Three Professors from Queensland University Awarded with the 2018 edX Prize

“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

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Two MIT Professors Recognized For Their Methods and Technologies on edX's MOOCs

Chris Caplice, executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics [left on the picture], received the award for his work on the MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management, which includes five 13-week courses and mirrors what MIT does in on-campus classes. Caplice is praised for his “dedication to creating a high-quality learner experience both in the courses and beyond, and his work to ensure the value of the credential through a rigorous assessment.” Justin Reich, executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, was selected for his work on 11.154x (Launching Innovation in Schools). This six-week course encourages educators to apply the learning in a collaborative environment. The two instructors were selected from a pool of individuals who made significant contributions to the MITx MOOC coursework offered on edX.org in 2017. The prize, in its second year, is part of MIT's effort to encourage content developed with new methods and technologies intended to engage online learners. MIT’s Open Learning site      

Georgia Tech Launches a Master's Degree for $10K on edX.org

This OMS Cybersecurity (Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity) will launch January 7, 2019, with 250 students and will scale over time. Applications for Spring 2019 are open now until October 1, 2018. The program offers the same curriculum as the on-campus program at Georgia Tech, which has been offered since 2002 at a cost of $20,000 for in-state students and $40,000 for those out-of-state. It is designed to serve working professionals who can study part-time and earn the degree within two to three years. It is richly technical and offers the same three interdisciplinary tracks available on campus beginning with information security and followed by policy and energy systems. “We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Georgia Tech by now offering two top-ranked online master’s degrees in high-demand fields to learners all over the world,” said Anant Agarwal, CEO at edX. OMS Cybersecurity is Georgia Tech's third at-scale online degree program. It will follow the same model as the groundbreaking online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program, which launched in 2014 on Udacity with support from AT&T and has enrolled approximately 10,000 students overall for the $6,800 degree. Also, it will follow the success of the Online Master of Science in Analytics (OMS Analytics) launched in 2017 on edX with support from AT&T and Accenture. This OMS Analytics currently has 706 students in its second semester and costs less than $10,000.   edX: Master's Degree in Cybersecurity from Georgia Tech Georgia Tech News Center: Georgia Tech Creates Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Online for Less Than $10,000 IBL News: Video Talk: Zvi Galil Shared Insights on Georgia Tech’s Online CS Master’s  

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IBM's CognitiveClass.ai Launches Two Professional Programs on edX.org

“Accelerating the pace of technology especially in the areas of AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Blockchain is proving particularly challenging for traditional educational institutions,” said Leon Katsnelson, CTO and Director of IBM Skills Network, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. For hosting these courses on edX.org, IBM has joined the paid edX Consortium, today formed of 113 members. The edX official blog made this announcement. One of the IBM courses, How to Build Chatbots and Make Money, was available on May 30. It comes with a marketing promotion based on signing up for powering 10 chatbots on IBM Cloud. The other two courses of the program, Smarter Chatbots with Node-RED and Watson AI, and Programming Chatbots with Watson Services, will be released in the following weeks. Most of them are currently available, without certification, on CognitiveClass.ai. The five courses of the Deep Learning program will be released during September, October, and November, and the others will be mostly repackaged classes of the Cognitive Class Open edX platform. "The courses are virtually identical but in some instances there are some changes and additions," explained Antonio Cangiano, an IBM instructor.   Cognitive Class Blog: IBM Partners with edX.org to launch Professional Certificate Programs IBL News: IBM’s Cognitive Class Open edX Platform Explains How It Scaled to 1M Users IBL News: IBM Launches on edX a Course About How to Build Chatbots and Make Money with Them    

A New Edition of HarvardX's "Science & Cooking" Course on edX.org with More Top Chefs

A new edition of the course has been launched this month of July, and it will be opened for nine months, until March 30, 2018. The course, taught by three Harvard professors of Physics and Chemical Engineering, explores how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering. Top chefs –Ferran Adria and Jose Andres, among them– demonstrate their creations and show the scientific principles behind them. This course lets you be an experimental scientist in your very own lab — your kitchen! https://t.co/xHDJucD1kg — HarvardX (@HarvardOnline) July 3, 2018 Topics include how cooking changes food texture, emulsions and foams, and phase changes. "You will have the opportunity to become an experimental scientist in your very own laboratory, your kitchen" and "you will learn to think like both a chef and a scientist," explain the authors of the course. https://youtu.be/FqJ4_ZaZEP4

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