UBC professors are launching new MOOCs this fall on Chinese philosophy, water security, forests in developing countries, and reconciliation and indigenous education. The four courses will be offered on edX, a website that also hosts courses from Harvard, MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and more. Recently, UBC became the first Canadian university to join edX as a contributing Charter Member. “Online learning is an inevitable part of future education,” says Professor Karen Bakker, who will teach a MOOC about the global water crisis. “I’m passionate about getting it right because I went through university at a transformative time. I grew up with no computer but Google became available midway through my undergrad. It completely transformed access to information.”
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