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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: November 13, 2012
Coursera and the American Council on Education (ACE) have announced that they will work together to determine whether a select number of massive open online courses (MOOCs) will be accredited. Currently, students successfully completing a course may receive a certificate of accomplishment but not college credit. Today’s announcement has the potential to make some completed Coursera courses eligible for college transfer credit at institutions choosing to accept the ACE recommendations.
The evaluation process for selected courses is expected to begin later this month, although the specific classes haven’t been identified.
The Georgia Institute of Technology announced a partnership with Coursera last summer. Registration is open for eight classes led by Georgia Tech professors, and more than 141,000 are already enrolled.
"Today's announcements by Coursera and ACE to initiate credit equivalence evaluation is an exciting and natural progression of the ongoing experimentation with MOOCs,” said Georgia Tech Provost Rafael Bras. “Georgia Tech is proud to be among the pioneering leaders in this experiment. We seek to make quality content available to many around the world and to improve our outstanding residential education experience. At the same time, we will continue to address outstanding issues such as assessment, integrity and appropriate business models."
To read the ACE press release, click here.
