Emory's Massive Open Online Courses Set to Start
Emory joins other prestigious universities by offering free online courses that anybody can access with a computer and an internet connection.
Three Emory University professors are preparing to teach online courses this semester that have already drawn interest from tens of thousands of students across the globe. The students won't earn college credits, but they also won't have to pay anything. They can watch lectures online, take quizzes, and communicate with other students and instructors on the web. The courses, known as Massive Open Online Courses - or MOOCs - are free. Emory's website says the university's first three MOOC offerings will be: An Emory news release says that more than 10,000 students have signed up for the AIDS course so far and nearly 30,000 students have signed up for the digital sound design course. Hagen's AIDS course doesn't start until next week, but …
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