Budding digital entrepreneurs across the globe will be given the \u2018app\u2019-ortunity to launch their very own iOS app as part of Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s latest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).<\/p>\n
The free, seven-week MOOC, delivered through the edX online learning platform, is the first of three professional courses designed to teach online learners how to design and build an iOS app using Apple\u2019s Swift programming language.<\/p>\n
The three-stage program will cover the tools and techniques needed to build an app, how to integrate augmented reality into iOS apps, and a step-by-step guide from start to finish including preparing an app for the App Store.<\/p>\n
The first course, titled \u2018Build your very first iOS app\u2019, starts on April 30, and is currently open for enrolments.<\/p>\n
Course Coordinator Dr David McMeekin, from Curtin\u2019s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the MOOC offered beginners the opportunity to learn coding language and build a functioning app.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis MOOC will help educate the programmers of tomorrow, regardless of their skill level, to build their very first app in an easy and accessible way through its online delivery and simplicity,\u201d Dr McMeekin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnology is increasingly becoming a greater part of our lives and this course will provide the tools, knowledge and essential skills for online learners to build an app and take their business ideas into the digital age.\u201d<\/p>\n
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Professor Jill Downie said online education continued to evolve and innovate to ensure the next generation capitalised on the latest developments available.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new online program is innovative and relevant to people all over the globe who may be interested in turning their business or technology ideas into a functioning app,\u201d Professor Downie said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough our relationship with edX, Curtin offers greater flexibility to online learners by presenting new and innovative ways for them to learn new skills and develop their existing qualifications.\u201d<\/p>\n