http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/sites/default/files/logo.pngClasses start today at iversity, a new MOOC platform based in Berlin, Germany. Founded and run by students, iversity aims to leverage digital technologies to create new forms of teaching and learning.
Hannes Klöpper is a young entrepreneur who was unsatisfied with the use of new technologies in universities. He saw a growing need and demand for quality higher education, particularly in countries with young populations. Not long after graduating from university himself, Hannes co-founded iversity. The platform allows university professors to conduct online courses using a rich selection of interactive tools to engage students in the material. It has the potential to connect the world’s best professors with more students than ever before, and it offers a new way for students around the world to access high quality university-level courses. Iversity has received investments of over 1m Euros from the BFB Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg and bmp media investors, among other venture capital and angel investment sources. More...