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Massive open online courses have got a second windIt all started in 2011 when a few sought-after Stanford professors put their courses online for free.
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Only IISc, IIMB join India's official online platformThis academic year, IISc will offer nine courses and IIMB, which is also the national MOOCs coordinator for management programmes, will off...
Companies turn to online platforms to upskill staffEricsson is among tens of companies pushing their employees to join massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered by the top universities to ...
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.
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.
Government interest spurs IITs, IIMs to take Massive Open Online Courses RouteWhile IIT Bombay and IIM Bangalore have already announced the launch of MOOCs with overseas partners, IIM Calcutta could be next in line.
- 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.
- Chennai-based myBskool ties up with IIM-Ranchi for free 'mini MBA' online
myBskool has tied up with IIM-Ranchi and Madras Management Association to launch for the first time in India a free online 'mini MBA' cours...
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...