Tuesday, June 16, 2009

UN LAUNCHES A NEW, FREE ONLINE UNIVERSITY


http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30848

University of the People (UoPeople), launched in May 2009, is the world’s first tuition-free, online academic institution dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. The high-quality, low-cost and global pedagogical model embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring collegiate level studies to even the poorest and most remote places on earth. With the support of respected academics, humanitarians and other visionaries, the UoPeople student body represents a new wave in global education.

http://www.uopeople.org/

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