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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