▁India , ▁he ▁investig ated ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁highly ▁program m able ▁open - source ▁mobile ▁learning ▁platforms ▁on ▁education ▁programs ▁for ▁liter acy , ▁numer acy , ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁( e . g ., ▁math ▁games , ▁story t elling , ▁and ▁far ming ▁simulations ). ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁research , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁expl oring ▁mobile ▁wireless ▁sens ors ▁in ▁simulation - based ▁learning ▁and ▁e Port folio - based ▁assess ment ▁to ▁promote ▁cre ativity , ▁critical ▁thinking , ▁and ▁problem ▁solving . ▁ ▁Kim ▁launched ▁a ▁Mass ive ▁open ▁online ▁course ( MO OC ) ▁titled ▁" Des ign ing ▁A ▁New ▁Learning ▁Environment " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁course ▁was ▁ge ared ▁towards ▁emp ower ing ▁education ▁enthus iast s ▁of ▁all ▁background s ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁the ▁understanding ▁necessary ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁cutting - edge ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁learning ▁environment ▁that ▁is ▁both ▁innov ative ▁and ▁sust ain able . ▁The ▁course ▁invited ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 ▁different ▁countries , ▁and ▁over ▁ 6 2 0 0 ▁students ▁received ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁completion . ▁The ▁average ▁completion ▁rate ▁for ▁MO OC ▁is ▁ 5 - 1 5 %, ▁compared ▁with ▁ 3 0 % ▁for ▁this ▁course . ▁ ▁Kim ▁founded ▁a ▁volunt ary 5 0 1 ( C 3 ) ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁named ▁X RI ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁an ▁accomp