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<title>edX | BUx: Alien Worlds: The Science of Exoplanet Discovery: ASTR105x About Video</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:38:56 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alien Worlds will explore the techniques that are used to discover and characterize the thousands of planets (called exoplanets) known outside of our solar system.

Register for Alien Works from Boston University at https://www.edx.org/course/bux/bux-astr105x-alien-worlds-science-1569

About this Course

Have you ever wondered about planets in other solar systems? Have you ever thought about the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe? For the first time in human history, we know that planets around other stars not only exist, but are common!

Alien Worlds focuses on the search and characterization of planets orbiting other stars (called extrasolar planets or â€œexoplanetsâ€). Over the course of nine modules, we will learn some of the techniques used to discover the thousands of known exoplanets and will discuss how we can use basic scientific tools to characterize the sizes, masses, compositions, and atmospheres of exoplanets. We will also learn about the diversity of stars in the Galaxy to understand how stellar properties affect exoplanet detection techniques and influence planetary formation and habitability.

In addition to the exploration of exoplanets, students in Alien Worlds will gain a basic understanding of light, gravity and motion, and be introduced to some of the most extreme life on planet Earth. We will hear from experts at the forefront of exoplanet science and interact with other participants and instructors through social media and online tools. Students will leave Alien Worlds with a better understanding of their place in the Universe and the skills to comprehend the wealth of new discoveries surrounding the countless worlds around distant stars.]]></description>
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<title>edX | BUx: War for the Greater Middle East: INTL301x: About Video</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:26:44 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[War for the Greater Middle East

Military historian Andrew Bacevich recounts the failed U.S. military effort over several decades to "fix" the Islamic world, explaining what 
went wrong and why.

Register for War for the Greater Middle East from Boston University at https://www.edx.org/course/bux/bux-intl301x-war-greater-middle-east-1556

About this Course

Over thirty years ago, confident in the superiority of American military power, the United States set out to "fix" the Greater Middle East. Since that time, U.S. troops, covert operatives and proxies have engaged in costly exertions in predominantly Muslim societies everywhere from the Levant and the Persian Gulf to East Africa and Central Asia. With what result? Washington's efforts have exacted a terrible toll, squandering vast amounts of blood and treasure. In the meantime, the Islamic world has become less stable while anti-American radicalism flourishes. Americaâ€™s War for the Greater Middle East has failed, and that failure is irreversible.

This course offers a history of that war. It identifies the factors that inspired the United States to launch the conflict and to persist in a doomed enterprise. It describes how the war unfolded from one phase to the next, from the era of Jimmy Carter to the age of Barack Obama. It catalogs errors of judgment and implementation made along the way. It invites students to consider alternative approaches to policy that might have better served the interests of the United States and of the people living in countries invaded, occupied, bombed and otherwise subjected to American punishment.]]></description>
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<title>BU Teams Up with edX in :60</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:19:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[t's a brave new world in education. So we were thrilled this year to team up with edX, the exclusive MIT- and Harvard-led online learning platform. For the past year, our Council on Educational Technology & Learning Innovation (CETLI) has been exploring and developing our digital offerings. EdX takes things up a few notches. Like the consortium, we're a champion of for-credit classes that mix face-to-face instruction with online work. That means faculty can shift time spent on lectures to one-on-one or small-group teaching, to field trips, or to additional seminars that delve more deeply into topics. 

Read the story on the Annual Report:
http://www.bu.edu/ar]]></description>
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