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A new form of International Hub by UC BerkeleyUniversity of California is creating its own global higher education hub at the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay. In this new form of international hub a group of leading foreign universities and technology companies will establish satellite locations. Berkeley is inviting foreign university partners to collaborate on research and the delivery of degree programs.
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Higher Education in 2023 - A viewClayton Christensen, a Harvard business professor, states that more than half of the universities will be bankrupt within 15 years. A similar prediction was made by Michael Horn, co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute. Though a number of universities could go bankrupt or merge with other universities, the choices for students are actually predicted to expand by 2023.
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Will MOOCs come of age?In 2014 the number of universities offering MOOCs has doubled, with the total number of courses rising to 2400. And to top it, 22 of the top 25 US universities in the US News World Report rankings are now offering courses online for free.
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An online alternative to college offered by Minerva SchoolsMinerva Schools is an innovative college with a curriculum specifically designed to improve knowledge retention for students and with some fresh ideas about higher education. The seminars are held online allowing the students to move around the world each semester.
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EMMA - An all new European MOOC AgreegatorMOOCS are being offered in a range of different subjects by the new European Multiple MOOC Aggregator (EMMA). They are offered in multiple languages and provide online and easy-to-access learning opportunities that are open to all learners.
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How to survive technological replacementSome scholars studied occupations that expanded during the information revolution of the recent past and also emphasis that education should give students "an art of living in the world". Teachers should define and provide to their students a certain kind of general, flexible, insight-bearing human learning that cannot be replaced by computers. Education should be more business-oriented, teaching about the real world and enabling a creative entrepreneurial process that computers cannot duplicate.
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Freshman year course in a MOOC styleArizona State University with edX will open a new low-cost freshman year courses for students all over the world. This MOOC style class is not limited to the the number of students who enroll. Students who pass the final exam have the option of paying $200 for each credit hour to get college credits.
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Finland reforms its education system radicallyScraping the traditional teaching-by-subject system, Finland embarks on an educational reform of teaching by topic or phenomenon teaching. They are really redesigning and rethinking their education system so that the students are prepared for the future with the skills that are needed.
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'Microdegrees' for online studentsMOOC provider Coursera has announced a new arrangement with tech companies such as Google, Instagram to launch 'microdegrees'. These online courses are a collaboration between Coursera, the corporates and universities. These 'microdegrees', like Udacity's 'nanodegrees' aim to provide customized, specialied and less expensive education to meet the specific needs of employers.
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Self-determination theory for e-learningThe self-determination theory is a theory of motivation for the learners. The learner is motivated and succeeds in higher quality learning only if their need for competence, autonomy and relatedness are satisfied. The theory is widely used in all fields.