Monday, October 15, 2012

UT System Joins Online Learning Effort

The University of Texas said today that it has joined an effort to bring online learning and education to Internet users, as part of the edX non-profit learning collaborative, founded by Harvard University and MIT. The UT system said it will begin adding courses to the online edX platform this year, starting with at least four courses within the next year. The group did not say what types of courses would be offered on edX by the UT System. So far, edX offers up a range of courses online, including chemistry, computer science, circuits, and other classes; the online effort says its goal is to enhance teaching and learning through research about how students learn.