Its new technical solution is called DART: Digital Assets for Reuse in Teaching, a system that allows any Harvard instructor to utilize HarvardX edX content in their on-campus courses via the Canvas LMS using the LTI standard interoperability tool. [See a screenshot above]. "Content is discoverable through search and recommendation interfaces, and the embed process is reduced to a few clicks. The initiative is well aligned with the envisioned NGDLE (next-generation digital learning environment), focusing on platform interoperability (edX to Canvas) and microservices (small isolated coding blocks) that appropriately isolate development to allow for quick iteration," explained Daniel Seaton, a product owner for the DART project at Harvard University, in an article on Inside The Higher Education. Mr. Seaton recommends to the edX Consortium –which hosts 2,200 courses– to explore the possibility of extending these interoperability technologies to others members, creating a sharing economy for MOOC content. "When so many institutions have committed to open online courses, it’s natural to ask how these materials can be used to explore new pathways in both existing and nascent learning settings," he says.
Each course requires 8 to 12 hours of study time, and will run for three months, starting at the beginning of each quarter – in January, April, July and October 2019. However, the first course, Enterprise Security Fundamentals, is already available. The program, which includes short video lessons, labs, quizzes and community interaction, is hosted on edX.org. The cost is $99 per course if the student pursues a "verified certificate". Enterprise Security Fundamentals Threat Detection: Planning for a Secure Enterprise Planning a Security Incident Response PowerShell Security Best Practices Managing Identity Security in Office 365; Securing Data in Azure and SQL Server; or Microsoft SharePoint 2016: Authentication and Security Windows 10 Security Features Windows Server 2016 Security Features Microsoft Azure Security Services Microsoft Professional Capstone on Cybersecurity
“The Psychology of Criminal Justice is a thrilling and engaging look at the psychological elements of the crime and criminal justice set against the backdrop of a hypothetical murder. Its incredibly innovative use of realistic drama combined with novel assessments to reinforce the course content,” explained Anant Agarwal, CEO at edX. This “must take” self-paced, free course has been running on edX.org since 2014. The edX Prize nominated ten finalists in September. As former winner @ArnoSmets is handing out the edx Prize 2018 to @UQxCourses #edxglobalforum pic.twitter.com/XAI9ckyxWe — Willem van Valkenburg (@wfvanvalkenburg) November 16, 2018 HONG KONG WILL HOST THE 2019 GLOBAL FORUM Another announcement made during the conference was that the 2019 Global Forum will be held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), in South China. Thanks to all of our partners who joined us in Boston for two wonderful days of discussions about transforming education and work. We'll see you next year in Hong Kong for #edXGlobalForum 2019 at @HongKongPolyU! — edX (@edXOnline) November 16, 2018
Overall, the number of learners has jumped to 18 million, while there are 2,400 courses included in the platform. Nine fully online Master’s degrees, 14 new MicroMasters, and 54 professional certificate programs have been launched in the last year. The numbers about the Open edX platform reflect that this open source, community-based initiative shows a wider reach than the edX.org project. 21 million learners 25,000+ courses in 34 languages 1,800 instances, or Open edX-based projects, spread across 70 countries
The announcement was made by edX's CEO, Anant Agarwal [in the picture], during the edX Global Forum event in Boston, MA. In addition to those universities, edX has attracted other private and public institutions as partners, such as: AfghanX (Afghanistan) Logyca (Colombia) BrainLab (Hong Kong) Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Morocco) Universidad del Rosario (Argentina) Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar) In the last year, other organizations who joined edX, and whose courses have been publicized, are Indiana University, IBM, AWS and SGA Academy. In total, edX has over 130 partners. Update: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) will start a Professional Certificate program called Solar Energy in Hot Desert Climates in January 7, 2019. It will consists of two courses: Solar Resource Assessment in Desert Climates and Using Photovoltaic Technology in Desert Climates.
