by Andario Strange, PC Magazine
“The Course Builder open source project is an experimental early step for us in the world of online education,” Peter Norvig, director of Google Research said. “It is a snapshot of an approach we found useful and an indication of our future direction. We hope to continue development along these lines, but we wanted to make this limited code base available now, to see what early adopters will do with it, and to explore the future of learning technology.” In addition to offering a new platform for empowering educators, the effort is also a unique opportunity to connect with Google’s research team. Over the course of the next two weeks Google plans to directly interact with Course Builder users via Google Hangouts. The Course Builder support site is already live and the free software download has already received its first update. For those unsure about their level of skill as it relates to the possible use of the software, Google’s Course Builder Checklist offers a reassuring primer on exactly what to expect and how to get started.
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