Dive Summary:
- A bill to extend credit opportunities for California public university students, backed by Coursera over opposition from teachers unions, is likely to be put on hold.
- The bill would require the University of California, Cal State University and California Community College systems to determine their lower-division courses most in demand and to pay for them to be offered through a central virtual campus.
- The state senator who sponsored the bill says the opposition was not the reason for the stall; he says he'd rather let the online education marketplace mature before passing legislation.
From the article:
... The bill would also seek to facilitate relationships with third-party providers, like Coursera, which could also host the granted online courses. ... Students who complete the online courses, even those hosted by private providers, would be granted academic credit. ...
