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• MOOCs for Everyone: How to Create an Effective and Useful Online Course

  Online education is a widespread trend that is only gaining in popularity. There are more and more courses by the world’s best universities appearing on various platforms. An original online course has become not so much an element of prestige than a vital necessity for confirming one’s status as a successful educator. Asel Romanova, a lecturer at ITMO University’s Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems and the author of several programming MOOCs, shared her experience and practical advice on how to create effective and interesting online courses. Her presentation took place as part of the ITMO.Expert project.

  06.02.2020

• How Do Russian MOOC Platforms Compete With World Top MOOC Providers? Courseburg Investigates

  Can Russian online learning platforms compete with their popular international counterparts? How many users leave online learning platforms annually? And why is there such a low level of participation in digital education amongst Russians? Analysts of the Courseburg Russian online learning platform explored these questions in their latest study, which breaks down data gained from five biggest online learning platforms. 

  16.07.2018

• How Online Courses Can Benefit Both Students and Universities

  Online courses are becoming more and more popular these days, both among students and universities, as they allow universities to broaden their reach, gain international recognition, and make the educational process more personal. That’s why the quality of such courses is so important. Andrey Lyamin, head of the Open Education Department, took part in the international Workshop on Curriculum/Module design, structure and quality assurance and spoke about ITMO University MOOCs (Massive open online courses).

  20.04.2018

• Ten Online Courses You Won’t Want to Miss

  ​According to the collaborative report from Coursera, Open Education and Lectorium, by the end of 2016 the number of Russians who take online courses on both Russian and foreign platforms has reached one million — which is twice as much as it was last year. In 2017, experts expect further progress of MOOCs, in both the number of users and the programs' variety; such subjects as Computer science, project management and smart design technologies will remain most popular. Here's a list of 10 online courses by world's leading companies and universities that you surely won't want to miss!

  20.03.2017