PURDUE TO THE WORLD: Starting in spring 2015, Purdue University will offer both undergraduate and graduate level courses through online course platform edX. According to Education News, the two-year partnership will provide five nanotechnology courses through NanoHUB-U and five courses offered on the edX platform through Purdue NExT, which already offers almost 40 online courses to Purdue students. Although students will not receive credit for the courses from the university, completion certificates will be available for a fee.