149221 news 1345816524 1475896363 <![CDATA[Free Online Course Will Rely on Multiple Sites]]> A 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 “massive open online course”), that will teach a computer-programming language by patching together existing resources from open-learning sites. 

The new course, “A Gentle Introduction to Python,” will blend content from M.I.T.’s OpenCourseWare, instant-feedback exercises and quizzes from Codecademy, and study groups organized by OpenStudy (a GVU Center spinoff), and will be coordinated through an e-mail list operated by Peer 2 Peer University.

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