For its second round of MOOCs, the University of Wisconsin at Madison (UW-Madison) will feature smaller, more focused courses that target local learners and activities beyond the last day of class. The university will launch its second round of MOOCs in January 2015, and the six courses in the works will, in some cases, be half as long, four weeks compared to the first round’s six or eight weeks. UW-Madison’s pilot MOOCs had a 3.2 percent completion rate and the university found that participation decreased after four weeks. Additionally, UW-Madison’s new MOOCs have the goal of benefiting Wisconsin residents: modules will adhere to a local policy known as the “Wisconsin idea.” For example, “One course will focus on Aldo Leopold, the conservationist who once taught at UW-Madison. Another will examine the climate of the Great Lakes region. Even courses that don’t have a local spin on their content will collaborate with people and organizations in Wisconsin. Virtual Shakespeare, for example, will partner with theater companies in the state to shoot short documentaries.”