Free Online Courses is a boon to the students in this age. It is here where each and everyone is equal. It is here where India is truly digital. This has helped millions of students and professionals learn from the top brains and reputed faculties of universities. This is the way to go forward to make education all-inclusive. How it acts like ‘an elixir’? By enrolling for online courses, students are able to complete entire…
Read MoreThere’s no end to learning that’s what we heard at school. Guess what, it’s true and our teachers are learning it the hard way. Just mere degrees and training aren’t helpful anymore. Teachers and Professors are learning to acquire new skills and for these online courses are a win-win situation. Online Courses Reskill Chemistry, e-business, human rights, social inclusion and climate change — both online and offline refresher courses in subjects like these are helping…
Read MoreOnline Courses are the norm of this decade and universities are fully utilizing it. 190 Universities around the world are offering their courses online for free (or at least partially free). These courses are collectively called MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses. The Rise of MOOCs In the past six years or so, over 800 universities have created more than 10,000 of these MOOCs. And I’ve been keeping track of these MOOCs the entire time over at Class Central,…
Read MoreLearning top grade management and finance courses has become essential for today’s executives. Keeping this in mind, TSW has begun a new venture to empower their executives. What is it? TSW has signed an agreement with Wharton Executive Education to market two marquee courses in India — General Management Programme (GMP) and Advanced Finance Programme (AFP). What does it offer? The courses are designed by Wharton Executive Education to cater to business owners/entrepreneurs, senior business…
Read MoreChemistry has always been an essential component of the Science curriculum. It’s extremely important that an online course of Chemistry happens to draw attention to the subject. This is exactly what happened a month ago – the first annual online refresher course in Chemistry. What is it? The first annual online refresher course in chemistry for all chemistry teachers of universities and colleges across India happened on November 1. This course was developed by the…
Read MoreThe heavy schoolbags put on immense pressure on a child. Not just physical pressure but mental pressure as well. This curriculum burden is gradually becoming a lifestyle problem affecting many children. So much so that there’s a Bengali children’s’ song depicting this. In order to remedy this, the Indian Government has taken a bold step of banning homework and heavy school bags. What is it? The government has issued weight guidelines for school bags depending…
Read MoreUGC has changed the criteria for Assistant Professor, making it easier for foreign university Ph.D. Graduates. What is it? Doctoral degree holders from the top 500 foreign universities are now eligible for direct recruitment as an assistant professor in Indian universities, according to the University Grants Commission. The top 500 ranks will be decided on the basis of famous world university ranking systems — Quacquarelli Symonds (QS ranking), Times Higher Education rankings (THE ranking) and the Academic…
Read MoreWith the cutting-edge technology entering into e-commerce industry, operations nowadays has become more globalized. As a result, more and more franchises are looking for engineers instead of managers to take of logistics and operations. Needless to say, it has become a more specialized job now. One which needs a specialist at hand. So along with business acumen, today’s e-commerce managers need a sharp technical grasp over things. Why has it reached this point? Key skills…
Read MoreOnline Courses has become quite the norm these days. Not only do they help to bridge the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge but they also impart a valuable avenue for students who can’t reach the classrooms. Keeping this in mind, online accountancy courses have become quite a rage among aspiring professionals. How does this help? Online accountancy courses easily incorporate changes to a curriculum allowing students to remain up to date with changes in…
Read MoreIn a survey conducted among 961 students across 18 cities, the top 10 executive data science courses have come up. The survey which was conducted in August through September 2018, provided an invaluable insight into the data science studies of this country. How was it done? A dedicated online questionnaire was created and the link was sent to more than 30 data science schools, of which 21 responded within the stipulated time.The participants were asked…
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