Via Boing Boing:
Founded in 2009 by educational entrepreneur Shai Reshef, University of the People is the world's first tuition-free completely online university, offering Associate and Bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science. Students are asked to pay a one-time application fee ($50), and $100 end-of-course final examination fees. Aside from that, there is no tuition and all courses, books, and resources are provided free of charge online.
University of the People: free, online education - Boing Boing
I listened to a presentation by the founder. Very inspiring. The big questions are how long until it’s self-sustaining and whether it can keep going.
