Universities Reshaping Education on the Web

As part of a seismic shift in online learning that is reshaping higher education, Coursera https://www.coursera.org/ , a year-old company founded by two Stanford University computer scientists, will announce on Tuesday that a dozen major research universities are joining the venture. In the fall, Coursera will offer 100 or more free massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that are expected to draw millions of students and adult learners globally.

By TAMAR LEWIN

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