More Moocs

Speaking of exponential growth. Six years ago, TU Delft’s first MOOC, Solar Energy, attracted 50,000 participants – 3,000 of whom made it to the finish line. Since then, over 2.5 million participants have registered for a TU Delft Massive Open Online Course, of which more than 21,000 have obtained a certificate. The faculties that have produced the most MOOCs are EEMCS (34 courses), TPM (25), Architecture and the Built Environment (14) and CEG (12). Participants come from all over the world, with India (10%) and the United States (8%) topping the list. Only 3% of the participants come from the Netherlands. Most participants are recent graduates (27 years old), of which 30% are women and 70% men.

MOOCs are offered through the Extension School, which also offers paid Professional Education Courses and Online Academic Courses as part of a Master’s programme.