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MAY 2020 – NEWSLETTER #27  |  Breaking news at IBL News  |  Noticias en Español

 

Open edX 

• Develop.com, a New Subscription-Based Learning Platform for Tech Professionals

• LabXchange, Harvard’s Science Platform, Provides a Free Tool to Create Online Classes and Pathways


edX

• Harvard’s Credit-Bearing, Free Course on Mechanical Ventilators Has Attracted 170,000 Learners in Two Weeks

• An edX and Harvard Course to Train Clinicians on Mechanical Ventilators for Covid-19

• Purdue Launches a Fully Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering on edX.org


Coursera

• Coursera Offers Government Agencies Fighting Unemployment Free Access to Its 3,800 Courses

• Coursera Offers Free Certificates on 50+ Courses, While It Announces New Programs and Tools

• Coursera and edX Release New Services to Support Universities


Udacity

• A Virtual Conference to Determine How AI Can Be Leveraged In the Fight Against COVID-19


Online Learning

• A Student Guide to Remote Learning from GW’s Professor Lorena Barba

• A Survey Shows that Many College Students Struggle to Maintain Focus and Discipline in Distance Learning


2020 Events 

• Education Calendar  –   MAY  |  JUNE  |  JULY – DEC  |  Conferences in Latin America & Spain


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