Coursera的课程不同于网上流传的那些公开课，Coursera有班级、作业、考试，最后还会给你一张证书。之前了解Coursera是因为在校长的同学chenyufei的博客上看到他拿到了AI课的“毕业证书”。那时看Coursera好像主要是伯克利和斯坦福的课程，而且基本上是计算机科学的课，并没有其他学科的。之前注册了斯坦福Andrew Ng的Machine Leanring，下周一终于要正式开始了。
除开Machine Learning，还有其他5门课也在下周一(23/04/2012)就要开始了，包括：
Automata
Compilers
Computer Science 101
Computer Vision: The Fundamentals
Introduction to Logic
以下是邮件全文：
New Courses from Princeton, Stanford, UMich, Penn
Dear {name},
We are excited to announce that Coursera is partnering with Princeton, Stanford, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania to offer additional online courses. To see the new courses and sign up for free, please go to http://coursera.org/.
Our course offerings span a broad range of topics, including Computer Science, the Humanities, Medicine, Biology, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, and many other topics. We have a total of about 40 courses, of which 6 are planned to launch next Monday (April 23rd), so sign up soon. Whether you’re looking to improve your resume, advance your career, or just learn more and expand your knowledge, we hope there’ll be multiple courses that you find interesting. Even more courses will be announced over time, and you can find a list of our current offerings at http://coursera.org/courses.
Classes offered on Coursera are designed to help you master the material. You’ll be able to watch lectures taught by world-class professors, learn at your own pace, test your knowledge, and reinforce concepts through interactive exercises. When you join a Coursera class, you’ll also join a global community of thousands of students learning alongside you. We bring courses from the top universities to you, for free.
Get your friends to take a class with you. Sign up at http://coursera.org/.
Coursera
http://coursera.org/