OpenMAIC

OpenMAIC (Open Multi-Agent Interactive Classroom) is an open-source AI platform developed by the THU-MAIC team at Tsinghua University. It is designed to fundamentally transform online education — moving beyond passive video lectures toward active, personalized, and social AI-driven classrooms. By leveraging large language model (LLM) orchestration and multi-agent collaboration, OpenMAIC generates complete interactive lessons from any topic description or uploaded document. The platform simulates an authentic classroom environment populated by AI teachers with distinct teaching styles, AI teaching assistants who provide supplementary help, and AI classmates who participate in discussions and debates. This multi-agent approach recreates the social dynamics of a real classroom, fostering deeper engagement and more effective learning outcomes. OpenMAIC has been validated with over 700 students at Tsinghua University across more than two years of testing and iteration, proving its effectiveness in real-world educational settings.

OpenMAIC is built on a modern web stack centered around Next.js, React, and TypeScript, with Tailwind CSS for the UI layer. The multi-agent orchestration layer is powered by LangGraph, which manages a state machine governing agent turns, discussions, and collaborative interactions. The lesson generation pipeline operates in two stages. The first stage analyzes user input — a topic description or uploaded document — and produces a structured lesson outline. The second stage transforms each outline item into rich multimedia scenes: slides with voice narration, quizzes with grading rubrics, interactive HTML simulations, or project-based learning activities.

OpenMAIC is grounded in rigorous academic research conducted by the THU-MAIC team at Tsinghua University. The project introduces the MAIC (Multi-Agent Interactive Classroom) paradigm — a conceptual evolution from the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) model — that leverages LLM-driven agents to create active, personalized, and socially rich learning environments.

Use cases

• Learn Programming from Scratch
• Analyze Research Papers
• Explore Real-World Topics