Educational Technology

March 24, 2013

Online learning, to a degree

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:35 am

by  THE MICHIGAN DAILY

On Wednesday, California state senators proposed a new bill that requires the state’s 145 public colleges and universities to grant credit for completing massive open online courses, called MOOCs. The bill would create a system in which students can access courses virtually and receive credit at the University of California, California State University and California Community College campuses. A nine-member faculty council, composed of three faculty members selected by each system’s Academic Senate, would decide which courses can be taken for credit. They’ll also decide logistics such as prerequisites, instructional support and textbook accessibility. The bill will help allow students to bypass California’s overcrowded classrooms and lower the price tag attached to a college education by giving credit for MOOCs, which are often free to take.

http://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/03daily-moocing19

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