Seoul National University, Korea University, and 13 Other Universities Selected as 2023 K-MOOC Leading Universities

Ministry of Education Selects 'Korean-style Online Open Course'

The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education announced on the 12th that 15 leading universities, including Seoul National University, Korea University, and Pusan National University, have been selected as the leading institutions for the '2023 Korean Massive Open Online Course (K-MOOC)'.

K-MOOC is a service that allows the general public to take online courses from universities and institutions for free. The leading universities will develop and release at least four specialized courses annually over the next three years, focusing on new technologies and industries such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and deep learning, based on their university infrastructure.

The Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) was selected as the institution to produce the 'Korean Master Class Courses,' featuring world-renowned experts including domestic and international scholars and global leaders. EBS plans to produce around 200 courses consisting of lectures, interviews, and discussions by 40 world-class scholars to expand knowledge exchange.

JTBC was chosen as the institution to produce the 'K-Knowledge Theme Courses,' which are developed using the latest technologies and information centered on Korea. JTBC plans to create and broadcast knowledge talk courses featuring hidden key figures in promising industries, utilizing new video technologies such as virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) and extended virtual worlds (metaverse).

For bundled courses, which are linked (modular) educational courses designed to enable systematic and step-by-step learning of specific technologies and knowledge, 41 courses from 12 institutions were selected.

The Ministry of Education expects various bundled courses to be offered, including programs for training experts in novel comics, Korean language teacher training courses, and art therapy for understanding humans.

Five specialized courses (K-MOOC Plus), reflecting immersive content, were selected from institutions such as Sungkyunkwan University and Seoul Cyber University.

The newly selected courses from these institutions will be available starting in September. They can be accessed by signing up on the K-MOOC website (www.kmooc.kr).

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