MOOC for Freshman Year Credit via ASU

[KittenMittens]

An intresting concept and finally using MOOCs for credt.
A bit expensive at $200/ credit though.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015...ough-moocs

I saw this as well and was going to post it until I saw the price per credit... I love the entire concept of MOOCS, they teach things in a way that are efficient, to the point, and from some of the best institutions in the world from the convenience and comfort from home. You get to figure out what courses are good based off of reviews, but it's a complete ripoff how the "EdX" certificate doesn't get you credit, but ASU, will give you the "privilege" of getting 3 credits for $600 (and whatever fees that may be tacked on). So far the offerings are not that great, and are better served through CLEPS, DSSTs, etc. Hopefully they realize they can make more money if they go down quite a bit in cost, or some other colleges begin to offer it as well, though it's clear they are trying to artificially preserve the cost of college and preventing students from spending less. Higher education in the U.S. is such a racket... but hopefully not for long over the next decade! But the time will come (and already has) where you can get credit through MOOCs. My younger son for instance, has been looking into the Georgia Tech online Master's in Computer Science program. Only $7,000 and it's a top 10 CS program. It doesn't get better than that!