ThenewparticipantsinCoursera,whichcombinesonlinelectureswith

assignments,includetheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,JohnsHopkinsUniversity,UniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscointheUS,EdinburghUniversityandtheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyofLausanne.CaltechandtheUniversityofPennsylvaniahavealsoannouncedacombined$3.7minvestmentinCoursera.

CourseraoffersclassesfromPrinceton,theUniversityofMichigan,Stanford,UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyandtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

Theuniversitiesjoiningtheplatformwillofferdozensofnewcoursesinthefieldsofarts,computerscience,health,mathematics,history,literatureandotherdisciplines.

Theseclassesdonotcredittowardsdegreesattheuniversities,butonlinestudentsreceivecertificatesforcompletingtheirstudies.

AndrewNgandDaphneKoller,whofoundedCourserasaidthemovegavestudents“greateraccessthaneverbeforetotheworld’sforemostsubjectexperts.”

Learnerswouldhavetopayforthecertificatesthatmarkthecompletionoftheircourses.Thisrevenuewillbesharedwiththeuniversities.

Withmanyuniversitiesofferingonlinelectures,observerssaytheriseofCoursera,marksashiftinthebalanceofpowerinhighereducations.

CourserawasfoundedbyStandfordUniversityscientistsAndrewNgandDaphneKoller.12bestuniversitiesinUSandEuropelikeUniversityofCaliforniaandEdinburghUniversityhavejoinedCoursesinarts,computerscience,health,mathematics,history,literaturewillbeoffered.(출처:7월18일힌두스탄타임즈)