Moocs model moves into community colleges

The specially adapted Mooc (massive open online course) is 바카라사이트 first to be offered to community colleges by online learning platform edX, and will see students at Bunker Hill and MassBay Community Colleges, both in Massachusetts, receive tuition from some of 바카라사이트 world's leading computer scientists.

The collaboration has been funded by a $1 million (?630,000) grant from 바카라사이트 Gates Foundation, 바카라사이트 philanthropic organisation set up by 바카라사이트 Microsoft co-founder and his wife, as part of a $9 million investment to support breakthrough learning models in postsecondary education.

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They tend to focus more on remedial and vocational education, as well as preparing students for transfer to study at university level, but under this scheme will receive a version of 바카라사이트 same course delivered at MIT.

Anant Agarwal, president of edX, said online courses had 바카라사이트 potential to "transform 바카라사이트 way community college students learn".

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The move will mean that from Spring next year, 바카라사이트 colleges will offer an adapted version of 바카라사이트 MIT Introduction to Computer Science and Programming course.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com