Explore the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Practice

Explore the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Practice

Digital scholarship is a shorthand for the intersection of three technology-related developments: digital content, networked distribution and open practices. It is when digital, networked and open intersect that transformational practice occurs. In the Open University free course, “The Digital Scholar“, you will explore the impact of digital technologies on scholarly practice.

The course lasts…

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Unleash Online Learning to Address Global Inequality, says ALISON CEO

Unleash Online Learning to Address Global Inequality, says ALISON CEO

In his recent talk at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Mike Feerick, CEO of ALISON, the free online learning platform with almost 7 million learners globally, challenged world governments to unleash online learning to address global inequality.

Press Release, Galway, Ireland, 5th April 2016:

“We have been stopping people from educating themselves, and stopping those who can teach from having a wider…

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Learn About Business Intelligence With This Free MOOC

Learn About Business Intelligence With This Free MOOC

Business analytics: what is it and how can it be applied? The exponential increase in the volume of data that we generate makes it imperative to use systems that are capable of analyzing and turning them into useful information. Our society, businesses, and institutions need intelligent tools to integrate data within their organizational processes and decision chains. The free MOOC “Business…

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Explore 21st Century Learning Practices With This Free MOOC

Explore 21st Century Learning Practices With This Free MOOC

Online technologies, social media and open education have made learning ubiquitous. This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will introduce you to 21st-century learning practices. You will have a chance to evaluate your digital literacies, create your own personal learning environment, find open educational resources, explore virtual worlds and more! The “21st-Century Learning” course is available…

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Climate Change and Health: A Free Online Course

Climate Change and Health: A Free Online Course

In this MOOC, IPPC authors & experts from 10 countries answer the following questions: Which diseases will increase? Which populations are vulnerable? What can the world do to limit the impact of climate change on health? What policies are needed?

We all have our children’s and our own health as a top priority, so why is health not…

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