'The Walking Dead' Zombies Get Turned into Online Course

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have gotten mixed reviews from academia, but maybe they’ll have an easier time winning over studios and fans of the undead.

Ahead of the new season of its hit TV show The Walking Dead, cable network AMC has partnered with education technology company Instructure and the University of California at Irvine for an online course based on the popular television series.

The eight-week course, titled “Society, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead,’” will include content, video clips and examples from the show, as well as possible participation from the actors.

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