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EdX Partnership with Microsoft, Smithsonian Could Provide Professional Preparation
In response to news that edX will collaborate to offer courses with Microsoft and the Smithsonian Institution, some higher education experts said the platform’s non-university partnerships could serve to prepare students for the workforce and provide insights into teaching within higher education. EdX, a massive open online course platform founded by Harvard and MIT in 2012, will launch seven courses on programming and cloud technologies in collaboration with Microsoft.
Lawsuit Alleges that Harvard's Online Content Discriminates
The National Association of the Deaf filed lawsuits Thursday against Harvard and MIT alleging that they had discriminated against deaf and hard of hearing individuals by not providing captioning for their online content.
HBX Will Open Online Introductory Courses to Students Worldwide
Following its inaugural pilot program, which was accessible to Massachusetts undergraduates, and its subsequent expansion to six corporate clients, HBX—Harvard Business School’s digital learning platform—will begin releasing its online set of introductory courses to undergraduates and post-graduates worldwide at the end of the month.
HarvardX for Alumni Drew High Enrollment, Mixed Reviews
HarvardX for Alumni, a program that offers online course content specifically to University alumni, drew 25,000 registrants in its first iteration last March, thousands more than initially expected, but received mixed responses from those who enrolled. The initiative is a partnership between the Harvard Alumni Association and HarvardX, the University’s branch of the online learning platform edX. Philip W.
EdX Offers Amazon Web Services Credit for Course Completion
When edX courses Entrepreneurship 101 and 102 opened Friday, enrollees had an extra incentive to complete the courses: Users who pass either class will receive $1,000 in credit to spend on Amazon Web Services. “[The Amazon offer] is to provide a valuable incentive for people to take and finish the course,” edX spokesperson Nancy Moss said.
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