By Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology
The University of Oklahoma’s Janux learning platform makes the university’s online courses available to students all over the world for free. Courses have covered computer science, history, political science, chemistry, education and earth and energy; however, not all of them are necessarily run-of-the-mill college offerings. The most popular Janux class has turned out to be Chemistry of Beer, taught by a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. OU students earn one credit for the beer course; the number of credits given for other courses varies. For example, the same faculty member, Mark Morvant, is also teaching a General Chemistry class, which is worth five credit hours. The classes last for 16 weeks — the same length as the standard semester — and some have a set schedule, where the instructor and students interact in real time.
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