Brownstone, Redbrick, Ivy League are a few of the names sometimes associated with different types of universities. But increasingly there is a new kid on the block with a new title: the peer-to-peer internet university. Peer-to-peer is a form of higher education that is exploiting the benefits of the internet to bring students to university who might otherwise miss out. Click talks to Peer 2 Peer University co-founder and director Philipp Schmidt.
Online universities are charging little or no tuition for access to a wealth of college curriculum, and advocates say the free web-based classrooms may expand higher education to the developing world.
Putting free courseware online was a first step in reimagining education. What now? Wiki U's, smart courses and, maybe, learning.
P2PU mentioned on page 4. Quotes from Neeru and David Wiley.
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