UT Austin Launches a Top Master's Degree on Nutritional Sciences on edX.org

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced this week the launch of a 100% online Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences (MSNS) on edX.org. The program, priced at $22,500, is ranked at number fifth best online master's in nutrition by The Best Schools. The first cohort will start on August 30, 2020. Its curriculum is focused on advanced human nutrition with concentration areas available in Biochemical & Functional Nutrition and Health Promotion & Disease Prevention. UT Austin, an edX partner since its founding in 2012, is the latest institution adding a MOOC-based degree on the edX catalog.  

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The University of North Texas (UNT) will offer the first bachelor's degree from a U.S. university on Coursera. The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.) program creates an affordable and attractive degree pathway for community college students, military veterans, international learners, and non-traditional students. For example, students who successfully complete the Google IT Support Professional Certificate, hosted on Coursera, will be able to earn credit toward the degree. "The program will offer students the same engaging support, personal interaction, and career services as our on-campus B.A.A.S. program to ensure they are set up for success post-graduation," said Dr. Jennifer Cowley, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at UNT. This four-year degree will cost $330 per credit hour. Students who complete 45 credit hours will see a total tuition cost of $14,850. The university announced that it will provide each applicant with a pre-advisor to help create a customized degree plan. Once admitted to the program, the student will receive guidance through a permanent advising team. The B.A.A.S. will begin in fall 2020, and applications will open this February. "An estimated 35% of jobs in the U.S. require at least a bachelor's degree, yet 36 million Americans have attended some college, but never completed their degree," commented Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera.

Harvard and Amgen Announce LabXchange.org, an Open Platform with Scientific Content

Harvard University and the Amgen Foundation announced this week the launch of the LabXchange.org platform, intended to promote science education, mainly among high school and college students. The free online tool provides access to a library of educational content, including videos, interactive simulations, and assessments. It also offers the ability to mix and match materials, empowering teachers to create flexible learning pathways for their classes or personalized instruction for students. The platform includes a global networking functionality, enabling teachers to collaborate across the scientific community. Dr. Robert Lue, principal investigator of LabXchange and professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard, said, "too many high school and college students lack the opportunity to directly explore the scientific process – where you build a hypothesis, understand a method, and determine how to apply it to an appropriate experimental problem." LabXchange builds upon other Amgen Foundation programs, such as the Amgen Biotech Experience and Amgen Scholars, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard Unversity (Harvard FAS). The platform itself contains content from multiple partners and sources, including Khan Academy –so far the most active contributor: Khan Academy (247) LabXchange (205) Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (164) Wellcome Genome Campus (142) The Journal of Stories in Science (120) iBiology (112) Amgen Foundation (56) HarvardX (47) BioBuilder (30) PhET (29) The platform is built upon the open-source software Open edX. Last year, Harvard committed to releasing the whole code on GitHub, although no mention was made on the last public announcement. #ScienceMadePossible: a free online platform for science education from @Harvard, with the support of the @AmgenFoundation. Start exploring at https://t.co/OGvvIXTqZi. https://t.co/RLCDHmBREV — LabXchange (@LabXchange) January 22, 2020   Past Stories of LabXchange on IBL News

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JavaScript, HTML5, C# and CSS, the Most Benchmarked Skills of 2019, According to Pluralsight

Pluralsight.com (NASDAQ: PS) released yesterday its 2019 Year in Tech report, which displays trending data. The report aggregates 23 billion data points in order to rank the popularity of languages, tools, and frameworks within software development, IT ops, data and security. The most popular courses at Pluralsight.com include the following: On Security: Getting started with Kubernetes Angular: Getting Started Introduction to SQL Ethical Hacking: Understanding Ethical Hacking AWS Fundamentals for System Administrators In terms of trending technologies, the skills most demanded in 2019 were: On Software Dev: JavaScript Java HTML Python C++   On IT OPS: JavaScript Java HTML Python C++   On Data: R Microsoft SQL MATLAB Google Analytics Tensorflow   On Security: Kali Linux Cloudflare CISSP Certified Ethical Hacker CompTIA Security+   The most benchmarked skills of 2019 were: JavaScript HTML5 C# CSS Python Java Angular Networking Fundamentals Google: Associate Android Developer React

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