Dive Summary: 

• The University of Texas at Austin is working with Coursera and edX, two prominent massively open online course (MOOC) platforms, to offer courses online for free.
• UT Austin is following in the footsteps of many other leading universities already offering MOOCs with edX and Coursera.
• Harrison Keller, the vice provost of the university, noted that there are many complications that have to be dealt with before UT Austin could enter the market for MOOCs.

From the article:

The University of Texas at Austin is considering getting into the MOOC — massive open online course — game. 

During a special presentation Wednesday to the University of Texas System Board of Regents on blended and online learning, Harrison Keller, the university's vice provost for higher education policy, said that UT is in negotiations with Coursera and edX, two of the most prominent companies engaged in the mass distribution of course content from elite universities for free online. ...