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MOOC course offerings
Enrolment
Getting Started with studying on a MOOC
Receiving credits
Contact
MOOC course offerings
You can view MOOC course offerings:
- As a Laurea degree student or Cross institutional student, go to Laurea Study Search and select Self-paced studies (MOOCs)
- As an Open UAS student, go to Laurea Smart and search Free online courses.
Please view the course description before enrolling.
Enrolment
MOOC courses have continuous enrolment, and enrolments are processed on an ongoing basis, allowing you to start your studies at any time.
Laurea degree students enrol in courses through Pakki: See the enrolment instructions.
Cross institutional students enrol according to the instructions provided by their home institution. See the instructions for cross-institutional students on enrolment, account activation, and starting your studies.
Open University of Applied Sciences students enrol through Laurea Smart. If you are not pursuing a degree at a Finnish higher education institution, you are considered an Open UAS student. See the instructions for Open UAS students on enrolment, account activation, and starting your studies.
Getting Started
Before logging in to the learning platform for the first time, you must activate your Laurea user account.
Most MOOC courses are on the Canvas learning platform, while some are offered in the DigiCampus learning platform. Information about the learning platform is provided in the course description.
Starting a Course in Canvas
- Go to Canvas and select “Log in with Laurea account”.
- Enter your Laurea username in the format username@laurea.fi and your password.
- Your course will appear on the Canvas dashboard no later than the course start date.
Starting a Course in DigiCampus
- Once your enrolment has been approved, you will receive a course key and a workspace link by email. Click the workspace link provided.
- Select “Log in with Haka credentials” and choose Laurea University of Applied Sciences as your institution.
- Enter your Laurea username in the format username@laurea.fi and your password.
- Enter the course key in the designated field and click “Add me to the course area”.
- Your courses will be available on the DigiCampus dashboard.
Receiving credits
When the course is completed, the the credits are recorded in Laurea’s study register. For cross-institutional students the credits are also visible in their home institutions study register.
You can download your transcript of records or study certificate from Pakki – Student’s workspace front page top bar under Orders. You can also share and view your study information in My StudyInfo.
For courses on the Canvas learning platform, you will receive the credits automatically the next morning after all tasks of the course have been completed. You can check in the Modules view that each module has a green completed mark.
For courses on the DigiCampus learning environment, the credits are recorded manually approximately within one week of completing the course.
Contact
When contacting us, please mention the course you’re refering to with course name and code.
Responsible teacher of the course, firstname.lastname@laurea.fi
Self-paced online courses are completed independently without personal guidance from a teacher. If you have questions or feedback about the course content or materials, you can contact the responsible teacher.
mooc@laurea.fi
The team responsible for study administration answers questions related to enrollment, cancellation of enrollment and credit registration at mooc@laurea.fi.
servicedesk@laurea.fi
You can get IT support for example regarding login or user account at
servicedesk@laurea.fi.