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Digital Product Managers: What They Do and How to Become One

Published on: Jul 20, 2017 by 6452 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Digital product managers (PMs) oversee the entire life cycle of a product. A PM must deliver on various tasks, which requires them to integrate a diverse set of skills ranging from customer development, product architecture, UI development to supply chain planning. The success of the product team is personified in the PM. In fact, several senior executives, such as the current CEO of Google, started...

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Reddit AMA with Digital Project Management Industry Leaders—July 13th, 2017

Published on: Jul 11, 2017 by 2531 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Our AMA is LIVE! Join us here from 1pm – 3pm EST. Many want to become a digital product manager but don’t know what it really means. What skills do you need, and what job opportunities are there in the industry? In the Digital Product Management MicroMasters, those questions and more will be answered by experts from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. In the five-course program,...

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New MicroMasters® Programs: Gain In-Demand Knowledge to Advance Your Career

Published on: Feb 28, 2017 by 9679 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Today, we are excited to announce 16 new MicroMasters programs from the world’s top universities. With 12 of our prestigious university partners, we are offering new MicroMasters programs across in-demand fields such as business analytics, digital product management, cybersecurity and data science. These programs build on the success of the MicroMasters product launch in September 2016, when edX and 14 international partners debuted 19 programs...

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Complementary Models of MOOC Instruction for Advanced Placement High School Courses

Published on: Jul 22, 2016 by 3949 views 1 Comment
Posted in: MOOC Research

This post originally appeared on the Harvard Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning blog. I have always been intrigued by the idea of adapting the edX platform for more direct use in classrooms. Advanced Placement® high school courses provide an intriguing ecosystem for such development: educational technology market around K-12 instruction is currently quite active, Advanced Placement® high school courses often have...

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Helping Nontraditional Learners Gain College Degrees and Credentials

Published on: Oct 21, 2015 by 2479 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Today, we are proud to announce our participation in the ACE (American Council on Education) Alternative Credit Project™, an initiative to help millions of nontraditional learners gain a college degree. ACE, the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, has selected three Boston University math MOOCs on edX as part of the initiative. Learners can take the selected courses, receive a verified...

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AP® Physics: Online Study Guides, Practice Exams, Equation Sheets & Test Preparation

Published on: Sep 01, 2015 by 10720 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Welcome to the AP® Physics test preparation hub! Find information about free online courses, sample tests, online support forums and much more provided by the College Board, high schools, and top universities and institutions. Online AP® course preparation combined with classroom learning will help you achieve your best scores on the AP® Physics exams. What’s here: Online AP® Physics test preparation courses from top universities...

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Open Thoughts on Media Day at HarvardX

Published on: Jul 30, 2015 by 2714 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News / Uncategorized

Contributed by Michael Patrick Rutter, Communications Director, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University. “You didn’t get the memo?” EdX CEO Anant Agarwal gestured to himself and then to me. It took a few moments, but the participants attending Media Day at HarvardX saw that our attire – blue blazer with brass buttons, a relaxed blue pinstriped Oxford (sans tie) and...

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Celebrate edX’s 3rd Birthday – And Ask YOUR Questions!

Published on: Jun 03, 2015 by 3375 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Join a celebration of free education Three years ago, edX opened its virtual doors, offering its first course to learners anywhere in the world for free. With a mission of bringing the highest quality education to learners everywhere, we set out to change the landscape of education both online and on campus. Thanks to the unwavering support of our partners and our incredibly passionate learning community, we are...

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6 Big Takeaways From the EdX Global Forum

Published on: Nov 24, 2014 by 2910 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News / Uncategorized

This post originally ran on Inside Higher Ed blog on November 23. Were you in Boston last week for the 4th edX Global Forum? What were your big takeaways from the meeting? First, I’d like to say thank you to our Boston University hosts. They did an incredible job of making us all feel welcome and well looked after. I also want to say thank...

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EdX Global Forum: Sharing Ideas, Knowledge and Students’ Perspectives

Published on: Nov 21, 2014 by 2452 views No Comments
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It’s been an exciting three days at the edX Global Forum. We’ve enjoyed engaging with our partners, welcoming our newest members and hearing from our speakers as we collaborate to shape the future of education. Their global perspectives and expertise help us deliver education to our learners around the world. Hearing directly from our edX students was one of this week’s highlights! A panel of students from...

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