One of stated the missions of the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation is to expand educational opportunities and access to
information technology. Now, the company Bill Gates founded, Microsoft, has
partnered with the online learning initiative edX to offer courses focused on coding, cloud computing, and assessment.
The massive open online courses (MOOCs) taught by
Microsoft experts on edX will help students understand front-end web
development and programming language. Additional courses are being offered in
cloud computing, data platforms, and Office 365.
The courses, offered for free at edx.org, will begin at the end of March. A
verified certificate of completion is available for a fee.