The American Council on Education has announced that five Coursera MOOC courses have earned credit recommendations.  Two of the courses – Mohamed Noor’s “Introduction to Genetics and Evolution” and Roger Barr’s “Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach” – are part of Duke’s Coursera effort.

The ACE’s  process includes faculty reviewers who consider creditworthiness,  content, pedagogical approaches, technical issues, student-faculty interaction and security of assessments.  Duke’s two courses have earned credit recommendations from ACE.

Inside Higher Ed has more information on the announcement, including remarks from Duke Provost Peter Lange, and the Chronicle of Higher Education has an article online about the recommendations.