Delft, November 2016

Experiences with MOOCs: the impact on on-campus and global education

Arno Smets, TU Delft

Article 26. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNITED NATIONS)

Challenges for education

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Massive Open Online Course

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Massive Open Online Course

> 185.000 students 12.000 students

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Massive Open Online Course

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Massive Open Online Course

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Massive Open Online Course

Tools: The power of animations

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Critical Mass

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Big data

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Big data for Research: potential of solar energy

Students teaching Students

How Delft University of Technology changed my life through Delftx

Today I want to tell you how solar energy course changed many aspects of my life, and I mean not only academics, but also economic and environmental aspects.

It all started when I enrolled in a course MOOC of TU Delft offered on the platform EDX.org, called "ET3034TUx Solar Energy" which ended on December 6 last year.

I had not made any progress related to the energy of the sun, but if I had studied about modern physics and that is currently the science that most like me. This previous knowledge of solid state physics helped me understand a little more the lessons of semiconductor related, although these topics were very clearly explained by Professor Arno Smets in each of its lectures.

Finally, the course culminated without committing any error in the exams and assignments so I got a score of 100% and a certificate of EDX of this course.

After gaining all this knowledge, install my own PV system using mathematical tools provided for that purpose, and economic results of the system were very satisfactory. Now, I have a saving of over 50% of money, a continuous electric fluid and a contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

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Online platforms

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Students 7+ million 17+ million

Chinese Arabic 18,0186%

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Arabic version

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“I chose TU Delft because while doing the MOOCs, I could only imagine the level of expertise and facilities the universities has.” Abdulrasaq Gbadamosi First year student MSc Electrical Engineering TU Delft

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Flipped classroom: Renewable Energy

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“…When outstanding becomes so easily available, average is over…”

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Network: for industry

World wide 2.500.000 jobs

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On-line Program for Professionals

Building, Urban & Environment Integrated Solar Energy

Integration in Future Large Scale Energy Systems

Integration in Future Large

Scale Energy Systems

Alternative Solar Energy Conversion & Storage

PV Basics & Technology

PV Systems

Integration in Future Large Scale Energy Systems

PV Lab course

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“…knowledge is the only thing that is growing when

shared…”

Thank you!

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Local Challenges

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Thank you!

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PV Lab Course: Filling the gap between didactical activities and research

More than 300 students / researchers/ users per academic year

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“…knowledge is the only thing that is growing when shared…”

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“…knowledge is the only thing that is growing when shared…”

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