Harvard Expands Reach in Asia

By Jason Chow and Te-Ping Chen. HONG KONG—Harvard University is expanding its reach in Asia through its online program and by reaching out to students with lesser means, university President Drew Faust said.
EdX, the nonprofit joint venture started last year by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, offers university-level classes free online and already has attracted more than 700,000 people. Most of those enrolled are from outside the U.S., and 44,000 are from East Asia, which includes China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, Dr. Faust said in an interview.
The history scholar said edX is well-received in the region, citing a biostatistics and epidemiology course that had 8,000 students from India. Read more...