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Four Indian Universities will launch online courses from 2016Four Indian Universities will jointly launch the online courses from 2016 which is funded by the European Union. This project of constituting a virtual university is named "Equal", which will be similar to MOOCs that are popular with a dual learning platform (online as well as face to face).
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Rise in coding Boot CampsCoding boot camps are on the rise and about to hit 16,000, up from 6,740 in 2014. Though these camps are unaccredited, they are gaining more number of students and the average course costs more than $11.000.
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Public Colleges will be free in the U.S.U.S. independent senator, Bernard Sanders, introduced a bill in May 2015 that would make public colleges free for four years. This would make college education affordable to all students pursuing higher education.
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A tech school with no teachers, no books and no tuitionÉcole 42 is an ambitious project of a tech school in France with no teachers, no books and no tuition. It makes its learners outstanding programmers with an intensive two-three year programme.
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Online education as a job perkOrganisations are teaming up with universities to provide online education for their employees. Following the example of Starbucks collaborating with the Arizona State University to provide their employees free education through MOOCs, Anthem Inc. has partnered with Southern New Hampshire University and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, with Strayer University.
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A MOOC course nominated for Emmy AwardsThe Coursera MOOC "The Kennedy Half Century" has been nominated for Emmy Award under the Best Instructional Programming category. The course is presented by Larry J. Sabato, professor at the University of Virginia.
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A trans-disciplinary approach to Engineering EducationIt is believed that integrating liberal arts in engineering education would make future engineers successful at anticipating, defining, and solving problems. Such an integrated approach in engineering education will include design and creativity, teamwork and interdisciplinary thinking, and understanding the social, political, historical, and economic context of a project.
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College Degrees Important for those without oneHigher education seems very necessary and expensive for people who do not have college degrees. It is strongly agreed that some form of postsecondary education is needed to get a good job. The highest reason why people do not enroll in a college is due to high cost.
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In-Flight College Classes offered by airlinesSome of the elite courses' recorded lectures are being being streamed by airlines. The lectures are often rotated every month or two. The lectures are pieces of full courses that are available free through Coursera or lessons from some organizations.
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Smart courses to explore science in depthInspark Science Network is developing "smart courses" that will teach basic science concepts. "It would be a more effective and authentic exploration-driven model for science learning, centered on interactive, project-based learning experiences, and motivated by questions", states the professor who leads the Inspark Science Network.