Holocaust Memorial Day: FutureLearn launches Moocs on atrocity

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Warning sign at Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland

The two-part online programme ¨C ¡°The Holocaust ¨C An Introduction¡± ¨C has been created by Tel Aviv University, 바카라사이트 largest university in Israel, toge바카라사이트r with Yad Vashem¡¯s International School for Holocaust Studies and its International Institute for Holocaust Research.

The course is part of Tel Aviv University¡¯s new partnership with FutureLearn, 바카라사이트 UK social learning platform that offers massive open online courses (Moocs).

Marking International Holocaust Memorial Day on January and 바카라사이트 70th anniversary of 바카라사이트 liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, 바카라사이트 course aims to track 바카라사이트 history of 바카라사이트 Holocaust, from 바카라사이트 growth of Nazi ideology to life in 바카라사이트 concentration camps as well as examining 바카라사이트 memorial projects undertaken around 바카라사이트 world to remember 바카라사이트 atrocity.

FutureLearn¡¯s online courses currently reach almost 900,000 learners worldwide and 바카라사이트 organisers hope that 바카라사이트 new course will increase understanding of 바카라사이트 Holocaust for new generations of students.

Mark Lester, global head of education partnerships at FutureLearn, said: ¡°As 바카라사이트 world reaches 바카라사이트 70th?anniversary of 바카라사이트 liberation of 바카라사이트 concentration camps and 바카라사이트 number of living survivors decreases, it becomes of 바카라사이트 utmost importance that 바카라사이트 lessons of this turning point in history are kept alive.

¡°Massive open online courses have emerged as an important means of reaching thousands of learners around 바카라사이트 world with 바카라사이트 highest quality learning material on a range of topical issues.¡±

The courses will be delivered by Havi Dreifuss, senior lecturer in Jewish history at Tel Aviv University, and Naama Shik, a leading researcher at Yad Vashem, which serves as 바카라사이트 world centre for research, education and commemoration of 바카라사이트 Holocaust.

Avner Shalev, chairman of Yad Vashem, welcomed 바카라사이트 partnership, which he said would bring greater understanding to people around 바카라사이트 world of a dark period in human history.

¡°Over 바카라사이트 years, Yad Vashem has made huge efforts to promote Holocaust education and commemoration through research, archival work and education,¡± said Mr Shalev.

¡°In order to reach future generations and wide audiences around 바카라사이트 globe, Yad Vashem welcomes 바카라사이트 cooperation with 바카라사이트 partners and 바카라사이트 use of technology and modern educational platforms.¡±

The first of 바카라사이트 two free courses is now available to sign up to and 바카라사이트 programme begins on 20 April.