By JASON RUITER, Southern Maryland
Institutions of higher education can reduce costs and become more effective by using massive online courses and blended-learning classes, said William E. “Brit” Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland, in testimony before a Senate committee Thursday. Massive Open Online Courses, or “MOOCs,” are interactive, online courses that are available to thousands. They can eliminate textbook costs and reach those with less money, said Kirwan, former president of the University of Maryland, College Park. Maryland is experimenting with MOOCs as part of a $1.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The courses are being tested in a dozen classrooms across the state’s university system, with results expected next summer.
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