The University of Salamanca starts collaboration with Miríada X offering two free MOOCs

Miríada X, a Massive Open Online Courses platform launched in Spain in January 2013, is offering this Autumn two new courses in collaboration with the University of Salamanca.
Founded in 1218, Salamanca’s University is the oldest university in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe. The two first MOOCs to be held throughout the Miríada X platform will be totally free and registration for them is already open.

• Spanish Salamanca A2: A Spanish basic six-modules course oriented to communication and social integration, which aims to provide participants with the means to solve tasks or basic problems of everyday life.
• Statistics for researchers: A course recommended for researchers and students preparing the final assignments for their bachelor or master’s thesis. During this six-week MOOC participants will be able to remember and update their knowledge on basic statistics.