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China’s experiments: lessons on the web
China’s experiments: lessons on the web

China has launched one of the most extensive educational experiments in the world.  Due to the pandemic, universities and schools have entirely switched to a remote learning format.

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Online education is evolving and needs regulation
Online education is evolving and needs regulation

According to the latest data, the online education market in 2019 amounted to a record $205 billion. However, according to experts' forecasts, there is more to come: this amount may grow to $282 billion by 2023.

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Studying in Germany during the pandemic
Studying in Germany during the pandemic

The German universities will hold the 2020/2021 academic year in hybrid form. Now we will tell you more about what this means and how difficult it was to enter a university during the pandemic.

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The L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) presents  a subject collection “Online education during a pandemic”
The L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) presents a subject collection “Online education during a pandemic”

In such a difficult period of public life as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan managed to create a pedagogical community to select learning strategies for the new year.

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Virtual Cambridge
Virtual Cambridge

Cambridge has become the first university in Britain to announce all lectures are moving online for the entire academic year. 

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Fake Learning: How the Pandemic Revealed the Problems of Online Schools 

In spring 2020, schools and universities had to switch to distance learning.

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Schoolchildren Have Been Subscribed to the Online Library

The Russian Zoom project for schoolchildren will be supplemented with a digital library with all the materials required for learning any school subject. 

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School in a Smartphone: How Technologies Are Changing Education in Ukraine

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many unexpected changes to the academic year.

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US teachers carry coffins in protest

Teachers in New York are protesting against schools reopening. They consider such a decision premature as the level of coronavirus infection in the city remains too high.

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An Article from Mila Semeshkina in Psychologies: The 5 rules of how to fall in love with learning and stay motivated

In her article for Psychologies, Lectera founder and CEO Mila Semeshkina describes in five ways how she has managed to achieve this.

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A Dublin-based teacher offers online outdoor classes in order to reduce levels of stress in students

Classes at online universities offer outdoor activities. This also aims to reduce student stress levels.

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Canterbury University Launches Free Online Courses

The University of Canterbury is joining the edX global online learning platform from November 2020 as a course author.

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The ranking of the best online universities by ROI is presented

Ranking portal OnlineU has estimated the return on investment in higher education. The study used data on average graduate wages and the average debt for higher education in the United States.

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Irish company LearnUpon raises $ 56 million in online learning solutions for corporations

The Dublin-based startup, LearnUpon recently received a $ 56 million investment.The funds will go towards the creation and technical implementation of online learning systems for corporations, 70% of which are located in the United States.

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University of Delhi Launches First Fully Online Admissions Campaign

With effect from October 12, Delhi University has started a large-scale online admissions campaign, having completely switched over to this mode.

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Mila Semeshkina has written an article for the American Forbes magazine about the era of “Fast-Life” and “Fast Learning” methodology.

Until recently, getting a higher education was the only way to master a new profession and improve the necessary skills.

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Nashville Volunteer Organization Creates Mini School for Single Parents' Children

West Nashville Dream Center has created a 32-child classroom to support parents whose children are experiencing learning difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Research shows that students prefer online classes to offline lessons

A survey of Australian university students has determined that more than 75% find online learning more suitable than in-person lectures and seminars.

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US residents complain about the unpreparedness of the Internet network for online classes

According to residents of several US states (including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Connecticut and Pennsylvania), the Internet network of local providers is completely unprepared for online classes in universities and schools.

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300 thousand Instagram users are reading classical literature in their stories 

With a new app called Insta Novels, you can now read full-length novels in Instagram stories. Insta Novels was built as a media side project for the New York Public Library (NYPL). 

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Instagram promotion experiment boosts traffic for three little-known publications

Instagram has partnered with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute to launch a new project — Instagram Local News Fellowship. It was created to test and develop new content promotion strategies on Instagram to attract a young audience. 

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Distance learning Students Protest the Introduction of Monitoring apps 

Due to the forced transition to a remote learning format, many students had to use applications to control their exams.

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Coronavirus triggers Stress in 70% of Japanese Schoolchildren

The students noted that the news about the Coronavirus causes their mood and concentration to drop, and makes them worry.

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Bulgarian parents ask not to close Kindergartens for Quarantine due to Coronavirus

Residents of the Bulgarian city of Rus opposed the closure of kindergartens under quarantine.

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