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Video: Are Universities Willing to Collaborate with Open Education Start-Ups?
https://youtu.be/HphqroF5Jco
Are traditional institutions willing to put their brands on the line to collaborate with start-ups and launch new educational pathways?
On the first anniversary of...
Udacity's Successful MOOC Business Model Strategy
Udacity's corporate-oriented strategy, based on its vision of bridging the gap between real-world skills, education and employment using MOOCs, has proven to be effective....
MOOCs Turn into Job-Building Skills Courses… at a Price!
Online students increasingly look to MOOCs to build job-specific skills that can boost their careers. And the three major providers –Coursera, edX and Udacity– are...
A MIT Online Education Report Suggests to Create "Learning Engineers"
MIT has just released a report worth reading titled "Online Education: A Catalyst for Higher Education Reforms" that considers how advances in learning science and...
Learners Who Buy a Verified Certificate in a MOOC Show a 60 Percent Completion...
Some experts have questioned MOOCs' effectiveness given their low student completion rates.
However, in edX MOOCs, the average completion rate among learners who sign up for...
"Letting Learning Companies Control Analytics Is a Mistake", Says a Known Researcher
Candace M. Thille, a known researcher at Stanford University, has issued a warning about the use of big data and learning analytics by education companies,...
MOOCs for Credit Offered for Refugees in Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPtN-90jLg
edX announced an agreement with Kiron University, a crowdfunded, German online startup, to help Syrians and other refugees in Europe (59.5 million in 2015)...
Programming Jobs Still in High Demand
The skills required for the $100K/year programming jobs can be learned online through edX.org, Coursera.com and Udacity.com.
Java, Python, Perl, C++ and other languages are in...
Open Software Ecosystems Will Improve Learning Outcomes
The solution to improve learning outcomes is mostly based on launching open software ecosystems. And Open edX is a step in that direction.
Stephen Laster, Chief...
Columbia University Explains Why MOOCs Are Valuable
Columbia University's Center for Teaching & Learning's Director, Maurice Matiz, explained during the third Open edX Meetup in New York, on January 7, why MOOCs are worth it....
