(23 October 2013) Coursera has announced the addition of 13 new institutions representing 11 countries bringing the total number of partners offering courses on its platform to 107. Joining Coursera today from the Asia-Pacific region are the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Also newly joined are the Copenhagen…
(Waltham, MA, 23 October 2013) Elsevier today announced that it has agreed to provide edX with Elsevier science and technology book content for up to five massive open online courses (MOOC). edX offers online learning to students on campus and millions of people around the world with its open-source platform. Elsevier will provide textbook content…
(Ambler, PA, 15 October 2013) Wolters Kluwer Health today announced an ambitious expansion to the online courseware of its Lippincott’s Professional Development Programs. The addition of more than 100 new eCourses makes the Lippincott library one of the most comprehensive collections of continuing education courses designed specifically for nurses. The upgrade also includes the industry’s…
(7 October 2013) Working with NetEase one of China’s largest internet companies and a major distributor of open educational content — Coursera is embarking on an initiative to break down the language and technical barriers that have existed for its students in China. As part of this initiative, Coursera has announced Coursera Zone, a Chinese-language…
(2 October 2013) The study looks closely both at UK college plans to develop MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and to use the MOOCs from other institutions in their curricula. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: How many colleges accept credits for taking MOOCs? How many have plans to accept such…
(25 September 2013) If you’re interested in or already working with MOOCs, a new report from the UK’s Department for Business Innovation & Skills demands your attention. The Maturing of the MOOC is getting plenty of attention by professional blogs since it was published a few days ago. It’s a literature review which captures the…
(18 September 2013) FutureLearn, the first UK-led provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), is from today offering learners around the world access to free, high quality courses from its internationally renowned university partners. FutureLearn is wholly owned by The Open University. The new website combines the best elements of the social web with The…
(18 September 2013) At Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the general elective for undergraduates Introduction to Forensic Science is a popular course that can accommodate 1,600 students each time yet is always over-subscribed. Now NTU is repackaging this as a free online course for anyone in the world. NTU is partnering Coursera, a leading Massive…
(9 September 2013) The National University of Singapore (NUS) today announced a new initiative to enable Returning Full-time National Servicemen (RNS men), who had earlier gained admission to the university, to earn academic credits before matriculation as undergraduate students. These RNS men can now have a head start in university education and more time to…
(Cambridge, MA, 10 September 2013) Edx, the not-for-profit online learning initiative, today announced its partnership with Google to jointly develop the edX open source learning platform, Open edX, and expand the availability of the platform and its learning tools to individuals and institutions around the world. In collaboration with Google, edX will build out and…
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