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Over 50,000 students enroll in SUNY-ESF solar energy course
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The course has been overwhelmingly popular with people aged 18 to 24 40% of those enrolled are in that age group.
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An online SUNY-ESF class on solar energy has an enrollment about 29 times that of the school’s total student population, reaching students from around the globe.
ESF professor Neal Abrams teaches the course, Solar Energy Basics, on an online learning platform, Coursera. While the course started as an in-person, non-credit intensive workshop, growing demand led ESF to move the course online.
“As solar got bigger, we also realized there was a need for reach because of our expertise,” Abrams said. ....

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