Top UK universities partner with Open University to launch free online courses

Open University Online Course

Recently, online education technology has evolved rapidly that one would have hardly anticipated the huge leap within a space of one year. Thanks to education-focused start-ups who have made it possible to share lectures with students all over the world at little to zero costs and in some cases have made it easier for teachers … Read more

13 Free Online Courses to Improve Your Writing Skills

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Article written and submitted by Kimberly Martinez Writing is a great way to share your thoughts, ideas and feelings with other people. There are many ways to use writing in your everyday life: while some people write for fun and entertainment, others do this for income, for education or to publish a book. Irrespective of … Read more

17 New Universities Join Coursera to bring free Courses Online

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Today, Coursera announced 17 new universities – including four international universities- have signed agreements with the education technology company to bring courses online for free, in the fields of music, medicine, humanities, and courses on financial engineering, risk management among other courses from renowned professors. Here’s a list of the new universities added on Wednesday: … Read more

Networked Life – Online Course by Coursera to start on 10 September 2012 (6 weeks long)

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Next session: 10 September 2012 (6 weeks long) The course will seek to answer the following questions: What science underlies companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google? How does your position in a social network (dis)advantage you? What do game theory and the Paris subway have to do with Internet routing? How might a social network influence … Read more

Introducing Khan Academy Computer Science course – 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

Free Online Course: Ideas Come From Everywhere by New Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer

Udemy online learning platform offers a free online course to learn how to cultivate great ideas. The free course, Ideas Come From Everywhere, is by Marissa Mayer, New Yahoo! CEO, former Vice President of Google’s Search Products and User Experience. Marissa Mayer, believes that ideas for new products come from everywhere – every employee, every … Read more