As technology is fast increasing its sphere of influence, we have witnessed a revolution in learning. This has taken the form of MOOCs i.e. Massive Open Online Courses.
MOOCs are a very recent concept and have become very popular with students of all ages. The reason is because one can learn from the comfort of ones’ home and see the pre-recorded lectures at a convenient time. Most courses are free and offer a certificate upon completion of a final exam or quiz. MOOCs are offered by reputed colleges across the globe and students thousands of miles away from the university can access these courses.
MOOCs are a very recent concept and have become very popular with students of all ages. The reason is because one can learn from the comfort of ones’ home and see the pre-recorded lectures at a convenient time. Most courses are free and offer a certificate upon completion of a final exam or quiz. MOOCs are offered by reputed colleges across the globe and students thousands of miles away from the university can access these courses.
The two most popular platforms for MOOCs are edx.org and coursera.org.edX was founded in May 2012 by MIT and Harvard. Today it has expanded to 47 institutions.edX. Courses are rigourous and demanding in nature. These range from Shakespeare to Mechanics, so one can be sure that on finds a course as per one’s liking.
Coursera was founded in April 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, both computer science professors at Stanford University. It has 108 member institutions offering 641 courses.
Coursera was founded in April 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, both computer science professors at Stanford University. It has 108 member institutions offering 641 courses.
Another excellent website is Khan Academy. Although it does not offer courses by universities, most courses are taught by Sal Khan an engineer from MIT and MBA from Harvard. His lectures range from mathematics to cosmology to economics, and the lectures are very easy to grasp.
The extensive math practice strengthens concepts learned in the math lectures. Khan Academy will be doing complete SAT tutorials and and practice questions for the redesigned SAT in 2015.
Online Learning has ushered us into a new era. Universities are reaching out to millions of students across the globe who want to expand their horizons.
This is just the beginning .
-RSV
The extensive math practice strengthens concepts learned in the math lectures. Khan Academy will be doing complete SAT tutorials and and practice questions for the redesigned SAT in 2015.
Online Learning has ushered us into a new era. Universities are reaching out to millions of students across the globe who want to expand their horizons.
This is just the beginning .
-RSV