Wednesday, June 1, 2016

After US, China, most MOOC learners in India

After US, China, most MOOC learners in India

CLICK AND LEARN Online courses in computer and data sciences, app and web design among most popular

Online learning is gaining popularity worldwide. According to a study by online course provider Coursera, India has the third highest registrations at 1.3 million, after the US and China, for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In India, Coursera registrations grew by 70% from 2014 to 2015.

Among the top 10 countries, Indians are most interested in data science and computer science with 25% learners studying courses related to computer science, 19% taking up business related courses and 18% pursuing programmes in data science. As many as 74% of Indian learners are male and 26% are female.

A course titled R Programming (a programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics) by Johns Hopkins University, US, is the most popular — it teaches programming in R, how to use R for effective data analysis and practical issues in statistical computing. The R language is widely used among statisticians and data miners to develop statistical software and data analysis.

Another popular course on the Coursera platform is the Machine Learning by Stanford University. It provides a broad introduction to machine learning, data mining, and statistical pattern recognition.

If you want to learn about mobile apps, opt for Build Your First Android App by CentraleSupélec University, France. You’ll be provided a set of customisable building blocks that can be assembled to create apps, and that familiarise you with different specificities of Android development.

Mastering Data Analysis in Excel by Duke University teaches the concepts and mathematical methods behind the most powerful and universal metrics used by data scientists.
The Grammar and Punctuation by University of California, Irvine is for those who want a crash course in grammar. A similar course is also on offer on the edX platform. Titled English Grammar and Essay Writing, this five-week course is offered by experts from University of California Berkeley. It introduces students to academic writing for English language learners, focusing on essay development, grammatical correctness, and self-editing.

A nine-week course titled Programming Basics from IIT Bombay will help you learn basic computer programming skills and master the art of writing C/C++ programmes.

Source | Hindustan Times | 1 June 2016

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