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Theme for 2023: “Navigating the AI-Driven Digital Transformation of Higher Education”
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OED 2023-5: Enhancing Learning with Chatbots and AIGC Tools
Subtheme 3: AI + Learning in Higher Education Organized by Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, in collaboration with Tsinghua University, XuetangX, and UNESCO ICEE. Time (tbc): Beijing (7pm-8pm) Link...
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OED 2023-4: Transforming Learning Experiences with AI
Subtheme 3: AI + Learning in Higher Education Organized by Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, in collaboration with Tsinghua University, XuetangX, and UNESCO ICEE. Time (tbc): Beijing (7pm-8pm) Link...
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OED 2023-3: Online Education and MOOC in the Age of AI
Subtheme 2: AI + Teaching in Higher Education Organized by Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, in collaboration with Tsinghua University, XuetangX, and UNESCO ICEE. Time (tbc): Beijing (7pm-8pm) Link...
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Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance key activities
Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance serves as a mechanism for exchange and cooperation, providing leadership of global higher education efforts to address digital education challenges and to implement practical policies in local communities and around the world. Key activities include:
Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance members
Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance is a small and diverse group of 17 world-leading universities and 3 online education platforms from across 14 countries in all 6 continents and speaks 10 different languages.
Global MOOC Alliance was initiated by Tsinghua University in 2020, and co-founded by Cornell University, CRI (Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity; now renamed as “LPI, Learning Planet Institue”), edX, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Peking University, Politecnico di Milano, Rice University, RWTH Aachen University, Saint Petersburg University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Thai MOOC, Tsinghua University, University of Auckland, University of Chile, University of Manchester, University of Nairobi, University of Toronto, XuetangX, Zhejiang University.
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Saint Petersburg launches new online course on emerging markets
The new online course of Saint Petersburg University (co-founding member of the Global MOOC Alliance) “Emerging Multinationals and Global Strategy” will help to understand the phenomenon of emerging multinational enterprises (EMNEs) and their role on…
edX: 10 Years of Impact!
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Will MOOCs rise again in Asia?
China has declared itself the world’s leader in massive open online courses (MOOCs), in terms of the number of both courses and participants. The announcement directed attention to a type of learning that was deemed “dead” in 2017 by a…
Together for a Shared Future through Global Hybrid Classroom 2022
Tsinghua University launched the Global Hybrid Classroom initiative in 2021. Assisted by the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, Tsinghua University launched 49 Global Hybrid Classroom courses in 2021, enabling students at home and abroad…
Databricks Joins edX Partner Network with Launch of New Expert-led Program in Large Language Models
Program Designed to Meet Growing Demand for Skilled Professionals in Generative AI Lanham, Md., and San Francisco, Calif. – May 1, 2023 – edX, a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU),…
Education Quality Agency and UChile discuss the future of school education in pandemic
Researchers from the University of Chile (a member of the Global MOOC Alliance) discussed the results of the Comprehensive Learning Diagnosis (in Spanish) and the “Life in a Pandemic” study (in Spanish), through which both…
China-Chile Online Education Week & Dialogue
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Chile, and to explore the innovative cooperation of online education between these two countries, universities in China and Chile had fully…
Sub-forum 6: “Designing and Delivering the Most Career-relevant Online Programs”
The sixth sub-forum of the Global MOOC Online Education Conference 2021, held on December 8, explored the theme of “Designing and Delivering the Most Career-relevant Online Programs.” The sub-forum was co-chaired by Keypath Education, the…
Proceedings of the GFUP 2021’s Session Three: “Rethinking the Future and the New Mission of Online Education”
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“Introduction to Banking Industry in China” (Fall 2021)
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Joseph Wong appointed University of Toronto’s vice-president of international
Joseph Wong, a leading political scientist and scholar of global affairs who has played a key role in advancing the University of Toronto’s internationalization strategy, has been appointed vice-president, international for a five-year term. The…
Oceania represented on the Global MOOC Alliance
The University of Auckland is primarily a campus-based learning institution with 4 campuses, 8 Faculties and 42,000 students. Its City Campus located in the downtown area. In recent years, the institution has made investments in…
Thai MOOC platform joins Global MOOC Alliance
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation: MHESI has established Thailand Cyber University Project (TCU) in 2005 in order to provide an E-learning services for all general students and people from any educational and…
St Petersburg’s “Business Russian Communication” launched on XuetangX
The ability to negotiate with international partners in their native language gives an unsurpassed advantage in the business sphere. At present, it is absolutely essential for managers of different levels to speak several languages. A popular academic programme “Business Russian Communication” on business communication in Russian given…
Auckland partners with QS to support fair access to education internationally
Educators and data scientists will discuss the best opportunities for building a more equitable education system to improve access for under-represented groups at a summit hosted by the University of Auckland (co-founding partner of the…
Saint Petersburg University launches an online course on professional development
In a new online course from Saint Petersburg University (also co-founding members of the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance), students will learn how to write a competent CV, build an effective career plan and find a job. In the “Build Your Career” course (in Russian),…
Global MOOC Conference kicks off with sub-forum on MOOC platforms
The 2020 Global MOOC Conference, jointly organized by Tsinghua University and UNESCO IITE, kicked off online on Wednesday. The first day of the three-day conference hosted two sub-forum discussions. Director of UNESCO IITE, Tao Zhan,…
Cornell: Students Want Some Online Learning Features In ‘New Normal’
