Question : SBI has recently become first corporate partner of edX. It(edX) is an American MOOC provider.The creator(s) of edX is/are —
(a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(b) Harvard University
(c) Yale and Princeton University
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer (d)
Related facts
- SBI has recently(October 2020) become first corporate partner of edX.
Partnership aims to offer Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs).
edX
- edX is an American MOOC provider.It is actually a non-profit education platform.
- Mit and Harvard University launched this platform.
- It has 24 million users(Sep 2020).
Three courses
- SBI will initially offer 3 courses.These courses are — Unleashing Creativity at the Workplace, Relationship Marketing Strategy for Financial Services, and Conflict Resolution.
- Anybody from anywhere may find these courses advantageous for them to gather versatile learnings to add value to their careers.
- Courses will be available from November 2020 onwards.
- The duration of these courses would be for four to six weeks, with an expected spend of two to three hours per week on a course.
- It is notable that SBI is associated with edX as part of their workforce development initiatives.
By — Pankaj Pandey