They will incentivise the development of high-quality courses and incentivise schools and colleges to offer the courses that get young people on in life.
In 1997-98, 53 percent didn't offer such courses and had no plans to offer them in the next three years.
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Private four-year institutions are much less likely than public institutions to offer distance learning courses, according to the survey.
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Coursera has been informed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education that under Minnesota Statutes (136A.61 to 136A.71), a university cannot offer online courses to Minnesota residents unless the university has received authorization from the State of Minnesota to do so.
As another happy consequence, universities may choose to offer for-credit courses from Coursera to non-matriculated students.
Most courses also offer excursions to stately homes, cathedrals, museums, tours of Christ Church and the city of Oxford.
From next year, the universities involved in the UK project will begin to offer courses on the FutureLearn online platform.
Mark Taylor, a sociologist at Williams College in Massachusetts, is leading an effort to offer courses in the liberal arts.
The principal of New College, Graham Taylor, said such an arrangement will offer courses to people in a town which has no university.
"It's been a challenge in reduced financial capacity to offer all the courses all the time that every student needs to complete a degree, " said SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher.
An earlier Times story noted that the University of Washington is planning to offer credit for courses from another MOOC provider, Coursera, though students will likely have to pay a fee, and do extra work with a University of Washington instructor.
Also the National Math and Science Institute, the military, and major companies are working together all across the country to offer math and science Advanced Placement courses to high schools with large numbers of military students, including right here in Tidewater -- the Tidewater area.
Earlier reports have said that the University of Washington is planning to offer credit for Coursera courses, though students will likely have to pay a fee and do extra work with a U. of W. instructor.
An extra 19 percent planned to offer these courses in the next three years, in 1997-98.
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"We believe these skills are so fundamental that we are also planning to offer these courses to the wider adult community, " he said.
In the UK, the Futurelearn consortium of 18 institutions, headed by the Open University, has announced plans to offer online courses from later this year.
It is possible to offer affordable courses, provide an excellent student experience, adhere to university quality systems, achieve fantastic results, and give students the opportunity to gain a credential while learning online.
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The institution said figure was a "significant milestone" in its efforts to offer "free higher education-standard online courses to all".
She said it would continue to offer some CCE courses including sign language and deaf studies.
An additional 12 percent, in 1997-98, planned to offer distance learning courses in the next three years.
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He bought an old hotel (in San Mateo) and offer 10 week courses to 18-24 year olds.
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And, in 1985, National Technological University became the first school to offer online degree courses via satellite transmission.
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But policy director Malcolm Trobe said the new tables would put schools under pressure to offer only the courses that are included.
Consider other institutions too if the preferred one simply will not accept you, but not before you have done your homework on the courses offered and what the establishment has to offer you in terms of student life and other facilities.
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Lynn Beaumont, of the Save K College Campaign, said it needed to attract more local students to its campuses and offer more courses.
Today, a group of renowned universities announced plans to launch, in partnership with 2U, Semester Online, a program which will offer access to the best courses and faculty in the world, taught in small, live digital classes, for actual credit from the schools.
There has also been a big increase in students coming from India, especially in courses for skills where qualifications offer a fast track to permanent residency.
Nike can illustrate this aggregate behavior but can also take the next step and offer to share the top running courses for those training or even recommend breakfast locales near the common courses for these runners to recharge post-run.
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He said many schools offer vocational courses for students who are not going to achieve five GCSEs.
Colleges and universities are rushing to offer free online classes known as "massive open online courses, " or MOOCs.
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