Universities experiment with their own MOOCs
Some three years after the first U.S. MOOC was launched to great fanfare, massive open online courses are becoming part of the higher-ed mainstream. Some of the largest Canadian universities are expanding their course offerings and applying the lessons they learn to the benefit of paying, on-campus students.
...Ìý±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s MOOCs include the one on food chemistry, offered last January, and a second one on natural disasters. Later this year, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ plans to launch a MOOC by renowned management expert Henry Mintzberg and another on sports medicine. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, like UBC, offers its MOOCs on the edX platform. The research component in edX allows ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ to trade experiences and ideas with universities across North America and Europe, Dr. Winer said.
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