Universities eye global opportunities in online learning

Top universities have begun moving away from traditional methods of teaching and are promoting their courses globally through Coursera, the worldwide online free course platform.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University rolled out another two Chinese online courses earlier this month on the US-based platform.

The two courses are Law and Society, lectured by Ji Weidong, chair professor of KoGuan Law School at the university, and Exploring the Particle World, lectured by Ji Xiangdong, chair professor and dean of the physics department.