Age 55 and older discounts for online college?

[pluggingalong]

Are there any online colleges that offer discounts for people age 55 and older? 

I found these two, but they are on-site:

https://registrar.colostate.edu/lifelong-learners/
http://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=79985

Found them here:

https://www.aarp.org/work/careers/free-college-classes/

[rachel83az]

I could be mistaken, but I think that (for the most part), the "free" or "discounted" classes that are offered by some colleges/universities actually cost more than the inexpensive courses/schools we recommend here.

[davewill]

The in-person ones I know of allow seniors to audit courses for a reduced fee. If you want a grade and credit, you have to pay up the regular tuition (and be admitted in the normal manner). I believe at our local state university, it's also on a space available basis, IOW you're on standby. I can't say I've heard of an online program that has a discount.

[ss20ts]

Usually seniors are allowed to audit college courses for a discount. You don't receive a grade or any credit though so there's not really any point unless you just want to learn something for fun.

[rachel83az]

If you want an online course and you want to audit/don't need a grade, there are so many options! Aside from Coursera, a search on the internet for OpenCourseware will pull up a ton of free materials. MIT is perhaps the most famous, but they're not the only ones. A lot of universities have course materials online for free these days.