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A student identifies an area in which he or she wishes to undertake research and approaches a faculty member with expertise in that field to request a directed individual study. The student and instructor complete a DIS form and submit it to the academic coordinator who establishes the course in the registration system.
Digital life and technology, Education and training, Health, Environment and sustainable development, Physics and Chemistry, IT and programming, Political science and international relations, Law, Economy and management, Life Sciences Free access to courses, free and paid certification [1] French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese Non-profit 2013
A university or school prospectus is a document sent to potential (prospective) students to attract them to apply for admissions. It usually contains information about the institution and the available courses, including advice on how to apply and the benefits of accepting a place.
Self-paced courses are almost always offered asynchronously. Each delivery method offers advantages and disadvantages for students, teachers, and institutions. Kaplan and Haenlein classify distance education into four groups according to "Time dependency" and "Number of participants":
By November 2013, edX offered 94 courses from 29 institutions around the world. During its first 13 months of operation (ending March 2013), Coursera offered about 325 courses, with 30% in the sciences, 28% in arts and humanities, 23% in information technology, 13% in business and 6% in mathematics. [56] Udacity offered 26 courses.
In some courses the examination is only available to paying students. [citation needed] More than 150 schools, nonprofit organizations, and corporations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website. [29] As of July 2020, there were 3,000 courses available for its 33 million registered students. [30]
Thousands of students in hundreds of courses have edited the English Wikipedia as part of the Education Program. Information about the courses is spread out over multiple pages, reflecting developments in the organization of the program and the tools available. The sections below are listed according to the level of recent activity as of 2017.
A free course can be "upgraded" to the paid version of a course, which includes instructor's feedback and grades for the submitted assignments, and (if the student gets a passing grade) a certificate of completion. [57] [60] Other Coursera courses, projects, specializations, etc. cannot be audited—they are only available in paid versions.