by admin | Mar 8, 2016 | General
“There is no tool more effective for development than the empowerment of women.” -Kofi Annan There is no doubt that education in general, and female education in particular, remains a high priority for most developing countries. The old adage holds that if you educate...
by admin | Mar 5, 2016 | Faculty Speak
[This blog post was written about a month back by Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan. Her course Introduction to People Management is live on edX. In this blog, Professor Srinivasan shares her MOOC journey. ] Yesterday was my last day of video shoot for my MOOC. It has...
by admin | Jan 3, 2016 | General, IIMBx
2015 marked the year of the take-off of the maiden journey of IIM Bangalore’s Flight MOOC2015! For the entire flight crew at India’s top B-school, it was a challenging and exciting year of design, build, test and go-live! As we plan out many more such...
by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | General
When my 11-year old comes back from school, he gives me a minute-by-minute commentary of what he learnt at school. This is how he learns at school: Discuss latest events from a kid-friendly newspaper with teacher. Watch instructionally designed e-learning videos to...
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General
Producing MOOCs is not an easy task. It takes lot of effort, time, planning, resources and commitment. Various stakeholders are involved in creation of MOOCs, though what learners see is only Professor’s or Instructor’s presence. MOOC production starts from the...
