The current (about-to-start) run of free Stanford online courses must be pushing 1m (you read that correctly) enrolments. Some back of fag packet calculations show that 9 classes between them have over 0.4m. But there are at least 7 others. [Some of those enrolling will only be semi-serious.] The numbers may explain - see below - the delay. - http://www.aiqus.com/questio...
Dear Seb Schmoller, We're very excited for the forthcoming launch of Human-Computer Interaction. We're sorry not to have gotten in touch lately - we've been busy generating lots of content, and the system is working really well. Unfortunately, there are still a few administrative i's to dot and t's to cross. We're still hopeful that we'll go live very soon. But since we don't have a firm timeline right now, we'd rather leave this open and get back to you with a definitive date soon (rather than just promise you a date that's far enough in the future that we can feel confident about it). We'll let you know a firm date as soon as we possibly can. We realize that some of you will have made plans expecting the course to start in January, and we apologize for any difficulties that this delay may cause. The good news is that the course is looking great, and we're thrilled that over 65,000 people have signed up - we can't wait for the course to start! See you soon online! Scott Klemmer and the HCI Course Staff
- Seb Schmoller
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