MOOCs: Reimagining Post-secondary Undergraduate Education | Jonathan Schaeffer | TEDxUAlberta

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) represent the democratisation of knowledge. In fact, the University of Alberta has reached over a quarter of a million students around the world through their online courses. In this compelling talk, Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer shares why standard teaching models need to adapt… and what they stand to lose if they don’t. Jonathan Schaeffer is the University of Alberta's Dean of Science and a professor in the Department of Computing Science. His research is in the area of artificial intelligence, inventing algorithms that facilitate computers achieving high performance at human tasks. Much of his research has been demonstrated using games. His checkers-playing program Chinook was the first computer to win a human world championship (1994), a feat recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records. He has helped develop superhuman programs at poker (two-player limit Texas Hold'em -- also in the Guinness Book of World Records). He is co-founder of the University of Alberta not-for-profit spin-off company Onlea (onlea.org) that creates engaging online learning experiences. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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