MOOCs – The quest to educate One billion people freely

Educate One Billion

โ€œThe cost of illiteracy as well as the huge cost of formal literacy is one of the major financial and social burdens of the societies.โ€ MOOC – Massive open online course technology is bringing enormous change to the way we learn. It wouldnโ€™t be too ambitious to say that open online tech start-ups brings the … Read more

12 Free Tools to learn just about anything online

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Lifelong learners are continuously using the internet to foster self-directed learning. They take advantage of the numerous free tools and resources online to keep developing current and new skills. Obviously, you are already using one or more of these tools; but probably not to full potential. The interesting thing about technology is that it makes … Read more

Introducing Khan Academy Computer Science course โ€“ Learn programming FREE

Khan Academy Computer Science

Computer science and programming technology are the next generation skills every young and dynamic individual would want to develop. From the predictions of the Institute for the Future, computer programming related skills take a higher priority in the top 10 future work skills. And there is currently enough evidence that every professional need one computer … Read more

Elite Universities offer their most popular courses online at no cost โ€“ A major milestone in expanding online education

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From Harvard to Stanford, a growing number of elite universities are throwing open their digital doors to the masses. They’re offering their most popular courses online for no charge, allowing anyone from any part of the world with an Internet connection to learn from world-renowned scholars and scientists. Many colleges have offered Web-based courses for … Read more

MIT and Harvard announce edX- A free online education platform for all

edX Online education

MIT and Harvard announce edX- A free online education platform for all EdX is a transformational new partnership in online education between The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. EdX will offer Harvard and MIT classes online for free. Through this partnership, … Read more

6 Awesome websites to take free Online learning Courses

Online learning, elearning, distance education or whatever combination of words you choose, is becoming more popular among students and learners world-wide. When a group of online learners were asked what they liked about taking courses only, the predominant response was that it allow for freedom to learn at your own pace. All you need is … Read more