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edX: Smith College Joins edX
We are pleased to welcome Smith College as an edX member. Since its founding in 1871, Smith College has provided women of high ability and promise an education of uncompromising quality. Now, offering MOOCs on edX, Smith will be able to reach even more learners around the world. Smith’s first MOOC on edX will examine the psychology of political activism and will explore what motivated women leaders,... Read More about Smith College Joins edX The post Smith College Joins edX appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: Give the Learner a Fighting Chance by Jane Bozarth
A constant challenge with eLearning (and face-to-face) courses is managing “overwhelm:” too often the learner is inundated with content and ideas and bullets and more content. Here’s how to select the really important information and present it in a way that helps learners focus and make sense of what they are seeing.
Coursera: Introducing Coursera for Apple TV: Bringing Online Learning to Your Living Room
We’re thrilled to announce that Coursera content will now be available on Apple TV. Since our beginning, one of our primary goals has been to make learning more accessible for everyone. Our mobile platform brought an on-demand learning experience to people’s busy, on-the-go lifestyles, and now, we’re extending availability to your home. Regardless of where in the world you are located, you’ll now be able to learn from top university professors and renowned experts without the expense of travel or tuition. TV availability isn’t only a first for Coursera—it marks Apple TV’s first ever introduction of online learning to its platform. Everything you can do online at Coursera, you’ll now be able to do from the comfort of your own living room: browse our entire catalogue of courses, peruse new topics, and watch videos from some of the top academic and industry experts. At Coursera, we’re committed to helping people change their lives…
Coursera: Introducing Coursera for Apple TV: Bringing Online Learning to Your Living Room
We’re thrilled to announce that Coursera content will now be available on Apple TV. Coursera’s mission is to expand access to the world’s best education, and as part of pursuing that mission, we’re committed to providing course content on a wide variety of digital platforms. Our Apps for iOS and Android brought on-demand learning to people’s busy, on-the-go lives. Now, with Apple TV, we’re extending availability to your home. TV availability isn’t only a first for Coursera — it marks Apple TV’s first ever introduction of online learning to its platform. Everything you can do online at Coursera, you’ll now be able to do from the comfort of your Apple TV device: browse our entire catalog of courses, explore new topics, watch video lectures from top academic and industry experts, complete quizzes and assignments, and earn Course and Specialization Certificates. At Coursera, we’re committed to helping people change th…
Coursera: Introducing Coursera for Apple TV: Bringing Online Learning to Your Living Room
We’re thrilled to announce that Coursera content will now be available on Apple TV. Coursera’s mission is to expand access to the world’s best education, and as part of pursuing that mission, we’re committed to providing course content on a wide variety of digital platforms. Our Apps for iOS and Android brought on-demand learning to people’s busy, on-the-go lives. Now, with Apple TV, we’re extending availability to your home. TV availability isn’t only a first for Coursera — it marks Apple TV’s first ever introduction of online learning to its platform. Everything you can do online at Coursera, you’ll now be able to do from the comfort of your Apple TV device: browse our entire catalog of courses, explore new topics, watch video lectures from top academic and industry experts, complete quizzes and assignments, and earn Course and Specialization Certificates. At Coursera, we’re committed to helping people change th…
edX: Stepping Outside a Coding Comfort Zone with HTML5
EdX Learner Georgiana Blantin, age 25 from Baja California, Mexico, was a student from the last iteration of HTML5 Coding Essentials and Best Practices in June 2015, and wrote in to the course staff to share her experience. I grew up homeschooled, a very isolated life in a very small town, and it means so much to me to have found such a welcoming community... Read More about Stepping Outside a Coding Comfort Zone with HTML5 The post Stepping Outside a Coding Comfort Zone with HTML5 appeared first on edX Blog.
OLI. Carnegie Mellon University: Learning is Not a Spectator Sport
Free — or very inexpensive — online courses have become quite a trend in education. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers currently offer thousands of courses and have enticed millions of students to enroll. The emphasis in MOOCs is often ……
Saylor.org: Monday Morning Digest – 02 November 2015
Why California’s community colleges will soon offer some four-year degrees (The Hechinger Report) Some technical fields once well-served by two-year degrees have grown more complex; California is piloting a program to get students the additional training their industry needs without asking them to take on additional burdens. From the article: “Beginning in 2017, Littleton and her classmates ... Read More ...
edX: Calling All Aspiring Engineers: Learn Engineering Today!
A new global report shows engineering rated as a top job because of its high-earning potential and the opportunity to innovate and solve critical world problems. The survey done in the U.S., Germany, Japan, Turkey, India and Brazil revealed that engineering is a highly desirable career and especially for students in growing economies. 80% of students in India and Turkey, and 66% of all men... Read More about Calling All Aspiring Engineers: Learn Engineering Today! The post Calling All Aspiring Engineers: Learn Engineering Today! appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Bloomingdale's Saves Millions Through Revolutionary Approach to Employee Training by Chad McIntosh
A gamified approach that provides employees with questions in quizzes during the work day motivates them to engage with content on a regular basis. Adapting the question frequency and content according to the employee’s previous success further enhances learning. Many training programs have shown the effectiveness of this method. Here’s how they did it at Bloomingdale’s, a retail setting.
edX: Happy National Novel Writing Month!
