Online Learning Update

November 4, 2015

Google Designs Low-Cost Online Degree On How To Build Startups

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

by GREGORY FERENSTEIN, Read, Write, Web

The search giant recently announced a partnership with online course provider Udacity for a 4-month curriculum in how to build, monetize, and manage their very own business. All of the courses are free, with project feedback and coaching for a monthly fee of $200. Why would Google get into the business of business school? Google is vying for the same “app economy” as Apple. It needs countless developers to build amazing applications for their smartphone software, Android, web browser, Chrome, and various other products. The more developers who build for Google (as opposed to Apple or Facebook), the more attractive the tech giant’s products are to users.

http://readwrite.com/2015/10/26/google-udacity-nanodegree-mba

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