It is common to hear or see comments on social media about how upsetting it is to not be able to attend face-to-face lectures and to not have access to all university facilities to study…
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…
It was a year full of challenges. But more than that, it was also a chance for us to reaffirm commitment, to seek innovative resolutions, to realize that greatness resides in everyone and that we will…
On December 26, 2020, Peking University launched an online education platform — “PKU Academy” (iPKU.com) that opens to the public to improve the equality of education in China. The courses vary from fundamental science to…
Rice University opens applications for next summer’s Visiting Owls program, a unique way for visiting high school, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students to complete essential courses for credit. Visiting Owls summer courses will be presented in six available…
The Global MOOC Alliance was launched on 11 December. It involved world-leading universities and online education platforms, ready to work together to address digital education challenges. Politecnico di Milano is one of the founding members of…
Outcome document of the Global MOOC Conference “Learning revolution and higher education transformation” 11 December 2020 Beijing, People’s Republic of China Preamble 1.We, the participants of the Global MOOC Conference, including representatives from more than…
Speech at the Global MOOC Conference December 11, 2020 Honorable Minister Chen Baosheng, Ms. Giannini, and Mr. Schleicher, Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends: Good evening. It’s fair to say that 2020 is meant to be…
Win-win cooperation creates a new dimension in digital education. The conference officially launched the Global MOOC Alliance (GMA), Tsinghua University will serve as its inaugural chair The Global MOOC Conference was held at Tsinghua University…
The Global MOOC Alliance was officially launched on Friday, December 11, at the 2020 Global MOOC Conference, jointly hosted by Tsinghua University and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE). China’s Minister…
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