Creating Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Each HSE University employee can create an online course.

HSE University launches its massive open online courses (MOOC) on Coursera and the National Open Education Platform.  Coursera hosts both English and Russian-language courses, while National Open Education Platform hosts only Russian-language courses. These courses are available to both HSE University students and external learners.

eLearning Office provides authors with all needed information and support at all stages of the online course development:  from methodological recommendations from the very start of the project to content improvement and result analyzes after the first launch of the course.

5 steps to create an online course

Preparation and approval of the online course application form
Fill in the Application form (DOCX, 15 Kb) and sign it with the head of your department. Then the head of your department sends the signed application form at newmook@hse.ru 


Application expertise
The application is subject to a double evaluation — by eLearning office managers and by the professional boards of Education and Teaching Methods Council, which may take up to 1 month.


Discussion of the application at the meeting of the Online Projects Council
The final decision on financial support for the application is made by the Online Projects Council, which take into account the evaluation from eLearning Office Education and Teaching Methods Council.  If the Online Projects Council supports the application, eLearning Office managers contact the authors to develop the course.


Online course development
In the first stage, the author prepares the materials for the future course. She or he also chooses an assistant who does all the technical work, for example, search for the photos to include in presentations. Later the assistant will accompany the course on the platform, which means solving urgent problems and answering students’ question. Then the studio work, including recording, editing and approval of video lectures, begins. Finally, the assistant uploads course materials to the platform.


Launch of the online course
The assistant, who answers students’ questions and informs them about the course news, always accompanies the course. After the first launch of the course, the staff of the Centre for Computational Sciences in Education give recommendations on how to improve the materials, which is the final stage in the new online course development. 



Each author has the opportunity to update course materials. To improve and update your course, please contact eLearning Office. The Online Projects Council should approve all potential improvements.

Please send us questions at coursera@hse.ru and openedu@hse.ru