Educational Technology

May 2, 2015

No aid for students in ASU’s for-credit MOOCs

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:40 am

By Tara García Mathewson, Education Dive

Arizona State University announced its new Global Freshman Academy last week, offering students anywhere in the world the chance to take their freshman year in a massive open online course format —​ but with a catch. The academy, a partnership with edX, will have eight courses, all with final exams and the option to pay no more than $800 per course for credit, but the students will not be eligible for financial aid, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. According to Inside Higher Ed, the ASU initiative may also face accreditation troubles because of the massive projected growth of its freshman student population, the evaluation methods for the course, and the potential differences in the quality of the course compared to on-campus freshman classes.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/no-aid-for-students-in-asus-for-credit-moocs/391114/

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