The new school year has begun, it’s time to sit down again for textbooks, that is, for computer screens. This fall, Stanford University is expanding the program of courses that are taught free of charge via the Internet, followed by the issuance of certificates. Students are offered 16 online courses . Everyone will find something interesting there: cryptography, mathematics, algorithms, IT entrepreneurship, finance, etc. (full list under the cut).

I am glad that Stanford is gradually developing a platform for distance education, new technological platforms are being added for broadcasting - this is the only university that broadcasts courses through several sites, the number of subjects is increasing. For the winter and spring semesters they promise to expand the curriculum again.

List of courses

Instructor, course name, start date, platform

Andrew Ng. Machine learning. August 20th Coursera
www.coursera.org/course/ml
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Dan Boneh. Cryptography. August 27th. Coursera
www.coursera.org/course/crypto

Keith Devlin. Introduction to mathematical thinking. September 17th Coursera www.coursera.org/course/maththink

Daphne Koller. Graphic probabilistic models. September 24th Coursera www.coursera.org/course/pgm

Scott Klemmer. Man-machine interaction. September 24th Coursera www.coursera.org/course/hci

Michael Genesereth. Introduction to logic. September 24th Coursera www.coursera.org/course/intrologic

Dan McFarland. Organizational analysis. September 24th Coursera
www.coursera.org/course/organalysis

Kristin Sainani. Preparation of scientific texts. September 24th Coursera
www.coursera.org/course/sciwrite

Tim Roughgarden Algorithms: design and analysis, part 2, impressions from the first part . October. Coursera
www.coursera.org/course/algo2

Chuck Eesley. Technological entrepreneurship. Autumn. Venture lab
venturelab.stanford.edu/venture

Tina Seelig. Crash course on creativity. Autumn. Venture lab
venturelab.stanford.edu/creativity

Paul Kim. Develop a new learning environment. Autumn. Venture lab
venturelab.stanford.edu/education

Kay Giesecke. Finance. Autumn. Venture lab
venturelab.stanford.edu/finance

Clint Korver. Startup Management: Advanced Entrepreneurship. Autumn. Venture lab
venturelab.stanford.edu/advanced_venture

Bruce Clemens. Solar cells, fuel cells and batteries. October 8th. Class2go
solar.class.stanford.edu

Nick McKeown and Philip Levis. Introduction to computer networks. October 8th. Class2go
networking.class.stanford.edu

Additionally

A complete list of all online courses that begin in September 2012 , in all online universities: 43 courses, of which 28 are new.
plus.google.com/107809899089663019971/posts/4nundLE1yVB

Selection of courses on the website Coursera for the next academic year , from different universities of the world: 123 courses.
www.coursera.org/courses

It seems that the education system has changed irrevocably.