Erdin Beshimov

Erdin Beshimov is the Founder of the MIT educational boot camps program, MIT Bootcamps. He also co-founded and was the Founding Director of the MIT digital learning and credentialing initiative, MITx MicroMasters. 
== MIT massive open online courses ==
Erdin Beshimov is the producer of MIT's first massive open online course on entrepreneurship: "Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer?" The MOOC was offered on edX, an online educational program created by Harvard and MIT, and has since been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, and Turkish..
== MIT Bootcamps ==
As Founder of MIT Bootcamps, Erdin Beshimov pioneered the combination of a massive open online course and an on-campus boot camp into a blended educational program.BostInno
== Emigration to the United States ==
Erdin Beshimov's family emigrated to the United States for political asylum. His father, Bakyt Beshimov,, was a prominent opposition politician, party leader and diplomat in Kyrgyzstan. After several assignation attempts on the father, the family moved to the United States.
== Awards ==
As student at MIT, Erdin Beshimov co-founded the MIT Entrepreneurship Review. The publication bridged the gap between academic research on entrepreneurship and technology innovation and popular media for entrepreneurs. The publication also published interviews with industry luminaries. The founding team was awarded the Patrick J. McGovern, Jr '59 Entrepreneurship Award for contribution to the study and practice of entrepreneurship at MIT.
== Interesting ==
Erdin Beshimov is the first person from Kyrgyzstan to graduate from Harvard University.. 
== References ==
== External links ==
* MIT Open Learning openlearning.mit.edu|Official Site
* MIT Bootcamps bootcamp.mit.edu | Official Site
* MIT Bootcamps Bio MIT Bootcamps
* You Can Innovate MOOC with Eric von Hippel Official Site
* Entrepreneurship 101 MOOC with Bill Aulet Official Site
* Simulation #471 Erdin Beshimov - New Pathways in Education Simulation
* "Short Term Programs for Long Term Success" by Kerry Hannon, 7 June, 2019: New York Times
* "Searching for the Next Google" by Kate Dailey, 18 October, 2011: BBC News Magazine
* "Education Technology Meets Its Limits" by Ryan Craig, 8 December, 2017: Techcrunch.
* "The Man from Kyrgyzstan" by Corydon Ireland, 3 March, 2011: Harvard Gazette
* "Massive Open Entrepreneurship" by Stephen Carson, 18 March, 2014: MIT News
* "MIT Entrepreneurship Courses Continue to Innovate as they Teach Thousands Online" by Charlie Chung, 18 December, 2014: Class Central
* Erdin Beshimov On The Business Essentials For Recent Graduates
* "Учитель в кармане: Какие технологии меняют современную школу?" Евгений Бидненко, Современная Школа России, № 12 (21) Декабрь 2013, Innovations.
* "Successful premiere of the first MIT Sports Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Germany, 18 September 2019, WHU Otto Beishem School of Management
* "6 Tips for Startup Success From MIT Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs" by Carolyn M. Brown, 21 September 2016, Black Enterprise
* MIT News MIT News
* BBC News
* MIT Open Learning 
* edX 
* NJAL Interview 
* Simulation interview 
* Poets & Quants | Inside MIT's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp|first=Christian|last=Pierce|date=September 7, 2018|website=Poets&Quants
 
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