(25 August 2017) The Central Government has asked all universities to digitise books and other study material in their libraries and forward them to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, for posting on the national digital library for students to access free of cost. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also asked the vice…
(2 June 2017) The 13th AUNILO Meeting will be held from 7–9 August 2017 at Mahidol University, Thailand hosted by Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center Mahidol University, Thailand. The theme for this meeting is ASEAN Digital Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Libraries. In the 13th AUNILO Meeting, library activities that support ASEAN’s digital economy…
(2 May 2014) MOOC providers went head-to-head with developing world academics at the ‘Going Global’ conference in Miami over the opportunities and threats posed by massive open online courses, reports Karen MacGregor in University World News Global Edition. South African Vice-chancellor Adam Habib called for a conversation on how “to use innovation in a way…
(7 February 2014) The first two free online courses by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have received huge response globally, with more than 27,000 sign ups so far. The two courses are offered on the leading Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform Coursera, which has tie-ups with more than 60 universities around the world to offer…
(13 January 2014) From the end of January 2014 the team from FutureLearn, the UK’s first provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), will be taking up residency in the British Library as part of a commercial leasing agreement. Separately from the leasing agreement, the British Library is working with FutureLearn to develop ideas for…
(25 December 2013) And then there was Wang Zhen. When the emcee called him up to the stage, the audience erupted in applause. I’d never heard of him, which clearly signified my remove from the China MOOC loop; Wang Zhen had already achieved local renown as a MOOC superstar, having earned 40 credentials (over 30…
(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…
(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…
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