Thursday, January 22, 2015

Coursera Expands Presence in China - Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology

Coursera's massive open online courses will now reach millions more learners in China, thanks to a new partnership with the country's Hujiang online education platform. Curriculum from Coursera will be accessible from within the Hujiang platform, giving Chinese users access to course materials, class activities and discussions in a familiar learning environment. Services will be available to help users' pronunciation, grammar and translation. According to a company statement, the platform "will also enhance the online social community, making it easier for users to effectively complete all MOOC courses and improve the overall content and resources of MOOC courses provided in China." http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/01/12/coursera-expands-presence-in-china.aspx