Learners ready your pens, pencils, and minds because it’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short)! Let edX help you refine your writing skills through our Professional Education writing courses, specifically designed to help you advance your career as a novelist. Do you have a story to tell? Ever thought about writing a novel, but didn’t know where to begin? Enroll in How to Write a Novel–... Read More about Happy National Novel Writing Month! The post Happy National Novel Writing Month! appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Student Review: IIMBx Statistics for Business
This review by Rodrigo Serrano was originally posted on ClassCentral – read the full post here. Rodrigo is a passionate digital learning professional based in Paris, France. Statistics for Business 1 is a superbly designed, spreadsheet-based course on introductory statistics and probability. The truly practical approach of the course should attract just about anyone wishing to gain spreadsheet and statistically savvy for solving real business problems.... Read More about Student Review: IIMBx Statistics for Business The post Student Review: IIMBx Statistics for Business appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: 40岁大一新生获得edX首个在线学分
作者：Miguel Joao Coelho da Rocha Ribeiro，40岁，来自葡萄牙 我非常兴奋能够顺利通过我的第一门edX课程《太阳系天文学导论》。是的，我获得了这门课程的大学学分。 1994年，我进入葡萄牙布拉加的米尼奥大学学习，但是很遗憾未能顺利毕业。从那以后，我从事了多个领域的职业，从美食烹饪到健身训练。 现在&…
edX: Marketing, Anatomy and Engineering: Courses Starting Soon on edX!
As the calendar turns to November, edX invites you explore our exciting new courses and join our global learning community. Learn how to market in the digital world, care for pet birds, create real-time data analytic solutions, or discuss and interpret a classic 19th century novel. Find the course for you and enroll today! Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not... Read More about Marketing, Anatomy and Engineering: Courses Starting Soon on edX! The post Marketing, Anatomy and Engineering: Courses Starting Soon on edX! appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: Why Methods and Statistics are More Important Than Ever
This guest post was written by Annemarie Zand Scholten, lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, introducing the new Specialization “Methods and Statistics in Social Science”. Knowing something about methods and statistics is more and more important in a world that’s becoming increasingly data-driven. From evidence-based medicine to evidence-based business strategy, in nonprofit, government, and business alike, basing decisions on empirical evidence is rapidly becoming the norm. Making sound evidence-based decisions requires that you know what you’re doing. You need to know what questions to ask, what data to collect, how to collect them and, perhaps most importantly, how to interpret the answers they present. To what extent can you draw inferences from the data? How likely are you to draw the right conclusions? You can collect all the data in the world and run the most complicated analyses, but if you ask the wrong questions of your data or misinterpret…
Coursera: Why Methods and Statistics are More Important Than Ever
This guest post was written by Annemarie Zand Scholten, lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, introducing the new Specialization “Methods and Statistics in Social Science”. Knowing something about methods and statistics is more and more important in a world that’s becoming increasingly data-driven. From evidence-based medicine to evidence-based business strategy, in nonprofit, government, and business alike, basing decisions on empirical evidence is rapidly becoming the norm. Making sound evidence-based decisions requires that you know what you’re doing. You need to know what questions to ask, what data to collect, how to collect them and, perhaps most importantly, how to interpret the answers they present. To what extent can you draw inferences from the data? How likely are you to draw the right conclusions? You can collect all the data in the world and run the most complicated analyses, but if you ask the wrong questions of your data or misinterpret…
Coursera: Why Methods and Statistics are More Important Than Ever
This guest post was written by Annemarie Zand Scholten, lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, introducing the new Specialization “Methods and Statistics in Social Science”. Knowing something about methods and statistics is more and more important in a world that’s becoming increasingly data-driven. From evidence-based medicine to evidence-based business strategy, in nonprofit, government, and business alike, basing decisions on empirical evidence is rapidly becoming the norm. Making sound evidence-based decisions requires that you know what you’re doing. You need to know what questions to ask, what data to collect, how to collect them and, perhaps most importantly, how to interpret the answers they present. To what extent can you draw inferences from the data? How likely are you to draw the right conclusions? You can collect all the data in the world and run the most complicated analyses, but if you ask the wrong questions of your data or misinterpret…
Udemy: October 30, 2015: Friday News Roundup
Boo! We’re getting into the full Halloween spirit around here and looking forward to a weekend of gorging on Twix bars. Doesn’t get much scarier than that. Happy Halloween, folks! Can coding bootcamps replace a computer science degree? The answer, according to this article, is probably not. The author examines the appeal of bootcamps and [...]…
edX: Harvard Provost issues white paper on digital and residential education at Harvard
In a recently released white paper, Everywhere and Anytime, Here and Now: Digital and Residential Education at Harvard, Provost Alan M. Garber reflects upon the rise of MOOCs – “heralded as a disruptive change, garnering praise and provoking anxiety” – and discusses how Harvard University is pursuing its learning and research mission in their wake. His discussion is centered around the genesis and impact of HarvardX,... Read More about Harvard Provost issues white paper on digital and residential education at Harvard The post Harvard Provost issues white paper on digital and residential education at Harvard appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: A Globalized World: Interconnection and Education
This guest post is written by Javier Solana, professor at ESADE Business and Law School introducing the course “Geopolitics and Global Governance: Risks and Opportunities”. The citizens of today’s world are deeply interconnected. The incredible advances in communications—especially through the internet—have brought us all closer to one another. Platforms like Coursera have given people of myriad backgrounds access to content developed by universities the world over—places they may never have visited in person. Initiatives like these are fantastic: access to high-quality education is essential for the free development of individuals and societies. These technological advances provide us with important benefits, but they also multiply our responsibilities. Being connected makes us interdependent: the consequences of our actions become broader in scope. We must therefore develop a solid understanding of the world we live in, the people we intera…