Already at the forefront of online education, Georgia Tech now is offering the first accredited online master’s of computer science degree program in a just-announced partnership with Udacity and AT&T.
Students will be able to complete the degree entirely through massive open online courses (MOOCs), and the program will cost a fraction of the cost of traditional on-campus programs.
MOOCs have been available increasingly in recent years, but academic institutions have struggled with the challenge of how to combine online education with traditional degree programs. This effort is seen as a potential blueprint for online degree programs.
“Massive open online courses have quickly become one of the most significant catalysts of innovation in higher education. As parents know all too well, America urgently needs new ideas about how to make higher education accessible and affordable,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “This new collaboration between Georgia Tech, AT&T and Udacity, and the application of the MOOC concept to advanced-degree programs, will further the national debate—pushing from conversations about technology to new models of instruction and new linkages between higher education and employers.”
More information is available at the College of Computing website.
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