Six Universities in Talks to Pilot Credits For MOOCs
The idea of MOOCs giving credit for university courses is picking up steam, mostly thanks to efforts by edX and its partnerships.
According to Times Higher Education, six universities from three different continents are looking to “pilot a global credit transfer system that will allow students to use courses taken online to count towards their degrees.” An alliance will be formed that will recognize accredited MOOCs from partner institutions.
The idea of credits from MOOCs has picked up steam in the recent months, with the initiative being mostly led by edX. EdX has announced a few partnerships and initiatives intended to allow students to earn credits. The partnerships include the ASU’s Global Freshman Academy (GFA), ACE Alternative Credit Project, Charter Oak State College, and MIT Micro-Master’s Credential in Supply Chain Management.
Perhaps it is no coincidence that all of the six universities involved in the alliance are edX Charter Members.
Imagine if #MOOC credits could transfer between universities like airline miles https://t.co/LUQl871Ljo@timeshighered @jgro_the @edxonline
— anant agarwal (@agarwaledu) January 9, 2016
The universities in the alliance include:
- Delft University of Technology,
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL),
- the Australian National University (ANU),
- the University of Queensland,
- the University of British Columbia, and
- Boston University.
Two of these universities — ANU and the University of Queensland — were in 2015’s top 10 universities, according to Class Central’s ranking. Combined, these universities offer 125+ MOOCs, but a total of around 200 MOOCs are likely to be involved if an agreement is reached.
Source: Times Higher Education
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Muvaffak GOZAYDIN
Thanks billion Dr Agarwal .
That is it .
University means share of knowledge universally .
Top, high performing universities of the World must get together to share their knowledge.
Result:
1.- Top quality education from top, high performing universities ,
2.- Low cost
3.- Graduates can find jobs since their schools were high quality
4.- No Federal Loans, since cost is low
5.- There will be more space for new students at the universities . If 50 % of the courses are online required for a degree, then capacity of the school doubles. 5.000 enrolment gets 10.000 .
6.- Economy of all countries get better .
Please let all top,
high performing universities get together to share their online courses globally to award degrees .