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Education: Coursera:
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0#3#adult education Adult education 0#3#education of parents Adult education 0#3#education of women Adult education G#2v 3764 Continuing education
Case study analysis report of online collaboration and networing tools for Social Innovation.pdf.txt
-Coursera (Coursera. org) is currently the biggest MOOC platform with over 600 different free courses
-Coursera is collaborating with 108 of the most well-known and highly regarded universities in the world delivering free online courses including universities
enabler for Coursera (MOOCS) as education is provided through a digital online platform using existing, â€oeoff the
By April 2014 Coursera offered the following functionalities in the majority of the courses: Overall description;
US based Coursera are in practice primarily helping those already educated interested in additional educational/professional development (Sharples, 2013
possibilities and online pedagogy are still topics to be improved further on Coursera if it is a goal to
One of the strengths of Coursera is that learning occurs at the time and location that best suits the
learning possibilities and online pedagogy are still topics to be improved further on Coursera if it is a goal to
and space but with Coursera participation is more flexible and tailored to the time schedule of the individual.
Coursera is using the students as a resource to validate assignments blurring their role as simple students to
the student as well as valuable learning for the grader (Coursera, 2014 x MONDEY-With MONDEY, knowledge about early childhood development is easily accessible and easy to
April 2014 7. 1 million users were registered at Coursera and the number of Courserians (people signed up at
Coursera) is constantly rising x MONDEY: In the future data generated by MONDEY allows for an evidence-based approach in the
Coursera and the concept of MOOCS in general would not be possible without ICT. Coursera is an online platform
matching society†s needs for education with the learning capabilities of the universities and thus it can be
Coursera is enabling social innovation by offering a platform from where higher education institutions and the teachers involved in the different courses can
Through the use of ICT, Coursera and MOOCS have offered a possibility Policy issues related to ICT in social innovation
Coursera is a good example of how the ICT-development can lead to a social innovation
Coursera (and MOOCS in general) promotes lifelong learning and improves learning possibilities for all those who are interested.
In April 2014 7. 1 million users were registered at Coursera and the number of Courserians
people signed up at Coursera) is constantly rising. As Coursera is accessible to everybody who has access to the
internet and because the courses are free Coursera contributes to society with a widening of education possibilities
for potentially many different social classes. However Coursera is primarily targeting the educational needs for the
higher educated as demographic data for Courserians shows that 75%have a Bachelor†s degree or higher.
the strengths of Coursera is that learning occurs at the time and location that best suits the participant.
Coursera, currently the biggest MOOC platform, was launched as a for-profit company in April 2012 by the two Stanford computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller.
Coursera had hit 1 million enrolled students across 196 countries (Coursera, 2012. By April 2014 Coursera had over
7 million users, offering over 600 different courses and partnering with 108 universities. As of December 2013
Coursera had received over $85 million in venture capital (Crunchbase, 2014. It has been crucial for MOOC€ s success
available at Coursera. Furthermore, the marketing value of some of the biggest universities worldwide partnering
with Coursera should not be underestimated. Quest to learn is also a partnership between several state, market and
Digital Opportunities_ Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment.pdf.txt
One purveyor, Coursera, found that 68 per cent of its users are â€oefrom outside the United states, with India, China, Brazil, and Mexico all in
Coursera is a for-profit social enterprise that facilitates large-scale participation of students who sign up for free online courses with top universities around the world.
Coursera launched in April 2012, and it has partnered since with a number of universities interested in
lead courses offered through Coursera, and students have the option of taking them for credit
Coursera is growing rapidly. As of September 2013 Coursera has had 17 million enrolments from students in 190 countries. 155
Website: www. coursera. org /152 Anya Kemenetz, â€oeonline courses are taking off: But there†s a major downside, †(Slate. com, November 2013
www. slate. com/articles/technology/future tense/2013/11/developing countries and moocs online education could hurt national systems. html 153 Tamar Lewin, â€oeafter setbacks, online courses are rethought, †(New york times, December 10, 2013
155 Coursera, www. coursera. org/about/community Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 48
Fueling a Third Paradigm of Education The Pedagogical Implications of Digital, Social and Mobile Media.pdf.txt
offered by Coursera, Udacity and edx, you can forget about the Socratic method. The professor is
Several of my Coursera courses begin by warning students not to e-mail the professor We are told not to †friend†the professor on Facebook†(2013
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