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HBX - Harvard Business School's online platformHarvard Business School, with its new program called HBX, offers a three-course primer on business fundamentals aimed at undergraduate students enrolled at other institutions. But unlike edX, the Harvard Business offering is not a MOOC, it is for students who are already pursuing at least a four-year degree at another school. It is not free.
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A MOOC course on LavaTwo university professors are teaming up to teach their first MOOC on "The subject is Lava". Their lava project website has received more than 5 million hits in the last 18 months and they are expecting a large turnout for the class. This non-credit online course starts this month.
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A new training ground for would-be University leadersSome of the U.S. universities are teaming up to create the Institute for Innovation in Higher Education Leadership. It would be a new training ground for would-be higher education leaders. It will begin this Fall with an executive training program that will meet over four long weekends each year.
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A MOOC course in Portuguese on InfographicsThe Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas in partnership with Brazil's National Association of Newspapers (ANJ) will offer the MOOC, "Introduction to Infographics and Data Visualization" in Portuguese. It is free and anyone with an internet connection may participate in the course.
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Learn Online Doctorate Degree in KinesiologyA U.S. University is launching the nation's first online doctorate of education degree in kinesiology. It is for professionals with at least three years of experience who want to continue to work while earning an advanced degree.
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Be creative to teach creativitySome of the American Universities have named their courses like "Introduction to Creative Studies" and "Creativity, Innovation, and Change." This is the latest fad in American higher education. Teaching Creative Thinking should not be a stand-alone subject. It should be embedded in every college course. If American colleges and universities are to promote inventiveness effectively, they need to get more creative about how they teach creativity.
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A free MOOC course for entrepreneursThe US Consulate has teamed up with the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation to provide a MOOC "Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer?" on the edX platform. The course which started in March would expose its learners to international expertise at no cost.
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A bestselling author and Ivy League physicist launches an online science universityWorld Science U is an online science university launched by the best-selling author and Ivy League physicist Brian Greene. This online university is open to anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the world of science. It has hundreds of short videos on Physics at present.
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An introductory Linux MOOC on edXThe Linux Foundation will offer a Linux introductory course on edX this summer. This MOOC will offer the same material taught in its introduction to Linux class, which is designed for people with little to no experience. It is considered as a much sought after course as the need for Linux professionals is outpacing the talent supply in the job market.
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A MOOC to introduce how location technologies are used in society"Skills for the Digital Earth MOOC" by a U.S. college is a MOOC course designed to introduce how location technologies are used in society. In this MOOC, participants will learn what location technologies are used for, how the discipline developed and learn by doing via a series of practical exercises.