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Coursera Co-Founder Andrew Ng Wants to Bring ‘AI to Everyone’ in Latest Course

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In popular culture, artificial intelligence is used to describe anything from product recommendations to self-driving cars and futuristic robotic overlords. The course will cost $49 per month and will be hosted on Coursera, a platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that Ng co-founded in 2012. (He

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Students can communicate peer-to-peer and also engage instructors directly in text, voice, and video, recorded for later access or run immediately in real-time.

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How to Get Your Kid into Computer Programming

Kyle Pace

Coding games: Games like Code Combat, Tynker, and Kodable transform coding lessons into exciting adventures, enabling kids to learn while they play. Coding toys: Toys like the Code-A-Pillar, Lego Mindstorms, and Sphero robots offer hands-on learning experiences, teaching coding concepts in a fun, tangible way.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret. - Sueann Galt, STEM Coordinator Does the use of ‘Learning Menus’ increase students’ intrinsic motivation? Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). on Coursera.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.” ” Coursera, initially only emailing former students about their old course work, decided finally to blog about its platform change.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference.

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