Online Learning Update

November 29, 2015

EdX Stays Committed to Universities, Offering Credits for MOOCs

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

by Allison Dulin Salisbury, EdSurge

The next wave of experimentation for edX involves creating those for-credit pathway programs. EdX announced three in the last six months, including two just in the last four weeks: Global Freshman Academy: A complete freshman year offered on edX by Arizona State University which had a soft launch this year. The program is available worldwide to anyone, has no admissions requirements and will award full university credit when students pass courses. ACE Alternative Credit Project: An initiative to help millions of nontraditional learners gain a college degree launched by edX in October. By taking select online courses with edX, adult learners can aggregate credits for general education courses that will transfer directly into participating colleges. Supply Chain Management (SCM) master’s program that launches online in February. Students can complete an MIT master’s degree, if they choose, by then spending a single semester on campus.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-11-23-edx-buckles-down-to-offer-credit-for-moocs

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