[LINK] First Australian National University Open Online Courses

[Tom Worthington]

The Australian National University has opened enrolments for its first 
two edX Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on astrophysics and India. 
Students can "audit" a course for free, or pay $US50 for a Verified 
Certificate of Achievement: https://www.edx.org/school/anux

* "Engaging India" (ANU-INDIA1x) with Dr McComas Taylor, starts 15 April 
2014 and will be available in both English and Hindi. Video overview at: 
http://youtu.be/O0ZkhBYHSJA

* "Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe", (ANU-ASTRO1x), with 
Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schimdt, starts 25 March 2014. Video at: 
http://youtu.be/LPtXpTB5uao

ps: The ANU has issued a call for expressions of interest to produce 
further MOOC courses: 
http://news.anu.edu.au/2013/12/20/want-to-take-your-teaching-to-the-world/

I have submitted a proposal to produce a MOOC version of the on-line 
course "ICT Sustainability" which I have been running at ANU since 2009. 
This would be a "constructivist" cMOOC, with an emphasis on having the 
students learn from each other, rather than just present content from 
the "experts". The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,  Athabasca 
University Canada and the National Institute of Bank Management in India 
recently ran a successful such course on “Mobiles for Development”: 
http://m4d.colfinder.org/


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