Facebook launches Learn with Facebook, its free online education platform.
...Glassdoor, the job search engine, published a list of companies that hire personnel without requiring a university degree.
...IBM launches two specialization courses in artificial intelligence in edX: Chatbots and Deep learning.
...The RMIT will give students the option of obtaining verifiable credentials with blockchain technology.
...Udacity launches a new Blockchain Developer Nanodegree.
The University of Helsinki together with Reaktor, the business technology consultant, launched a free online course on Artificial Intelligence.
...Pierre Dubuc, CEO of OpenClassrooms, talked with the Observatory about the future of online education.
...5 new Google Cloud programs aim to prepare students to build secure infrastructures in the cloud and boost the potential of machine learning.
...Michelle R. Weise talks about universities and the jobs of the future, in an interview for the Observatory.
...Coursera added six new courses developed by some of the world's leading universities at affordable prices, on subjects like Computer Science and Public Health.
...Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, spoke with the Observatory on the importance of alternative credentials and the future of higher education.
...The pursuit of alternative credentials is on the rise. Platforms like edX and Coursera are maturing, and the job market is recognizing their certifications.
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