[SSC] University of the People

[David Young]

I've just come across this, and thought it might be of interest to the list:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/university-of-the-people-tuition-free-higher-education/2011/06/14/AGRBFqUH_blog.html
http://www.uopeople.org/

"The Pasadena, Calif., nonprofit university offers college coursework to
about 1,000 students worldwide essentially for free. The only charge is a
one-time application fee of $10 to $50, which varies according to the
comparative wealth of the student’s home nation.
Professors and deans donate their labors. Founder Shai Reshef has just two
paid academic employees. Students access and download assignments online.
Class discussions take place in old-fashioned text-based chat rooms, which
enable students to participate on the most marginal of computers.
Founded in 2009, University of the People claims to be the world’s first
tuition-free online university “dedicated to the global advancement and
democratization of higher education”. The institution exploits the growing
reach and falling cost of online study."
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