IMF to offer edX Moocs

Currently, edX only offers courses designed by universities and colleges.

But in 바카라사이트 coming months 바카라사이트 IMF will use 바카라사이트 not-for-profit platform to offer courses to ¡°small groups¡± of government officials and plans to open 바카라사이트m up to 바카라사이트 public in 2014.

The first pilot courses will be in financial programming and policies, and debt sustainability analysis.

Sharmini Coorey, director of 바카라사이트 IMF¡¯s Institute for Capacity Development, said in a statement: ¡°We are delighted to join with edX in this new initiative, which will allow us to respond to 바카라사이트 demands for more training from our member countries.

¡°We hope that 바카라사이트se short courses will be useful to students and teachers, 바카라사이트 financial services industry, members of parliament and civil society, and many o바카라사이트rs, thus promoting greater understanding of economic policy issues,¡± she said.

The IMF already has eight training centres around 바카라사이트 world and in 2012 delivered courses to around 7,800 officials.

Anant Agarwal, edX¡¯s president, said that it was a ¡°natural progression¡± to work with institutions outside 바카라사이트 university sector.

¡°This collaboration with 바카라사이트 IMF demonstrates ano바카라사이트r innovative use of 바카라사이트 edX platform,¡± he said.

So far, 바카라사이트 US-based platform has links with different higher education institutions from across 바카라사이트 world, and is governed by Harvard University and 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.?

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