Delivery Format

This course is designed to be a fully Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with an option to issue a graduate level course completion certificate. Course content such as readings and fundamental concepts will be offered as open educational resources for Asian-Pacific region. The entire or ‘parts of’ the course can be re-purposed in other current and future courses and programs to support flipped, blended, and online learning. It will follow a format similar to mainstream MOOCs on EdX or Coursera, which typically include presentations, mini videos, automatically graded tests, and moderated online discussions on weekly basis.

In the case of self-directed learning, students will learn through light moderated online discussions facilitated by student volunteers or Teaching Assistants (TAs) and through self-review activities found at the end of each learning topic. In the case of certificate learning, students will learn through scheduled instructor-facilitated sessions and discussions and will actively engage with instructors and their peers to complete all graded assignments to earn the certificate. Course completion certificates will be issued after students successfully pass the course. Students can access all course materials, presentations, videos, assignments, and tutorials online through UBC Canvas System.