By Melissa Catalanotto, Central Florida Future
Imagine students being able to take classes solely because they are genuinely interested in the topic and not having to pay the ever-increasing tuition costs for it. Come spring 2013, that may be reality for many UCF students and the general public alike. UCF has recently joined an online learning platform called Canvas Network. The program consists of free online courses from universities and community colleges nationwide. Tom Cavanagh, assistant vice president of distributed learning at UCF, describes the decision to join Canvas Network as a way to give back to the community. It will also allow the school to “keep involved with latest trends happening in higher education … [and] look for additional ways to innovate.” So far there are more than 20 classes on Canvas, two of which are being offered by UCF professors Bernardo Ramirez and Robert Cassanello.
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/news/ucf-to-offer-free-noncredit-courses-online-1.2792343
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