Top schools in America – pros and cons
[responsivevoice_button buttontext="Play"] Deciding between the top schools can be a source of frustration for many (lucky) students, come April. It can be one of the most important decisions in your…
Intellectual property concerns with distance learning
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The development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has led to questions about control of intellectual property. Instructional materials have become freely available on the web and are easily accessible by the general public, ownership rights have become more disputable than even before.
MOOCs are large-scale, free and publicly available courses, increasingly popular in higher education are used at Coursera, Udacity, edX and Class2Go launched in the past 18 months have generated a great deal of interest in the press and have set out a possible path for providing education at a low cost for millions around the world.
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Online higher education degree easy of access
Millions of people around the world are now taking online courses at Harvard or Stanford. In the 21st century, online education gives a virtual classroom environment, based on the video and various support.
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Free open educational source – edX Platform
Stanford University and edX, the non-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announced their collaboration to advance the development of edX’s open source learning platform and provide free and open online learning tools for institutions around the world.