▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁Systems ▁Engineering ▁Department ▁at ▁Oak land . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Oak ley ▁particip ates ▁in ▁several ▁areas ▁of ▁research . ▁These ▁include ▁S TE M ▁education , ▁engineering ▁education , ▁general ▁learning , ▁online ▁learning , ▁MO OC s ▁and ▁their ▁effects , ▁and ▁studies ▁of ▁em path y ▁and ▁al tr u ism . ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁has ▁co - created ▁( with ▁Professor ▁Terry ▁Se j now ski , ▁a ▁neu ros cient ist ) ▁and ▁teach es ▁Learning ▁How ▁to ▁Lear n : ▁Power ful ▁mental ▁tools ▁to ▁help ▁you ▁master ▁t ough ▁subjects , ▁a ▁MO OC ▁offered ▁on ▁Cour ser a . ▁The ▁course ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁three ▁runs ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁respectively , ▁when ▁it ▁attract ed ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁total . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁in ▁on - dem and ▁format . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁students ▁have ▁en rolled ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁books ▁on ▁multiple ▁different ▁topics , ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁gar ner ed ▁acc laim . ▁Her ▁published ▁works ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Learning ▁How ▁to ▁Lear n : ▁How ▁to ▁S uc ceed ▁in ▁School ▁Without