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Udacity: Sebastian Thrun: Udacity Announces For-Credit Course Pilot with San Jose State University
Today Udacity is thrilled to announce a partnership with San Jose State University to pilot three courses -- Entry-Level Mathematics, College Algebra, and Elementary Statistics -- available online at an affordable tuition rate and for college credit. To my knowledge, this is the first time a MOOC has been offered for credit and purely online. Much credit for this partnership goes to Mo Qayoumi and Ellen Junn, president and provost of SJSU, and to the five fearless SJSU professors who have chosen to work with us at Udacity to explore this new medium. The offices of Governor Brown and CSU Chancellor White have also been critically important to this partnership for their leadership and expediency. Last but not least, I want to personally thank our great Udacians who, like everyone on this list, have worked endless hours to drive innovation. Over the past year, MOOCs have received a lot of attention in the media and education circles mostly because so many students are taking advantage of…