Wednesday, January 09, 2013

EDUCATION - Effects of Free Online Courses

"How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education" PBS Newshour 1/8/2013

Excerpt

SUMMARY: As tuition costs continue to rise, it seems counter-intuitive that professors at top universities would give away their courses for free. But that's exactly what they're doing, on web-based platforms known as "Massive Open Online Courses." Spencer Michels reports on how a boom in online learning could change higher education.


Coursera - Free OnLine Courses

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