University Of Nicosia's MSc In Digital Currency Begins On May 15th With Free MOOC Course
Since announcing their Digital Currency Initiative in 2013, the University of Nicosia (UNic) has been hard at work forming the world's first Master's in Digital Currency Degree Program. This MSc in Digital Currency is undoubtedly the first of many such programs to be offered by educational institutions worldwide. In order to present this opportunity to as many digital currency enthusiasts as possible, UNic had promised to offer the first course for free. The course, titled: “Introduction to Digital Currencies,” and the entire program will both by offered by the University via distance....
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The University of Nicosia made history by becoming the first educational institution to offer bitcoin tuition payment. Now, the University is offering an Introduction to Digital Currencies course, for free. For those interested in this MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), the only real pre-requisite is that you speak English proficiently. Aside from the fact that the University's instructors will be leading the course, Andreas Antonopoulos and Antonis Polemitis will serve as course lecturers. Mr. Antonopoulos' book, Mastering Bitcoin, is listed as required reading for the course. "I am....
Cyprus' University of Nicosia announced today it has opened a six week, free and open enrolment online course called 'Introduction to Digital Currencies', aimed at anyone wishing to gain a greater understanding of the fundamentals of bitcoin and digital currency in general. The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is due to start on 15th May, with other sessions starting each month thereafter (based on demand), plus accelerated formats for the fast-learning and time-poor. The only prerequisite for enrolment in the MOOC is enough proficiency in English to understand the instruction, which will....
The University of Nicosia became the first university in the world to accept Bitcoin in November. The University has also offered a free MOOC "Introduction to Digital Curriencies." Now the university is offering a nine course MSc in Digital Curriencies. The courses for this degree will be offered on-campus and online in English which you can pay for all in Bitcoin and get 5% off. The program is "designed to help financial services and business professionals, entrepreneurs, government officials and public administrators better understand the technical underpinnings of digital currency, how....
The world's first Master's of Science in Digital Currency degree program kicks off today in Cyprus and on the internet, with the beginning of their Introduction to Digital Currency course. The entire Master's program consists of 9 classes chosen from a list of required and elective courses. The first course in this program, DFIN-511 (Introduction to Digital Currency) is being offered in an Massive-open-online-course (MOOC) format so anyone with an internet connection can take advantage of this great opportunity. Students wishing to continue with the program will be able to use their credit....
Certificates for a pioneering course on cryptocurrencies by the University of Nicosia in Cyprus were recorded on the block chain yesterday, allowing anyone to verify their authenticity. The free online course, titled DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies, was taught by Antonis Polemitis and Andreas M Antonopoulos. The duo published a comprehensive explanation of how they designed the certificates to be block chain verifiable. This means that course graduates no longer have to rely on the university to verify that they completed the course successfully. "Even if the University of....