Georgia State to accept MOOC Credits

[jsupop33]

I need to get paid for this. I predicted a mid-tier public university would be the first to jump.


http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcam...oocs/41795?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Georgia State U. to Grant Course Credit for MOOCs
January 22, 2013, 10:43 pm

By Jake New

Georgia State University is adopting a new policy that could allow students to receive class credit for taking massive open online courses, or MOOCs.

Students who have taken MOOCs, which are often open to anyone without admission requirements, will be able to work through the university’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions and academic departments to determine if they have the required understanding of the material.

“Essentially, this is aligning MOOCs with our other transfer credits,â€￾ said Andrea Jones, a spokeswoman for the university.

Georgia State already grants course credits to students who have earned similar credits from other accredited institutions, as well as to students who take university-vetted examinations like Advanced Placement tests. If a student demonstrates mastery of the material learned in the MOOC, then credit will be granted in the same manner, Ms. Jones said, at no additional cost.

Georgia State is one of the first universities to experiment in offering credit for MOOCs, Ms. Jones added. (California’s San Jose State University is also experimenting with awarding academic credit for MOOCs, in a pilot project with Udacity that was announced last week.)....

 

[CEE DOG]

Is this not the same thing as having open enrollment? I mean you folks dog out HBCU's for having open enrollment, now the other side of the tracks is basically doing the same thing with a different name........ Just saying.......

 

[jsupop33]

No it is not Cee. Totally different. HBCU's should follow suit on this.


If anything, it is the equivalent of going to an open enrollment school and then transferring in. Depending on how many hours they accept, it could save a kid from paying for a semester of school.

 

[CEE DOG]

You have always been able to transfer with open enrollment. If you get 60 hours that is considered having an associates degree. Many folks would attend open enrollment schools then transfer back in the day. This was one of the reason for low grad rates too.

Students who have taken MOOCs, which are often open to anyone without admission requirements, will be able to work through the university’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions and academic departments to determine if they have the required understanding of the material.

Open enrollment. Allowing folks who don't meet the qualifications to enter and boost enrollments up.

No it is not Cee. Totally different. HBCU's should follow suit on this.


If anything, it is the equivalent of going to an open enrollment school and then transferring in. Depending on how many hours they accept, it could save a kid from paying for a semester of school.

 

[jsupop33]

The thing is Cee that you can't graduate from a MOOC. You have no official transcipts per say and they are free. Georgia State is not reducing their admissions requirements, they are allowing those kids to transfer credits or bring in credits from those online courses. Those kids still have to pass admission standards. This is the same as going to a community college, not graduating but transferring credits in.

 

[CEE DOG]

I understand that point, but taking remedial classes by starting off in open enrollment did the same thing did it not?

The thing is Cee that you can't graduate from a MOOC. You have no official transcipts per say and they are free. Georgia State is not reducing their admissions requirements, they are allowing those kids to transfer credits or bring in credits from those online courses. Those kids still have to pass admission standards. This is the same as going to a community college, not graduating but transferring credits in.