Stanford offers more free online classes for the world
Stanford University is introducing five free online classes this month, following a successful pilot last fall that drew more than 350,000 participants around the world.
The online classes are part of a university initiative to creatively use new technology to improve education both on campus and off.
"Stanford has been a pioneer in online education for many years, and we are pleased to continue expanding and refining our online offerings to benefit both our own students and students around the world," said Stanford University Provost John Etchemendy.
Three classes will launch on March 12 – Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Natural Language Processing and Cryptography. Two more, Game Theory and Probabilistic Graphical Models, are scheduled to launch on March 19.
Demand has been strong; total enrollment in the five new classes is nearly 335,000.
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