#P4Medicine #genomics #indivmed #CDoM #meded #mHealth #MOOC 23andMe + Udacity Launch Introductory Human Genetics MOOC http://t.co/pOU4OJg1Kq
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MOOC.org: Google & edX Create YouTube For Online Learning - See more at: http://www.viralblog.com/trends-innovations/mooc-google-edx-create-youtube-for-online-learning/#sthash.VHkyC4WF.dpuf

23andMe and Udacity Partner to Offer A Free Online Genetics Course

23andMe and Udacity today announced a new online course entitled “Tales from the Genome: Adventures in DNA, Identity, and Health,” a Massive Open Online Course (“MOOC”) directed at genetics. According to the website, students will learn about “fundamental principles of inheritance, gene expression, mutation and variation, development of simple and complex biological traits, human ancestry and evolution, and the acquisition of personal genetic information.” The class is labeled as being aimed at beginners.
Although not announced on the Udacity website, the course will be available beginning on September 30, 2013.
The 'Tales from the Genome' class will be taught by Matthew Cook, Lauren Castellano, Joanna Mountain (of 23andMe), and Uta Francke (also of 23andMe). For more information, see the press release at Market Watch ('23andMe and Udacity Launch Introductory Human Genetics Course').
MOOCs are rapidly becoming a way to supplement your knowledge or take that class that you wish you’d been able to take in college. They are typically condensed and not as detailed as a traditional university course, but allows thousands of students access to world-class professors and content. Other MOOC platforms include Coursera and edX."

Can you imagine a YouTube platform for learning? Professors doing their live streams and videos on demand for a global audience? Or will it be an iTunes alike format, in which the professor gets 30-50% revenue share for each participant or download?

Will this cut universities out of the value chain? Let’s explore more.

Google to Create YouTube for Online Learning?

MOOC stands for “massive open online courses”. Google will work on the core platform development with leading experts from many edX partner institutions, including MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Stanford, University of Western Australia, University of Queensland, and Tsinghua University.

- See more at: http://www.viralblog.com/trends-innovations/mooc-google-edx-create-youtube-for-online-learning/#sthash.VHkyC4WF.dpuf

Are you planning to take the course? Have you taken a MOOC before?

http://www.viralblog.com/trends-innovations/mooc-google-edx-create-youtube-for-online-learning

Will this cut universities out of the value chain? Let’s explore more.

Google to Create YouTube for Online Learning?

- See more at: http://www.viralblog.com/trends-innovations/mooc-google-edx-create-youtube-for-online-learning/#sthash.VHkyC4WF.dpuf

MOOC.org: Google & edX Create YouTube For Online Learning

Google and edX announced the launch of a new, open source online learning platform called MOOC.org How will it disrupt the education industry?
- See more at: http://www.viralblog.com/trends-innovations/mooc-google-edx-create-youtube-for-online-learning/#sthash.AFBXWqgu.dpuf

MOOC.org: Google & edX Create YouTube For Online Learning

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