Harvard-backed portal woos Super 30 founder Anand KumarAnand Kumar has been invited by edX, an online learning destination promoted by Harvard University and MIT, to teach mathematics.
NIIT partners edX to train 5 lakh on Berkeley, MIT courses"Through this partnership, NIIT and edX aim to create high-impact learning experiences for learners by offering a blended learning MOOC mod...
Employees moving to digital education platforms like edX, Coursera to gain new skillsMOOC’s like Coursera were under scanner for low conversion rates, but have now come up with cohort groups and messaging platforms to connec...
IIM-Bengaluru announces new open online courses on Fundamentals of Business ManagementTo increase the reach of these courses, IIMB will also make these courses available in Hindi.
edX now offers complete programmes online, not just individual courses: CEO Anant Agarwal"The pass rate used to be about 6%. But today, when people sign up for a certificate, the pass rate has shot up to 60%," Anant Agarwal said.
Bennett University signs pact with edX to provide online coursesThe tie-up was announced during the first meet of the recently formed International Advisory Council, comprising leading global educationis...
IIM-B readies to launch online courses in business statistics, innovation and IT managementIIM Bangalore is readying to launch its MOOCs through edX, a not-for-profit online initiative of Harvard and MIT that offers online courses...
MOOCs will take off in a big way the world over by 2020: Anant Agarwal, edXSwayam is a phenomenal initiative by the academia and government. I see it as a major national platform where it can be made available.
- Colleges seek help from e-Course platform EdX
BITS Pilani has invested Rs 2 cr to offer 10 courses on the edX platform, available only to on-campus students while other institutions inc...
IIT Bombay launches its first MOOC courses on the edX platformRegistrations for these courses have started, and more than 35,000 learners worldwide have already registered for the three courses, the pr...
Indians No 2 users of MIT-Harvard e-coursesOver 2.5 lakh Indians registered for courses on edX, massive open online course platform founded by MIT and Harvard University in May 2012 ...
World Economic Forum launches online learning platformTo provide courses on leadership, the World Economic Forum has launched an online learning platform.
Education should go from bricks and mortar to bits and bytes: Anant Agarwal, EdXAnant Agarwal, president, EdX, talks to TOI about the role a virtual screen can play in education.
US-based MOOCs consortia in tie-ups with local universities for taking content onlineIndia is the largest driver of traffic for the courses outside of the US, according to data from the three MOOCs consortia from the US.
Joint research with Indian institutions becoming important for MIT, says presidentDr L. Rafael Reif, feels that with the focus of the premier technology institution shifting to global issues the linkages with India are se...
Indian American Sanjay Sarma appointed first digital director of MITAn Indian American professor of mechanical engineering and IIT alumni has been appointed as the first director of digital learning of MIT.
Indian-origin CEO of Datawind and MIT professor among Forbes' top 15 education innovators listIndian-origin CEO of Datawind, maker of low-cost tablet Aakash, Suneet Singh Tuli has been named by Forbes among the 15 classroom revolutio...