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A major new feature of the edX platform is the ability for students to interact with each other and with teachers in online forums. In some cases, students will help evaluate each other's work, and may even participate in some of the teaching online. [citation needed]
For example, in edX's first MOOC—a circuits and electronics course—students built virtual circuits in an online lab. [25] edX offers certificates of successful completion and some courses are credit-eligible. Whether or not a college or university offers credit for an online course is within the sole discretion of the school.
In 10 weeks, 150 authors contributed more than 50 chapters to the CCMOOC eBook and companion site. [129] In 2011–12, academicians from the University of Mumbai, India, created an OER Portal with free resources on Micro Economics, Macro Economics, and Soft Skills – available for global learners. [130]
According to The New York Times, 2012 became "the year of the MOOC" as several well-financed providers, associated with top universities, emerged, including Coursera, Udacity, and edX. [ 4 ] Dennis Yang, President of MOOC provider Udemy , suggested in 2013 that MOOCs were in the midst of a hype cycle , with expectations undergoing a wild swing.
Coursera was founded in 2012 [9] by Stanford University computer science professors Andrew Ng [10] and Daphne Koller. [11] Ng and Koller started offering their Stanford courses online in fall 2011, [ 12 ] and soon after left Stanford to launch Coursera.
Among the construction trades, in most industrialized countries, each has a distinct 2-5 year craft apprenticeship education and usually once started a worker remains in a single craft and progresses through ranks of skill for the duration of their career (pre-apprentice, apprentice, and journeyman; some countries include a post-journeyman ...
The Global Labour University (GLU) is an international network of universities, trade unions, NGOs and the International Labour Organisation.It was initiated in 2002 and offers master's programs, academic certificate programs and Massive Open Online Courses on sustainable development, social justice, international labour standards and trade/labour unions, economic policies and global institutions.