Print Email Facebook Twitter Teaching Aerospace Structures and Materials to the World Title Teaching Aerospace Structures and Materials to the World: Analysis of the edX MOOC Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials Author Saunders-Smits, Gillian (TU Delft Aerospace Structures & Materials) Rans, C.D. (TU Delft Structural Integrity & Composites) Teuwen, Julie J.E. (TU Delft Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies) Sinke, J. (TU Delft Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies) Alderliesten, R.C. (TU Delft Structural Integrity & Composites) van Valkenburg, W.F. (TU Delft Teaching & Learning Services) Department Aerospace Structures & Materials Date 2020 Abstract Although aerospace traditionally has always had a multidisciplinary approach to engineering and design, the increasing complexity of aircraft and spacecraft and the rapid digitization within the aerospace industry has led to a large number of related engineering and scientific disciplines such as electrical engineers, computer scientist to work much more directly within the aerospace domain than before. Next to that there is a shortage of highly trained engineers worldwide to meet demand. As a result, there is a clear need to provide basic knowledge to non-aerospace engineers working in the field and to motivate and attract more people to engineering and aerospace in particular. This paper details how the creation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) at an introductory level in Aerospace Structures and Materials provides an efficient and fit-for-purpose tool to achieve both aims. The paper will discuss the course design, the course set up, the course evaluation and how the course fits within the online learning philosophy of Delft University of Technology. It will use learning analytics to analyze our learners and their needs. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5cf3dcbe-c58b-4a74-83cf-db5829e518db DOI https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-0326 Publisher American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) ISBN 978-1-62410-595-1 Source AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum: 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, FL Event AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020-01-06 → 2020-01-10, Orlando, United States Series AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 1 PartF Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2020 Gillian Saunders-Smits, C.D. Rans, Julie J.E. Teuwen, J. Sinke, R.C. Alderliesten, W.F. van Valkenburg Files PDF 6.2020_0326.pdf 1.19 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:5cf3dcbe-c58b-4a74-83cf-db5829e518db/datastream/OBJ/view