Open Knowledge: Changing the Global Course of Learning. Why should I take this course? The course will be a global conversation on openness that cuts across borders, cultures, disciplines, and professions. It will help prepare you in becoming an informed, critical, and connected digital citizen, actively participating in the consumption and production of the world's knowledge. How much of a time commitment will this course be?
You will be able to choose from a sliding scale of participation that best meets your learning needs, ranging from about 1 hour per week up to 8 hours per week. Do I need to buy a textbook? There is no textbook for this course. Will the weekly module content be available after the course formally ends? Yes, the instructors are committed to keeping the weekly modules openly available, although the forums will not be monitered. Will I get a Statement of Accomplishment? Yes, students will be eligible for a statement of accomplishment. John Willinsky Arianna Becerril García Samuel Smith Esseh Lauren Maggio Bozena Mierzejewska Dr. PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) World's Top Financial Centers - London's Finance Lead.
Nearly all of the world's financial centers have rebounded from the financial crisis, but the gains have not been experienced equally across cities, a new ranking of global financial hubs suggests. The biannual study, commissioned by the City of London and conducted by Z/Yen Group Ltd, ranks financial centers using data from a survey of international financial services professionals as its criteria.
In its latest incarnation, the GFC 7, the report indicates a growing confidence among the financial services community in the health and stability of the financial districts around the world, with 71 out the 75 included in the assessment experiencing an increase in their ratings. But interestingly, London -- which for the first time shared the first place ranking with another city -- was one of the few to see its rating drop. Check out the world's top 11 financial centers according to the GFC 7 and vote for the ones you think will continue to be -- or could emerge as -- global leaders below: