Each student completing the course will receive a "statement of accomplishment".
So far, MOOCs have offered no credit, just a "statement of accomplishment" and a grade.
His remote students will get the same lectures as students paying $50,000 a year, the same assignments, the same exams and, if they pass, a "statement of accomplishment" (though not Stanford credit).
The online students will not get Stanford grades or credit, but they will be ranked in comparison to the work of other online students and will receive a "statement of accomplishment".
For personal satisfaction, a free Statement of Accomplishment is fine.
"For an organization whose official statement of accomplishments as a non-profit is to "educate the public about waste and inefficiency in the government," Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is spending a lot of money fighting against the Congress funding a competing engine design for a major Defense Department program.
"Basic fairness requires that individuals be evaluated solely on the basis of their own conduct and Lowell Milken's life of accomplishment and service speaks for itself," her statement said.
Most (76.5%) agreed with the statement that their work at the fire department gives them a sense of accomplishment and nearly all (82.3%) indicated they were optimistic about their future success with their department.
In a statement Sunday, she said: "Scott is a fantastic public servant with an impressive record of accomplishment and will do great things for the city in the future".
"There is no sense of accomplishment in this outcome," Bruce Hicks, a spokesman for American, said in a statement.
