RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The University of Virginia plans to offer free online courses under an agreement announced Tuesday, about a month after its president briefly was fired in part for her perceived hesitation to embrace online education.

Online platform Coursera said that U.Va. is among 12 institutions that plan to offer the free, non-credit courses through its Internet-based learning system. The Charlottesville school and Coursera said they had worked for several months to reach the deal, which involves no exchange of funds.