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A MOOC course on Patient SafetyA U.S. Nursing school offers a MOOC course "The Science of Safety in Healthcare" on the Coursera platform. It is a five week course which discusses the culture and science of patient safety. It is designed in such a way that it suits both healthcare professionals and the public.
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MOOCs launched in edX by IIT BombayThe Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) in collaboration with edX, an online course delivery platform, will launch MOOC courses on "Introduction to Computer Programming (part one)" and "Thermodynamics" which commence from July 2014. The content offered in the online course is same as the content offered on campus.
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How Writers Write Poetry - A Creative Writing MOOCThe Writing University is starting a MOOC on "How Writers Write Poetry" which starts in late June 2014. The course will have discussions, workshops and craft talks with famous poets.
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Online education programs for physicians in ChinaMedscape in collaboration with DXY.cn, a Chinese online community for healthcare professionals will distribute independent educational programs to physicians and healthcare professionals in China. The Medscape educational programs will be available to more than 1.8 million physicians in China.
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U.S. Smithsonian Institution offers online coursesThe Smithsonian Institution in partnership with The Great Courses, an education group is to provide content for digital courses in history, science, culture and the arts. The courses will be a new series of multimedia lectures primarily targeted at college-educated lifelong learners.
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More students take MOOCs on mobileCoursera in partnership with China's online media Netease created fully localised version of its service just half a year back. Today, China downloads the Coursera Android app more than any other country, and it's the number two country in terms of iOS apps downloaded.
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British Council offers free online course for learning EnglishThe British Council is to launch a free open online course through FutureLearn aimed at non-native speakers with intermediate levels of English language proficiency. The course would also include learning about British culture and tradition to give learners a better understanding of life in the UK.
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A MOOC course on "Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots""Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots" is a 8-week course on edX launched by a German University. This course is free-of-charge and does not involve any pre-conditions. The special features of the online course is the quadrotor simulator which will run directly in the web browser.
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edX partners with Vital Source to deliver content to millionsedX, a non-profit online platform, in partnership with the VitalSource Bookshelf e-textbook platform will distribute course content for its MOOCs. By this integration, students and educators can interact seamlessly and share notes and highlights with peers around the world.
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Coursera opens Learning Hubs this summerCoursera, an online learning platform, opens learning hubs in New York Public Libraries this summer. The library will provide classrooms for students interested in discussing the lectures in a group. Even a facilitator would be available to help the learners.