In 2003 around 16, 500 students applied to UCAS for places on computer science courses.
Code.org, a non-profit founded by entrepreneurs Hadi Partovi and his brother Ali Partovi, is launching a campaign to try to get more computer science courses and more students studying programming.
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But even as technology becomes an integral part of most people's lives, fewer computer-science courses are being offered in high schools.
Unlike Game Theory where it is obvious how it can enlighten, I can imagine Computer Science introductory courses that may be bland.
They raised concerns about a lack of promotion of science and technology subjects at school, leading to a low uptake of computer science and technology courses by university students.
With free online courses in Computer Science, Programming, Mathematics, General Science and Entrepreneurship, Udacity has over 700, 000 users and an innovative revenue model that includes both certification for completed courses as well as a job referral services.
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Dominated at the moment by courses in mathematics, computer science, and engineering, MOOCs may be ill-equipped to teach students to write and express themselves or to provide the hands-on experience of working in a lab.
But he said even computer science graduates of top universities have trouble finding a job, so the courses aren't a priority at Lanxiang.
The courses span a spectrum of topics: physics, biology, computer science, engineering, medicine, literature, sociology, poetry, business and many more.
Udacity offers 11 STEM courses like "Introduction to Physics, " "Intro to Computer Science, " and "Web Application Engineering" -- all free.
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