{"149221":{"#nid":"149221","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Free Online Course Will Rely on Multiple Sites","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EA group of online-learning ventures is collaborating on a new kind of free class to be offered this fall, known as a mechanical MOOC (for \u201cmassive open online course\u201d), that will teach a computer-programming language by patching together existing resources from open-learning sites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe new course, \u201cA Gentle Introduction to Python,\u201d will blend content from M.I.T.\u2019s OpenCourseWare, instant-feedback exercises and quizzes from Codecademy, and study groups organized by \u003Cstrong\u003EOpenStudy (a GVU Center spinoff)\u003C\/strong\u003E, and will be coordinated through an e-mail list operated by Peer 2 Peer University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27659","created_gmt":"2012-08-24 13:55:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:43","author":"Christopher Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/08\/21\/education\/mechanical-mooc-to-rely-on-free-learning-sites.html","title":"Source: New York Times"}],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}