The total number of enrollees for courses delivered by Keio University on the open online education platform (MOOC) FutureLearn has exceeded 10. FutureLearn is an open online education platform from the UK, founded in 2012, with more than 1800 million learners (as of 2023) from all over the world enrolled and taking classes.Keio University has been the only member of FutureLearn in Japan since 2015, and as of August 2023, 8 courses are available in both English and Japanese (with some exceptions).
FutureLearn, a global open online education platform, is free to register and take courses, and you can get a certificate of completion and continue taking courses after the period ends for a fee.
The Keio University FutureLearn Project develops and manages courses with the missions of "transmitting the university's knowledge and contributing to society," "developing advanced educational methods and improving educational capabilities," and "promoting the globalization of the university." I've been As of 2023, 11 courses are available in both English and Japanese (with some exceptions).Archives of rare books and works of art owned by Keio University faculties and research institutes, as well as courses that disseminate Japanese culture to the world through research, are open to the public, mainly from Europe, Asia, and North America. Get students.It can be said that the fact that we were able to gain the support of 2 people in the field of Japanese culture that is both specialized and unique to Keio University is a major achievement.
The “Travelling Books: History in Europe and Japan” course, which began in 2022, was realized through joint production with the British Library, which has an abundance of valuable materials.For Keio University, which has the only collection of Gutenberg's 42-line Bible in Asia and is highly acclaimed for its incunabula (early printing type), Japanese and Chinese calligraphy research and storage, the results of the research were extremely significant.
In addition, the knowledge gained from the practice of course development is actively incorporated into research and classes for better Learning Design.For example, "Methodologies for Service Design", which will start in 2020, will be held at the Graduate School of Media Design. It was designed as a practice of "Blended Learning" that participates in classes. From 2023, "Understanding Quantum Computers" will be selected as one of the credit transfer approved subjects of Nanyang Technological University (Nanyang Technological University Singapore, QS World University Ranking 26). The utilization beyond the "Understanding the Internet" is also used as a compulsory subject in the Internet Engineer Development Program (APIE Program) for college students in Asian countries.
Keio University plans to develop and release new courses in 2023 and beyond.
