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Google plans to disrupt higher education with career certificatesGoogle is planning to disrupt higher education by launching new certificate programs that are designed to help people bridge any skills gap and get qualifications in high-paying, high-growth job fields--with one noteworthy feature: No college degree necessary.
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New teaching model for the data ageSingapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic, partnering with industry players, is launching a bold and unprecedented approach to course design and delivery by introducing a new Professional Competency Model for students in business intelligence and analytics, structured around gaining workplace competencies rather than a subject-based approach.
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Ebooks costing more than 500% more than print versionsEbooks are now costing more than 500% more than print versions, a move that makes publishers make a huge profit during this crisis situation. Nearly 3,000 librarians, academics and students have now signed an open letter calling for a public investigation into the “unaffordable, unsustainable and inaccessible” academic ebook market.
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Teachers' strikes in USA : Cause and EffectTeachers' strikes in USA have brought widespread attention to the fact that teachers in Arizona, Oklahoma, and West Virginia had among the lowest take-home pay in the country. Large class sizes, inadequate resources and facilities are the results of inadequate education funding. Teacher enrollment has steeply dropped to 30%. Funding our education system is a way we can help the students and our society.
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Teachers' strikes in USA : Cause and EffectTeachers' strikes in USA have brought widespread attention to the fact that teachers in Arizona, Oklahoma, and West Virginia had among the lowest take-home pay in the country. Large class sizes, inadequate resources and facilities are the results of inadequate education funding. Teacher enrollment has steeply dropped to 30%. Funding our education system is a way we can help the students and our society.
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Gig economy empowers womenThe rise of the Gig Economy has broadened the scope for women in the job market. Jobs like taxi driving or freelance coding that have traditionally been monopolized by men are now taken by women. The Gig Economy is also seen as an opportunity for equal pay. The A recent survey by the US based Hyperwallet, a financial technology company, reports that inconsistent income and lack of benefits are the drawbacks of this new trend.
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Investment in Higher Education paysIn-spite of crippling student loans, Bachelor’s degree-holders do better in life financially. Students who graduated with debts earn more than students who don't attend college and are without a debt. But college drop-outs with debt do not fare better. So college remains a significant investment for those who complete it.
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Technology giant HCL hires high school studentsIndia's fourth-largest software services exporter, HCL Technologies Ltd, is hiring talented students straight out of high school and training them to be IT professionals. HCL collaborates with colleges, giving students the opportunity to pursue weekend college programme. Aspiring Minds, an employability solutions company, reported that India has almost 8 lakh engineering diploma holders who enter the job market every year and only about 20% of them are employable. The platform of earning and learning simultaneously will avert the crisis of mass producing educated and unemployed youth.
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India – A top target for online UniversitiesCoursera, an online course provider with 17 million registered students and tie-ups with 140 universities, wants to target the huge Indian education-hungry population. With the Indian government’s target to increase university enrolment by 30% by 2030, it is a bigger opportunity for online providers like Coursera to be part of India's drive to expand access to higher education.
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A Great 2015 for MOOCsMOOCs saw a great growth with 35 million students and 1,800 new courses in 2015. There has been an increase in the courses in various languages and the self-paced courses are getting a boost.