University System of Georgia taking a closer look at MOOCs | www.ajc.com

Georgia college leaders joined a new partnership to explore how they can best use the fast-growing market of free online courses.

The University System of Georgia announced today it is one of 10 public systems and universities taking a collaborative look at how massively open online courses (MOOCs) could increase college access and make a degree more affordable.

MOOCs started almost two years ago to offer quality online college courses from elite schools, including Georgia Tech and Emory University. Millions of people worldwide signed up

Lately the focus has been on turning these free courses into college credit.

Georgia colleges could use the courses to reduce the expense of a degree and offer students more flexible class schedules, said Houston Davis, the system’s chief academic officer.

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