“What 2030 will look like? What jobs will exist?”, asked professor Anant Agarwal at the beginning of the session – “Reinventing education” – held this Wednesday, November 15, at salão nobre.

The CEO of edX, an online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT, highlighted that education must evolve. “The world has changed, people have changed, but education has not”, said professor Anant Agarwal.

One of the goals of edX is “to improve students’ motivation”. 13 million students worldwide, 2000 courses, 130 global partners were some of the figures presented by the CEO. “After taking one of our courses, 43% of people make progress in their careers”, he shared.

Professor Anant Agarwal’s words showed enthusiasm about his job and about the potential of e-learning. “students can study in their own way and at their own rhythm”. “We are no longer obliged to attend classes at 8 a.m. After all, who enjoys attending classes so early?”, he joked. “It is awesome that that students from all over the world have the opportunity to learn with each other. We are reinventing education”, he said with conviction.

At the end of the session professor Ana Moura Santos, coordinator of MOOC Técnico platform, reviewed the first year of MOOC courses at Técnico.