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Not-for-profit MOOC platform edX recently published their first Impact Report which highlights their key achievements since launching in 2012 and their vision around transforming education in the future. From the launch of their first MOOC, Circuits and Electronics by MIT, edX's mission has been to transform education through digital technology: "By opening the classroom through MOOCs, edX brings the best courses from the best schools to millions of learners around the world." Image...
Earlier this year, the European MOOC Consortium (EMC) announced the launch of the Common Microcredential Framework in partnership with Europe’s main MOOC providers, FutureLearn (UK), France Université Numérique (France) OpenupEd (pan-European), Miríadax (Spain), and EduOpen (Italy). The aim is to lay the foundations for a new international credential for universities to meet the needs of lifelong learners globally and comes in response to demand from learners to develop new knowledge, skills...
By Carolyn McIntyre, Founder of MoocLab What On Earth Is A MOOC-Based Degree Path? - I saw this article by Derek Newton on Forbes.com and couldn't overlook some of the inaccuracies and biases, so I had some fun with it. I hope you will too. Click here to read the original article. (You'll find my comments below in red). To put it into context, Derek is writing about MoocLab's recently launched MOOC-Based Degree Paths - learning paths using MOOCs to replicate a traditional bachelor's...
FutureLearn.com, an online social learning platform, announced this week the launch of FutureLearn Schools, which will give high school students free upgraded access to over a hundred relevant short courses on the platform, in order to support their learning and expand their horizons. The initiative has been developed in collaboration with existing FutureLearn partners and new strategic partners, Tes and Pearson. Starting in May and running until September 2020, eligible students in the...
All edX MicroMasters® programs can now be applied towards the Master of Science in Professional Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) with the newly launched universal online credit pathway. This pathway is designed to "break down barriers to graduate learning" and give MicroMasters program learners the option to earn an accelerated, customized graduate degree online. MicroMasters programs are a series of graduate level courses from top universities designed to advance your...
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