brings challenges

    A little over a year after leaders at the Center for Academic Innovation announced an XR Initiative, the first funded faculty projects are moving along nicely.