More on Georgia Tech, Udacity To Offer Master's Degree - Edsurge

Udacity's Sebastian Thrun wrote on his blog that this kind of program is just why he started Udacity: "I grew up in Germany, a country that offers excellent education. Yet when I started my Master's degree in computer science, I found myself among 1,200 other Master's students with just five professors. Needless to say, I ended up mostly educating myself through books that were available at a nearby research institute. Today is my opportunity to give back." Anyone will be able to take the Udacity courses for free but only those enrolled through Georgia Tech will earn credits toward its Masters' degree. A pilot program will begin "in the next academic year" with a few hundred students recruited from AT&T and Georgia Tech corporate affiliates. https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-05-14-georgia-tech-udacity-to-offer-master-s-degree