"新線上大學院校談學費"

德州大學掀起學費議題，但只限有給學生學分的課程。

線上大學在西方國家已經是個不斷增長的現象，而現在看起來有所貢獻的大學正想要從他們的投入當中賺點錢。德州大學（UT）最近宣布將加入由哈佛大學和麻省理工學院（MIT）所發起的edX計畫，並表示將向學生收取有學分課程的學費。

EdX聯盟於今年設立，很快就引起了加州大學柏克萊分校的興趣。到目前為止，院校都提供免費的課程，但學生並未從中取得任何學分。但這些都將改變，德州大學很樂意成為改變的先鋒，而德州大學發言人也表示：「能取得學分的課程將會收取學費，但收多少錢還未確定。」

雖然德州大學談的是收費，但強調此舉是為了讓學生取得學位變得更便宜。許多受高等教育的人越來越擔心學費高漲以及就學貸款的影響。線上課程將比實際到學校上課還來得便宜，所以學生應該可以削減花費。

(Education) New Online University School Talks about Charges

The University of Texas raised the issue of fees, but only for courses that gives students degree credit.

Online universities have become a growing phenomenon in the West, and it seems that contributing universities now want to make some money from their input. The University of Texas (UT) announced recently that it would join the edX program started by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and it said it would charge students for courses that earn them degree credits.

The edX alliance was established this year and soon attracted interest from the University of California, Berkeley. So far, institutions provide courses free of charge, but students do not earn any credits for their work. Thats set to change, though, and UT is happy to be at the forefront of the evolution, and UT spokesperson said: There will be a tuition charge for credit-earning courses, but the amount hasnt been determined.

Although UT is talking about charges, it insists it is only doing so in order to make degree study cheaper for students. Many people in higher education are becoming concerned about the rising costs of tuition and impact of student loans. Online courses would remain cheaper than ones in actual schools, so students should be able to cut their costs.

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