"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses'
"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional
education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses' for the cost of
$US 248." I like Stephen Downes and the way he pokes fun at the big MOOC companies. Their aim though is simply to try and monetize their courses. The mentor...
Source: downes.ca
ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those
ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those with the most need, the least information, and who find themselves in Europe. It is aimed at refugees and migrants and helps them find free primary healthcare and emergency services.
There...
Source: clinicfinder.org
Seeking Rational Approaches to Fixing Hospital Readmissions: Spurred by federal policy makers, US hospitals have made substantial
Seeking Rational Approaches to Fixing Hospital Readmissions: Spurred by federal policy makers, US hospitals have made substantial efforts to address the problem of high rates of patients being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Underlying this policy focus is a straightforward idea:...
Source: jamanetwork.com
Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the
Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the optimization of drinking water disinfection practices and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for a new five-year $3.6...
Source: eurekalert.org
Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance
Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance effort required to detect the arrival of costly invasive pathogens.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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