> Each month, about six million students head to Khan Academy for online video > lectures on everything from chemistry and computer science to logical > reasoning and the Renaissance. .. > New credentialing models gain traction > > The idea of a third-party organization, outside of traditional academic > circles, offering a new kind of credential is gaining traction. Just > yesterday, investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman wrote a post calling > for the “disruption of the diploma.” And startups like Degreed and Smarterer, > in addition to the non-profit Mozilla’s Open Badges initiative, are beginning > to point the way to new models of certification. > > Last week, Udacity announced a new consortium of technology companies and > educational groups – of which Khan Academy is partner – that plans to provide > students with a curriculum, learning content and the certification they need > to pursue careers in technology. http://gigaom.com/2013/09/17/will-khan-academy-someday-offer-students-a-college-degree/
> Started with a mission is to provide “free world-class education for anyone > anywhere," the website offers more than 4,500 micro lectures via video > tutorials on YouTube. http://www.siliconindia.com/news/technology/The-BangladeshiIndian-Who-Is-Freely-Educating-Millions-Worldwide-nid-154369-cid-2.html -- Marghanita da Cruz Ramin Communications Pty Ltd http://ramin.com.au/ Phone:(+61)0414-869202 _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
