More on Mooc accreditation .. "nano-degrees". Sigh. It all sounds a bit suspicious.
But more importantly, the thing we've discussed before, accreditation, seems to be very much in the works. I think a large part of this is the lack of the workforce needed for New Tech. Considering the richness of our digital ecology, I can believe creating the workforce needed by industry could be a driving force. Especially seeing how badly off-shore has worked for high tech. -- Owen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sebastian Thrun <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 9:39 PM Subject: A New University, by Industry To: [email protected] Hi Owen, As we look toward 2015 with excitement, I wanted to look back at what we built in 2014 and share what’s coming. Our mission remains the same: to offer accessible and highly effective education so our students advance their careers in technology. Why? Because the skills gap keeps growing at an alarming speed, keeping too many on the sidelines or underemployed. We simply cannot accept that when a record number of jobs in technology remain vacant. In 2014, we took a new approach to better deliver on our mission. Talking to countless employers convinced us to create a new type of a university, a *university by industry*, a *university built by Silicon Valley*. One that: - teaches the skills that industry employers need today. - delivers credentials endorsed by employers. - provides education at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional schools. We partnered with industry giants: AT&T, Google, Cloudera, Facebook, Salesforce, and others. Together, we created a new type of credentials, *Nanodegrees* <http://info.udacity.com/HW0020w0AxneyZ80b0E00vz>, to prepare professionals to become Web Developers, Mobile Developers, and Data Analysts. Thousands of students have already enrolled in the *Front-End Web Developer* <http://info.udacity.com/ZEA8x00oz0000w0ew20bZWy> and *Data Analyst Nanodegree* <http://info.udacity.com/CEx00p0xb0yW0Aze2w00Z08> programs. Industry leaders such as AT&T and Capital One are even offering them to their employees. It’s only the beginning. In 2015, we’ll launch more Nanodegree programs, along with their supporting courses, starting with *Full Stack Web Developer* <http://info.udacity.com/NE00yWwz0000xyZ0qA80e2b> in February and *iOS Developer* <http://info.udacity.com/WW00rAE8b0z2Zzx00w0ey00> in March. We’ll keep innovating, passionately and boldly, to make learning even more engaging and effective. 2015 will be a big year for us. Join us and set an audacious goal for yourself to make it a transformative year. Great education can only open more doors. With our industry partners, we’re here to help. Here’s to a great 2015! Stay Udacious! PS: enrollment opens on Wednesday, Jan 7th for *Front-End* <http://info.udacity.com/ZEA8x00oz0000w0ew20bZWy> and *Data Analyst* <http://info.udacity.com/CEx00p0xb0yW0Aze2w00Z08>. Start your year strong with them! [image: Sebastian] *Sebastian Thrun* Founder and CEO Udacity Udacity 2465 Latham St., Mountain View, CA 94040 This email was sent to [email protected]. You signed up for updates from Udacity. If you no longer wish to receive these emails you may unsubscribe <http://info.udacity.com/u/isyW0AE0xAb00z000ew2Z08> at any time.
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