UMD MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

• Serve as point of contact for obtaining direction and feedback from the MOOC platforms on topics, proposals, and product recommendations.
• Act as a resource for compliance with University regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provide consultation for:
  • Instructional design and videography, including editing and sharing the expertise of other faculty members who have created MOOCs, and
  • Questions involving IP issues (with help from the Libraries and Office of General Counsel, when necessary), proposals, contracting, and obtaining a grant from the Provost MOOC Program Fund.
• Assist with determining UMD MOOC-related fee(s).
• Assist with new UMD MOOC Course Proposal(s) including positioning, naming, and other considerations for the offerings.
• Assist with and present the course proposal to the MOOC Advisory Board for approval.
• Administer contracts and transfer Board-approved financial resources to units.
• Assist with platform training, resources, and support to upload and offer courses.

• Liaise with UMD administrative offices and act as a resource on university policies and procedures.
• Upon program launch, ensure that the unit and the platform work together to troubleshoot any issues that arise and resolve them.
• Provide ongoing interface between the unit and the platform. 
• Meet regularly with MOOC Advisory Board.

UMD MOOCs are marketed primarily by the platform on which they are offered.

The MOOC platform provides assistance for all student inquiries.

• Monitor quarterly revenue transfers. 
• Process and reconcile Provost MOOC Program Fund grants. 
• Perform financial reconciliations. 
  • Revenue (Coursera and EdX) 
  • Enrollment Data (Coursera and EdX) 
  • Payroll and non-payroll expenses 
• Manage the documentation retrieval of MOOC faculty agreements and updates to the faculty contact list. 
• Ensure compliance with financial policies by documenting workflows. 
• Process quarterly distribution reports. 
• Process quarterly distribution disbursements to college, department, and faculty. 
• Process quarterly royalty payments. 
  • Collect W9s for vendor setup 
  • Retrieve and ensure compliance with faculty MOOCs agreements 
• Monitor the royalty payment process at all levels (A/P and State). 
• Request updates on royalty payments from A/P and the general accounting division. 
• Provide financial reports and payment updates to the MOOC’s Assistant Director.

• For program assistance, contact Bill Aarhus, Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives for Continuing Education, at 5-3134 or aarhus@umd.edu.
• For financial assistance, contact Verenice Ciciliano, Assistant Director, Finance and Administration, at 5-9944 or vcicilia@umd.edu.
• Campus units can send general questions to moocs@umd.edu.