Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only

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“The open-source courseware is there, from universities that have put their courses online, available to the public, free,” Mr. Reshef said. “We know that online peer-to-peer teaching works. Putting it all together, we can make a free university for students all over the world, anyone who speaks English and has an Internet connection.”

This is exciting news. It signals a complete and radical change in the current stagnant for-profit system. Definitely something to watch as it grows.

Presumably, once this gets going, anyone who can pay the nominal testing fees can enroll. A true merit/skills based system. That sounds radical!

Full Article: New York Times