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India to launch 50 educational channelsThe Indian Human Resources Development Ministry is set to launch 50 educational channels in May 2014, covering a wide range of subjects. Each channel will be dedicated to one subject, telecast lectures, and allow students to interact with lecturers via phone & email.
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Do MOOCs ensure domination of the American academic system?A majority of the MOOCs, online course providers and course facilitators are from the US. The content is based on the Western academic experience and pedagogical ideas. This could result in the disappearance of the academic traditions, methodological orientations and teaching philosophies of other cultures in the developing world.
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Online Advanced Placement CoursesThe professors at Davidson College, North Carolina will design lessons on Advanced Placement Courses in calculus, physics and macroeconomics for high school students. It would be available in blended learning along with the school curriculum and as a MOOC through EdX, a non-profit online platform.
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25 million children lack basic education in PakistanAs education has never been the national priority, Pakistan is spending less than two per cent of its GDP on education, the lowest figure in South Asia. It is unlikely that it would achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal of primary education for all children by 2015.
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Australian Education sees slide in global rankingsThe Australian Government fights off attacks on its education policy by pledging new funds for disadvantaged students and has declared that the schools should focus on curriculum, teacher quality and schoolroom discipline instead of focusing on funding.
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Achievement drop due to education policiesThere has been a big drop in the achievement of the students in New Zealand due to the failure of the Government's education, economic and social policies and the persistent poverty. According to the report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development New Zealand has one of the fastest- growing rates of socio-economic inequity and a corresponding decrease in student performance.
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The Means for MOOCsAt the Faculty meeting the Vice Provost Mr. Peter K. Bol, Harvard University noted that the students who use free MOOCs are not like the conventional students, those who enroll for higher education institutions do not take advantage of the not-for-credit MOOCs, and the faculty are interested in producing modules covering single subject rather than lecturing an entire course.
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The Living [Class] RoomLearning in the living [class] room gives students an accessible, affordable means of gaining knowledge and experience. It is a concept that relies on the convergence of the telephone, television and the computer. It uses several technological innovations such as digital and transmedia story telling, mobile learning, social media and learning analytics.
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Rwaq - a fully Arabic MOOC platformWith its lauch two months ago, Rwaq is offering MOOC courses fully in Arabic. With 14 courses at its launch it would become a regional hub for e-learning in the Middle East. Its co-founder Fouad Al-Farhan also hopes that MOOCs can reform existing education systems and set a new bar for skill training programs.
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Three challenges in U.S. higher educationUS colleges deny admission to a large number of qualified students. The university curriculum does not prepare graduates for interdisciplinary critical thinking roles, and the vast, low cost academic content on the internet is not made use of.