Dear Moderator pls circulate this. BITS PILANI PARTNERS WITH EDX TO LAUNCH OPEN ONLINE COURSES Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS), Pilani has recently tied-up with edX - an online and classroom learning platform provider. The institute will join edX as a contributing member and will leverage the edX' platform to enhance learning experience of its on-campus and off-campus students. The institute will also offer MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) to reach out to students outside BITS. "We are in midst of implementing several projects aimed at becoming a leading technical university in Asia," said Bijendra Nath Jain, Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani in a press statement. "The partnership will enable BITS Pilani to enrich the learning experience of students enrolled in our on-campus and off-campus programmes, as well as provide a platform to reach out to the world at large." BITS Pilani will offer 60 courses over three years to students across its four campuses and its off-campus programmes through edX while also offering several courses every year as MOOCs to engage with students outside the BITS system, added Shan Sundar Balasubramaniam, Dean for Academic & Resource Planning of BITS Pilani, according to the statement. Courses offered through these platforms will contain online digital content including recorded videos, online exercises and computer-based simulations. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/bits-pilani-partners-with-edx-... Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.