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20/07/2012
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These include the coveted Princeton and Stanford, with some 43 courses
The phenomenon of expansion of online education passed new frontiers with the arrival earlier this year, the Coursera, an American company that partners with the best universities in the world and offers courses online for free.
Initially, the organization has partnered with 13 American and three foreign universities, including the coveted Princeton and Stanford universities, offering about 43 courses in several areas, including technology, humanities, health and astronomy.
The organization was officially launched in April. A few weeks later, Coursera already had about 700,000 students attending so-called 'massive open online courses' (MOOC, acronym in English).
This week, Coursera announced that in the coming months, the number of courses available will increase from one hundred and, between the new partner universities are the California Institute of Technology, the Universities of Duke, Johns Hopkins and other renowned educational institutions in the United States, Scotland, France and Canada.
'I'd love to see a future in which all students have access to the world's best schools and best teachers in the world, "he told BBC Brazil, Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera and professor of computer science at the prestigious Stanford University, California.
The Coursera want to offer free courses to all people in the world. But universities have the option to eventually charge for the issuance of a diploma option for students or for conducting tests.
According to Ng, the Coursera companies may offer location services of highly skilled professionals and use it as a source of profit.
'I want a university such as Cal Tech [California Institute of Technology] can achieve not only thousands of students, but million students around the world, "said co-founder of the BBC Coursera Brazil.
According to Ng, 35% of online students are Coursera the U.S.. After the U.S., countries that are present in virtual classrooms are Britain, Russia and India. The Brazil is in fifth place, with about 3% of the students.
'More attention'
Several American universities have been offering online courses paid. Among the many Brazilians who take advantage of higher education over the Internet, is Aparecida Santos, who has lived for nine years in the State of New Jersey.
The decorator children's parties have pulled a workload, coming to work 10 hours a day. For her, the course online certificate in translation by New York University (NYU) could not be more convenient.
"I think that online courses offer great advantages that traditional courses do not. Can I do the lessons at my own pace and at home. I think until the virtual student just paying more attention in class than it would in a conventional classroom, "says Ali, who has a degree in Literature from Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Another person who takes advantage of global access to leading universities is the Bahia Maria Helena Brenner Kelly, who lives on a small island off the coast of Bahia.
'I do the certification course in translation at NYU. Without online education, I could never have access to a formal education in my field, "she says.
Spending on online courses at NYU are much smaller compared to traditional classes. The University charges about US$ 715 (R$ 1,447) per credit (subject), less than half the amount paid by students attending the campus. Free courses such as translation, charge US$ 695 (R$ 1,406) per module.
In addition, the virtual students need not spend time or money on transportation.
Source: R7 News
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