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edX: Uniendo sus dos pasiones en los cursos online. Conoce a María Guadalupe.
María Guadalupe Pandoja, de México, comparte con nosotros cómo los cursos online de edX le han ayudado a desarrollar su pasión por el arte, al mismo tiempo le han permitido ampliar sus conocimientos. El primer MOOC de arte que María cursó en edX fue de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Hola, mi nombre es María Guadalupe, soy mexicana y tengo 71 años. Anteriormente me desempeñaba como... Read More about Uniendo sus dos pasiones en los cursos online. Conoce a María Guadalupe. The post Uniendo sus dos pasiones en los cursos online. Conoce a María Guadalupe. appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Coursera for Refugees Learners
By Leila Makarechi, Head of Government Partnerships, Coursera This August, Coursera for Refugees learners met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Kiron Open Higher Education, a Coursera for Refugees partner, in Berlin. At the Kiron-hosted event, five refugee learners shared personal their experiences being newcomers to Europe with Chancellor Merkel, a small group of German […] The post Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Coursera for Refugees Learners appeared first on Coursera Blog.
edX: FUN, première plateforme nationale de MOOC utlisant Open edx, renforce son partenariat avec edX.org
Première plate-forme nationale à adopter le logiciel libre Open edX pour diffuser ses MOOC, France Université Numérique annonce le renforcement de son partenariat avec edX.org, la plate-forme à but non lucratif fondée par Harvard et le MIT, dont la mission est de donner accès à l’éducation à tous et de partout. Ce partenariat, qui a fait l’objet d’une convention signée courant août, vise à consolider... Read More about FUN, première plateforme nationale de MOOC utlisant Open edx, renforce son partenariat avec edX.org The post FUN, première plateforme nationale de MOOC utlisant Open edx, renforce son partenariat avec edX.org appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Los cursos online como fuente de gran conocimiento. Conoce a Rossana.
Rossana Fiorella Gómez, de Veracruz México, comparte su historia con los cursos de edX. Rossana cursó el programa XSeries de ChinaX de la Universidad de Harvard. Para Rossana el conocimiento es muy importante, ya lleva más de 22 cursos online en edX. Mi nombre es Rossana, soy mexicana. Encontré a edX por un anuncio en una página web sobre cursos gratis online de la Universidad de Harvard,... Read More about Los cursos online como fuente de gran conocimiento. Conoce a Rossana. The post Los cursos online como fuente de gran conocimiento. Conoce a Rossana. appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: New eBook: A Guide to Making eLearning Barrier-Free by Kat Gore
A commitment to creating accessible content stems from a reframing: Reframing disability from defining it as something that is wrong with an individual person to seeing it as barriers placed in a person’s way. This eBook, Accessibility from the Ground Up, offers dozens of tips for building eLearning content that more learners can use in additional ways.
Learning Solutions Magazine: A Maturity Model Approach to Measuring Corporate Learning by Oliver Kern
SkillCamp, a global learning framework for marketing and sales at Bayer’s Crop Science Division, has established a stable approach for learning metrics.
Coursera: Corporate Training and Upskilling Trends in Europe
By Stephanie Durand, Head of EMEA at Coursera As Coursera now works with over 25 companies across industries and markets in Europe, including a quarter of the 27 million overall learners and over 40 of our university partners, we wanted to pause and reflect on the trends we are seeing in the region when it […] The post Corporate Training and Upskilling Trends in Europe appeared first on Coursera Blog.
edX: Django Migration Don’ts
Learn how we in edX Engineering do, and don't, handle migrations. The post Django Migration Don’ts appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: What Is a Microlesson? by Pamela S. Hogle
A microlesson is “not as much about length as it is single purpose,” according to Diane Elkins, owner of Artisan eLearning.
edX: New MicroMasters® Programs Offer Deep Knowledge in Today’s Most Popular Business Fields
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Learning Solutions Magazine: Healthcare Training on the Verge of VR Revolution by Sid Banerjee
Virtual reality decreases the intrinsic cognitive load during learning, enabling a faster, more efficient training process.
Learning Solutions Magazine: No Contest: Use Gamification to Strengthen Values, Not Competition by Pamela S. Hogle
Gamification can motivate and engage—or turn learners off. Beware of emphasizing the wrong aspects of gamified eLearning.
Coursera: The ABCs of Child Rearing: A Conversation with Professor Alan Kazdin
Alan Kazdin, PhD, ABPP, is Sterling Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry at Yale University and teaches the new course, Everyday Parenting: the ABCs of Child Rearing, on Coursera. We got the chance to chat with Professor Kazdin about his course and parenting today. What are some emerging trends among today’s generation of parents? There […] The post The ABCs of Child Rearing: A Conversation with Professor Alan Kazdin appeared first on Coursera Blog.
edX: Serverless Deployments
Learn about the work we are doing to explore, and prototype, serverless deployments. The post Serverless Deployments appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: How VR Is Changing the Future of Content: 2017 Realities360 Keynote by Jane Holcombe
What is the right content for virtual reality? Maxwell Planck shared his take on the best approaches to VR in his Realities360 keynote.
Learning Solutions Magazine: How VR Is Changing the Future of Content: 2017 Realities360 Keynote by Jane Holcombe
What is the right content for virtual reality? Maxwell Planck shared his take on the best approaches to VR in his Realities360 keynote.
edX: Los conocimientos adquiridos en los cursos le ayudaron a conseguir el trabajo que quería. Conoce a Karen Jazmín.
Karen Jazmín Lopez, de México, comparte con nosotros cómo los cursos de edX le proporcionaron las habilidades y el conocimiento que necesitaba, para encontrar un trabajo en el área que le apasiona. El primer curso que Karen cursó en edX fue Introduction to Computer using Phyton. Mi nombre es Karen Jazmín Lopez, soy de la Ciudad de México, conocí a edX gracias a un amigo... Read More about Los conocimientos adquiridos en los cursos le ayudaron a conseguir el trabajo que quería. Conoce a Karen Jazmín. The post Los conocimientos adquiridos en los cursos le ayudaron a conseguir el trabajo que quería. Conoce a Karen Jazmín. appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Programas de Certificación Profesional: ofrecen un verdadero impacto en el ámbito laboral
Estamos orgullosos de ofrecer programas de Certificación Profesional, oferta de cursos online gratuitos para fomentar nuestra misión de aumentar el acceso a la educación, que los estudiantes globales de hoy en día demandan. Los programas de Certificación Profesional son una serie de cursos a demanda, diseñados para desarrollar o avanzar habilidades críticas para una carrera específica. Creados por los líderes de la industria y las... Read More about Programas de Certificación Profesional: ofrecen un verdadero impacto en el ámbito laboral The post Programas de Certificación Profesional: ofrecen un verdadero impacto en el ámbito laboral appeared first on edX Blog.
Saylor.org: The Weekend Assignment: Maps
This week’s Weekend Assignment is to learn something new about Maps. When was the first map created, what were maps used for, and what do modern day maps look like? These are a few avenues that you could explore. But before you start your weekend going on a map quest let’s explore the last Weekend ... Read More ...
Coursera: Meet the Courserians: Angelie Agarwal, “working parents welcome”
As part of our Meet the Courserians blog series, we caught up with Angelie Agarwal, Senior Marketing Manager for Enterprise at Coursera. Angelie was Coursera’s first employee to focus on enterprise marketing and played a major role in launching Coursera for Business. What was your path to Coursera? During my time as a biomechanical engineering […] The post Meet the Courserians: Angelie Agarwal, “working parents welcome” appeared first on Coursera Blog.