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Online courses & MOOCs are Exploding. Why?Recent data on the growth of Online Courses in 2015 released by Class Central show that in 2015 the enrollments doubled from 2014 with more than 35 million people enrolled in online courses in the last 4 years. There are more than 4,200 online courses available at various online platforms.
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Better, More Effective Online CoursesUploading videos of lectures, linking to chapters from textbooks and adding automated tests do not make up a course. The low completion rates of MOOCs show that the online learning experience must be redesigned from scratch to exploit the potential of digital media. Experiments in creating adaptive and individualized online courses show a considerable improvement in student retention rates and exam scores. Universities are investing in digital learning spaces and the development of more effective online courses features at the top of many universities' strategic plans.
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Federal aid for boot camps and providers offering online coursesThe US Department of Education has announced federal aid for providers who run skills boot camps or offer unaccredited online courses. It is an experimental initiative which allows flexibility in testing and will be limited in scope. The main part of this experiment is to ensure the quality of the non-traditional programs.
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A MOOC course created by 70 world-class physicists"From Particles to Stars", a MOOC created by 70 world-class physicists from Université Paris-Saclay which starts on November 16, 2015, is free and open to anyone who is curious about fundamental physics and its applications. It is a ten-week course in French with subtitles in English.
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MIT takes a big leap offering course credits for Free Online coursesMIT is taking a step forward in offering credits for online courses. One can obtain a master's degree by opting for a hybrid model course. The students can get the degree by taking one semester of the course from anywhere for free on edX and get credits by passing the end exam, and complete the other semester on campus.
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MOOCs are rising in numbersAbout 4000 MOOC courses are provided worldwide now by the MOOC providers, reports the MOOC aggregator Class Central. The number of MOOC students registered in 2015 is nearly equal to the total number of students registered in the last three years. It shows that the learners see value in taking up MOOC courses.
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Are College Students Really Job-ready?A recently held survey among the soon-to-be college graduates and the employers regarding the job readiness of the students highlights the discrepancy between students' and employers' views. While 59 percent of students reported that they were prepared to analyze and solve complex problems, just 24 percent of employers said they found that to be true of recent college graduates.
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China reforms its National College Entrance ExaminationChina's ministry of education has announced that it will take into account all subjects including mathematics, Chinese and English, as well as students' personal and social character for the entry of new students to higher education. Chinese universities and colleges focus solely on scores from the National College Entrance Examination when considering applicants.
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New Online Platform for Art SchoolsKadenze, a new online platform has teamed up with 18 art institutions to create a digital platform designed for arts courses. It will offer courses on subjects including music, art history, and technology and art. The students who enroll in this platform can create online portfolios, upload music files and scanned art, watch videos, and participate in discussion forums.
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Easier Job searching Digital platform for dropoutsFinding a job without a college degree is no more difficult for the Americans as a new partnership between a foundation, big-name companies, and colleges hopes to make job searching easier. The main idea of this initiative Rework America Connected is that collaborators will pool their resources to connect job seekers with employers and to offer job seekers the chance to enroll in college programs or classes if their credentials don't yet meet employers' needs.