RocketSTEM Issue #7 - May 2014 | Page 12

Earlier this year, Brian Greene presented “Where Do We Stand with String Theory” in the John Bahcall Lecture at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA/Goddard/Wade Sisler different perspective on the meaning of space, on the meaning of time, on the meaning of math, on the meaning of energy. It is a course that has a capacity to really shake up complete the initial courses. In terms of degrees – who knows? Way down the line I could very well imagine that there might be a more formal way in which a student RS: Do you plan on eventually morphing this into a RS: Are you going to teach the courses yourself in the beginning? GREENE: GREENE: “Yes, I am the initial instructor, just to get the World Science U launches online learning for everyone By Sherry Valare about how his course structure has been designed to provide a coming web based school that offers massive open online courses anyone with a desire to learn. that top researchers and educators could guide any student’s way level they are most comfortable approaching. long you have to complete the class, and students have the ability to pause then restart where they left off. Select courses even have a live discussion feature where Greene himself will be available to 10 10 The website: www.worldscienceu.com discuss concepts with students at hours during an in-person course. students can attempt, after a very quick registration requiring no more than basic information. Greene which is a collection of short video answers to a wide range of questions on topics such as: time and space, what matter is made of, and how the universe began. Anyone can engage with these questions – they don’t need any background at all and it can be done for a few www.RocketSTEM .org