Here is another free online education initiative - this time from Germany (coincidentally from the university of my hometown). Thanks to Uli Beisel for bringing it to my attention!
http://www.leuphana.de/en/current-affairs/publications/leuphana-magazine/cover-stories/germanys-leuphana-launches-online-university.html
http://digital.leuphana.de
'The Leuphana ThinkTank is Leuphana Digital School´s pilot project. Starting on January 9 and led by architect and Leuphana professor Daniel Libeskind, the ThinkTank sets out to provide a completely new kind of learning experience. Designed as a cost- and barrier-free academic course for collaborative web-based learning, it gives you the chance to team up with participants from across the world. Thus, the ThinkTank invites you to creatively interact with peers and scholars alike. Any interested global citizen can join and work on an ‘Ideal City of the 21st Century’ - not by sitting in on long lectures, but by actively participating and exploring the platform. Our team of lecturers – leading scholars and world-renowned experts – will guide you on your journey.
For each assignment, our lecturers will contribute specific academic input from a multi-disciplinary perspective via video keynotes and other supporting materials. All involved – instructors and peers alike – will provide feedback and advice on the main project categories such as ARCHITECTURE, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, CULTURAL HISTORY, SUSTAINABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE and PUBLIC HEALTH. While working on their respective assignments, students can engage in virtual classroom discussions with their peers and instructors on the project platform. This way, at Leuphana Digital School all involved parties can freely exchange ideas, thoughts regarding problems and solutions – thus benefiting from each other’s perspectives while learning and teaching simultaneously!'
Angela
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Dr Angela Last
Associate Lecturer
MA Art & Science
Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London
http://mutablematter.wordpress.com
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