Dive Summary:

• The California State University system will offer the option of online courses to all of its students this fall, in an attempt to alleviate class crowding.
• The program includes more than 30 courses approved systemwide and means that a student at any Cal State school would be able to enroll in an online course offered by any other school in the system.
• Crowding is a real problem for the system: On five campuses, every major had more applicants than spaces this year.

Dive Insight:

The plan to roll out more online education takes place against a backdrop of a recent setback with Udacity: San Jose State University put on hold its collaboration with the MOOC company after disappointing results. That pause was described as temporary by both sides and the collaboration is expected to resume in the spring.