Mark Sarvary, director of the Investigative Biology Teaching Laboratories in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University (a co-founding member of the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance), recently co-authored and…
Sub-forum 3: “Educating Future Scientists & Engineers”
On December 7, 2021, Sub-forum 3, under the theme of “Educating Future Scientists & Engineers”, of Global MOOC and Online Education Conference 2021 was successfully co-chaired by Politecnico di Milano (Italy), RWTH Aachen University (Germany),…
Learning Planet Institute (CRI) and partners from Crowd4SDG Held A Hybrid Workshop During “Geneva Trialogue”
In the context of the Geneva Trialogue, the European research project Crowd4SDG held a hybrid workshop on March 17th called “Closing the gap between institutions and citizen science generated data and solutions”. The Learning Planet…
“China Engineering Management” (2022)
This Tsinghua University course (graduate-level) is a part of the Global Hybrid Classroom (GHC) Certificate program. This program focuses on the field of industrial and engineering management in China, helping students understand the development status,…
Fourth Sub-forum of Global MOOC Conference successfully held
MOOCs: “Learning Revolution” for Better University Education, the fourth sub-forum of the 2020 Global MOOC Conference, was held successfully on December 10th, from 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. The forum, which was composed of two keynote sessions and…
edX and 2U to Join Together in Industry-Redefining Combination
2U to acquire substantially all edX assets, including edX brand, website, and marketplace Together, 2U and edX will reach over 50 million learners, serve more than 230 partners, and offer over 3,500 digital programs on…
“Advanced Topics in Finance” (2022)
This Tsinghua University course (graduate-level) is a part of the Global Hybrid Classroom (GHC) Certificate program. The program of Advanced Topics in Finance includes four courses: Valuation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Data Analysis Methods and…
What’s next? How the university model will change by 2030
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[OED Host Reflect] XU Luping: “next generation to be trained to be innovative problem designers”
During the Online Education Dialogue 2023, Professor Xu Luping, Nano Biotechnology scientist and Vice Dean of Xingjian College at Tsinghua University (a co-founding member of the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance), presented a compelling vision of how…
Senegal student speaks about studying at St Petersburg
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Sub-forum 4: “Virtual Mobility and Cocurricular Programming”
On December 7, 2021, Sub-forum 4 of Global MOOC and Online Education Conference 2021, “Virtual Mobility and Cocurricular Programming” was successfully co-chaired by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), Global MOOC and Online Education…
“Advanced Courses for AI and Big Data” (2022)
This Tsinghua University course (graduate-level) is a part of the Global Hybrid Classroom (GHC) Certificate program. Since 2010 when it launched a graduate program in advanced computing for international students, the Department of Computer Science…
Sub-forum 2: “Technology-Enhanced Collaborative and Blended Learning”
Faculty members from various universities on December 6 shared experiences and discussed ways to work together to further improve the quality of higher education at the second sub-forum of the ongoing Global MOOC and Online…
Developing resources for lifelong learning among educators
To arm educators with the latest knowledge and advance their skill sets in an increasingly digitalised world, NTU Singapore (co-founding member of the Global MOOC Alliance) is working with Marshall Cavendish Education (MCE), publisher and…
Rice University trains 13 ed-tech companies to develop equitable courseware platforms
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Positive Psychology (Fall 2021)
This Global Open Course (launched by Tsinghua University) covers modules including Introduction to Positive Psychology, Moral Advantage and Virtue, Happiness, Positive emotion, Prosocial Psychology and Behaviors, Interpersonal Relationship and Communication, Sense of Meaning of life…
Tsinghua approved as Global MOOC Alliance’s Inaugural Chair Institution
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German university joins Global MOOC Alliance
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Rice University’s edtech initiative serves diverse students across the US
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“Contemporary China and the World” (2022)
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On 20 July, the first graduates of the “Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance” program, in collaboration between Politecnico di Milano (a member of the Global MOOC Alliance) and Università di Bocconi, with the support of six corporate partners (Cisco, KPMG, Intesa…
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The 60th International scientific conference ‘Media in the modern world. St Petersburg readings’ has started at St Petersburg University, a member of the Global MOOC Alliance. The forum unites three major events: academic meetings and discussions…
Global MOOC Conference Keynote Speech (edX)
The Impact of COVID-19. edX keeps the commitment to the global community in pursuit of a world where every learner can access education without the barriers of cost and location in the changing world. COVID-19…
OED 2021 Session 3 – RWTH Aachen & SJTU & Nazarbayev
After curating over 140 presentations and webinars in 2020, this year’s OED aims to focus on capacity and community building for “digital learning officers” through a workshop training series and MOOC courses. This webinar aims…
First Russian university joins Global MOOC Alliance
With a history dating back to 1724, Saint Petersburg University (SPbU) is the oldest institution of higher education in Russia. Today, SPbU successfully combines tradition and innovation, being one of the leading international centers of…
Join us! Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) 2022’s SDG Hackthon
The Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance will be hosting Hack9 (“Digital Transformation for a More Inclusive University Campus and Learning Environment”) of the Tsinghua University Global Summer School (GSS) 2022’s SDG Hackathon — a…
MOOC platform in China joins the Global MOOC Alliance
In order to embrace the information technology wave, Tsinghua University launched XuetangX the first MOOC platform in China in 2013. With the orientation of the integration and sharing of global high-quality MOOCs from the beginning,…
[OED Host Reflect] WANG Qiyun: “AI as a teaching, peer, teachable, motivational agent”
Wang Qiyun, a tenured associate professor of the Academic Group of Learning Science and Assessment (LSA) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore (also a co-founding member of the Global MOOC…
Italian university joins Global MOOC Alliance
Established in 1863, Politecnico di Milano is the largest technical university in Italy and the oldest in Milan. It specialises in design and architecture, and has also established a positive reputation for its proficiency in…
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