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New Tuition-Free ‘University of the People’ Tries to Democratize Higher Ed
By admin | August 27, 2009
New Tuition-Free ‘University of the People’ Tries to Democratize Higher Ed
The latest experiment in peer-to-peer education kicks off next month – a new institution in which students will learn in virtual communities using free online materials and social-networking tools.
But now the venture, called University of the People, faces big questions. Among them: Can it get accreditation? And can a college that charges so little and relies so much on self-teaching retain students?
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Topics: Education |