About iMooX
Free for all
iMooX offers freely accessible and openly licensed online courses (Massive Open Online Courses) on various topics. They are available to all interested parties free of charge, independent of time and location. Our goal is to make university-level educational content accessible to a broad section of the population and to allow as many people as possible to further their education. Every semester, more exciting courses are added to the platform. We offer free and openly licensed educational content for everyone – learn anytime, anywhere.
We offer open educational resources with Creative Commons licences
In contrast to our US competitors, all of iMooX’s learning content is not only accessible free of charge, but can also be reused and adapted. To allow for this, Creative Commons licences are used, which means that all content offered on iMooX can be used for your own (educational) purposes and can also be reused (free of charge).
Background: What is a MOOC?
MOOC is an abbreviation of Massive Open Online Course.
A MOOC is a special form of online course and consists of learning videos, reading material and self-assessment quizzes. Teachers and learners can communicate with each other in discussion forums.
iMooX in numbers
Timeline
August 2025
Another relaunch
iMooX.at gets a fresh new look in August 2025! The updated design and Moodle version make the platform even more user-friendly and offer a modern learning experience.
June 2021
iMooX becomes EMC member
The European MOOC Consortium (EMC), the leading platform for MOOCs in Europe, welcomes iMooX as its latest member. The partnership with iMooX will intensify the collaboration between major European MOOC players and reinforce a European MOOC movement.
June 2021
iMooX expert committee is established
The iMooX expert committee meets once per quarter to discuss and plan future developments for the iMooX platform. We invite you to actively participate by submitting feature requests for the website (via email to support@iMooX.at) to the expert committee. Become part of the development and help shape the future of iMooX.
January 2021
Redesign and Relaunch
As of January 2021, the MOOC platform presents itself in a new look after an extensive update and redesign. Users can now enjoy the new design as well as an improved user experience.
November 2020
MOOChub awakes
Graz University of Technology takes over the hosting of the MOOChub, with the goal of connecting different German-language MOOC portals and operators of online learning platforms, universities and university-related associations. In this first phase, the portal offers almost 300 free online courses.
January 2020
iMooX as a Service
On January 20, 2020 the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research approved a project aiming to make iMooX a service for all Austrian universities. Together with our project partner, the University of Vienna, we will further develop the MOOC platform and make it available to all Austrian universities.
Summer 2019
FIT courses start
FIT courses in mathematics and computer science start at Graz University of Technology. Their aim is to prepare first-year students for their studies through online courses.
March 2018
MINT MOOCs start
In March 2018, the three MINT MOOCs of the TU Austria (joint project) start. Their subjects are computer science, mathematics and mechanics. Since then, they have been a successful example of bridging courses between school and university. In 2019, AIRCAMPUS published a report on them.
December 2017
eduID
As of December 2017, it is possible to register via eduID. This means that all students whose universities are ACOnet partners can register with their respective university account.
August 2017
iMooX 2.0
In August 2017, the first major system change with an extensive redesign takes place under the keyword iMooX 2.0.
April 2016
iMooX video makes it to TV
On April 16, 2016, a clip of the iMooX video "Liquid Oxygen as fire accelerator" by Prof. Pottlacher is broadcast as part of the children’s quiz show “1, 2 oder 3” on the topic of "Liquid Oxygen".
December 2015
MOOC on iMooX receives the Austrian National Award for Adult Education
The MOOC "Free Online Learning" is awarded the Austrian National Award for Adult Education in the category "Focus on Digital Literacy" on December 7, 2015.
March 2015
First course as MOOC
On March 16, 2015, the first course accompanied by a MOOC starts at Graz University of Technology. The subject is "Social Aspects of Information Technology”.
October 2014
iMooX is under the patronage of the UNESCO
"Our decision to grant patronage to your project is based on the implementation of the UNESCO priorities in the area of education. Not only is your project an important contribution for open access to information, but it also promotes information and communication technology in the area of education." - Austrian Commission for UNESCO, October 9, 2014.
December 2013
Foundation
iMooX is founded in December 2013 by the University of Graz (project leader: Dr. Michael Kopp) and the Graz University of Technology (project leader: PD Dr. Martin Ebner) and is Austria’s first and so far only MOOC platform.
June 2013
Starting point
The starting point for iMooX is the submission "Development of an educational platform and provision of free accessible courses with multimedia content for the broadest possible section of the population", which is funded by the “Zukunftsfonds des Landes Steiermark” (Styrian future funds).
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