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Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners Specialization Launches on Coursera
Courses begin January 7, 2019 About this Specialization In the U.S., social policy accounts for two-thirds of government spending. Knowing how policies are constructed, what values underlie them, and how they succeed or fail makes everyone more effective at...
New MOOCs: Causal Inference and Career Transition Principles for Returning Veterans
Causal Inference Enroll here About this course This course offers a rigorous mathematical survey of causal inference at the Master’s level. Inferences about causation are of great importance in science, medicine, policy, and business. This course provides an...
Part Two of the Women Have Always Worked MOOC Set to Launch on May 31
On May 31, 2017, Columbia University and the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society will launch Women Have Always Worked: The U.S. Experience 1920 – 2016 – the second part of the Women Have Always Worked MOOC (massive open online course) on the...
Global Muckraking MOOC Relaunches April 4
Columbia University’s Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism and Global Media MOOC (massive open online course), which received worldwide participation during its initial release, will once again be offered on the edX platform on April 4. The course is free and...
New MOOCs Provide Training for Healthcare Providers on HIV Treatment and Prevention
ICAP at Columbia University has developed two new self-paced MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are set to launch April 4, 2018, on the edX platform. Based on up-to-date guidelines from the World Health Organization, one course provides training for pediatric...
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Professional Certificate Program Corporate Finance to Relaunch February 14
On February 14, 2018, the Columbia Business School and the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning will re-launch the MOOC professional certificate program Corporate Finance on the edX platform. The courses are free and open to all with an optional paid...
Civil War and Reconstruction MOOC to Relaunch as Self-Paced Series
The Civil War and Reconstruction MOOC (massive open online course) series, Columbia’s first on the edX platform, will relaunch this January as a self-paced series. The first course in the series, The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1850-1861: A House Divided, will...
Columbia releases new online course for veterans entering college
There are currently 450 participants enrolled in the course, including active duty service members and student veterans. Columbia’s Center for Veteran Transition and Integration has launched a massive open online course geared toward helping veterans across the nation...
Global Muckraking MOOC Launching Today
Columbia University’s Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism and Global Media MOOC (massive open online course), which received worldwide participation during its initial release, will once again be offered on the edX platform starting today, October 4. The...
New MOOC Professional Certificate Program Corporate Finance set to launch September 27
On September 27, 2017, the Columbia Business School and the Center for Teaching and Learning will launch a new MOOC (massive open online course) professional certificate program Corporate Finance on the edX platform. The courses are free and open to all with an...