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will allow Southern Methodist to see how well online courses work for its students without committing resources to building its own

students will be allowed to take a maximum of four courses through 2U

prevent cannibalizing enrollment from its own courses

will allow each student to take only one Semester Online course this fall

courses have already passed through a faculty review.

during their time at Southern Methodist

U has increasingly pitched itself as the anti-MOOC online provider.

teach the courses live, via Webcam, to virtual classrooms of no more than 20 students.

4,200 per student per course.

purposefully exclusive.

teaching institutions supply high-quality courses, while the affiliates supply high-quality students.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently taken an interest in education. He and pediatrician Priscilla Chan, his wife, in 2015 founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which among many initiatives is exploring whether personalized learning can benefit students.

I'm nervous about a deep integration of social media and learning. The mix of constant interruption (social media) with a need to focus (learning) seems counterproductive.”