Salman Khan flourished even at the peak of the world economic crisis of 2008. Scaling up As the world recovered from its economic setback by 2011, a new genre of online courses titled ‘Massive Open Online Courses’ made their entry, driven by reputed institutions of learning. Buoyed by the large turnout of learners for these ‘pilot’ courses, Thrun launched his …
This article originally appeared in Zócalo Public Square. Ten years ago, in May 2012, Harvard and MIT announced the launch of edX, their nonprofit platform for massive open online courses. The New York Times called 2012 “the year of the MOOC,” and the Chronicle of Higher Education covered “MOOC mania.” The promise of MOOCs and the principle of open access …
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has launched two new certificate programs — Digital Transformation and Power Electronics and Motors for Electric Vehicles. Here’s All You Need to Know Power Electronics and Motors for Electric Vehicles, a 4.5-month certificate programme which aims at helping learners build essential skills for advancing careers in the field of electric vehicles. The certificate program …
