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| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Massive online open courses (MOOCs) are revolutionizing the education space, racking up students all over the world in the millions. EdX, a joint venture of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University and one of the pioneers of the movement, was set up in May last year with an initial investment of $60 million and has more than a million students for its free courses. Indians constitute the second largest group of students after the US. Coursera, founded by computer science professors at Stanford University in April last year, has also been enrolling students all over the world. In an interview, edX president and MIT professor Anant Agarwal spoke about MOOCs, and how they could become an alternative to on-campus learning. He also spoke about partnering the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, the International Monetary Fund, and shifting to a paid platform to create a revenue stream |
| Source: Hindustan Times (India) | Published: August 2nd, 2013 |
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