Teaching quantum mechanics to over 14,000 nonscientists

Abstract: We describe a new style of MOOC designed to engage students with an immersive multimedia environment including text, images, video lectures, computer-based simulations, animations, and tutorials. Quantum Mechanics for Everyone is currently running on EdX and has been successful by a number of different measures. It illustrates both how one can teach complex quantum phenomena to nonscientists and how one can develop high quality interactive computer simulations that engage the students and can be widely deployed.