| Summary: Udacity, a new online institution, is being touted as one of the biggest innovations to happen to online distance learning. The brainchild of Stanford University computer science professor Sebastian Thrun, this online course will teach you how to build your own search engine in 7 weeks, for free. |
Udacity, a new online institution, is being touted as one of the biggest innovations to happen to online distance learning. The brainchild of Stanford University computer science professor Sebastian Thrun, this online course will teach you how to build your own search engine in 7 weeks, for free.
Anyone who would like to take the Udacity distance learning course can attend classes online, take quizzes, interact with the instructors and earn grades - all for free. Thrun says that his mission is simply to provide free, quality education for anyone who can access it.
The free Udacity distance learning course is co-taught by University of Virginia professor David Evans, and as he explains, “The course is “Introduction to Computer Science: Building a Search Engine.” No previous programming experience is required. You will learn to read and write programs, and by the end of the 7 week course, you will have built your own search engine.”
Sergey Brin, famed co-founder of Google, emphatically endorses Udacity, saying that it will enable students to not only innovate in this area of computer science, but also be able to innovate in all areas of computer science. The founders of Udacity hope to eventually offer an even bigger line-up of computer science classes, giving way for countless opportunities for the technically inclined to propel their careers in ways that they previously would have been unable. If finances were ever a factor in your consideration of higher learning in the computer science arena, here is the answer for which you have been waiting. There is no doubt that this program offers an exciting opportunity for anyone in the world who wants to learn more about programming. To learn more about Udacity, and sing up for free, click here.
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