As pandemic still rages, online learners hungry to find purpose, meaning in life

Michigan News 2/8/21

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the major massive open online platforms and educational institutions have reported increased interest from learners in their content.

But the University of Michigan’s Vic Strecher was not quite expecting 100,000 enrollments in eight months for his “Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most.” The free MOOC on Coursera is popular all over the world, with the 10 leading countries of enrollment the United States, India, the Philippines, Canada, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Brazil, Australia, Mexico and Germany.

In the video and this Q&A, Strecher, a U-M professor of public health and founder and chief purpose officer of Kumanur, talks about what leading a life of purpose means and why this is especially important in the midst of the pandemic.

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