Summer is generally a time of relaxation and fun for students. However, over the summer a great opportunity has been made available by the University of Pennsylvania.
This summer, Penn and several other colleges will be offering online summer courses for students.
This is a follow-up from a similar program from Stanford University, where over 350,000 people applied for these courses all around the world. For these courses, Penn will be using a new website called Coursera.
With this site, applicants can take interactive quizzes periodically to test their comprehension of the subject.
There is even a forum where students can help others when something is not understood.
Penn hopes to “...Expand access to higher education nationally and globally.”
With applicants expected to reach over one million, the program seems to be a big success. Best of all, these courses are free! The list of courses with their respective instructors are as follows:
• Benjamin Abella, “Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia and Resuscitation Science”
• Ezekiel Emanuel, “Health Policy and the Affordable Care Act”
• Robert Ghrist, “Calculus: Single Variable”
• Al Filreis, “Modern and Contemporary American Poetry”
• Roy Hamilton, “Basic Behavioral Neurology”
• John Hoganesch, “Introduction to Genome Science”
• Michael Kearns, “Networked Life”
• Emma Meagher, “Fundamentals of Pharmacology”
• Carol Muller, “Listening to World Music”
• Paul Offit, “Vaccines”
• Peter Struck, “Greek and Roman Mythology”
• Kevin Werbach, “Gamification”
So, rather than sleep your summer away, why not take some time and plan for the future? Although these courses do not count toward credits, they may spark your interest in career choices. The single variable calculus may also prepare those who are taking calculus next year. For more information on the courses, visit https://www.coursera.org/#penn.
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