A co-worker told me he heard about this outfit on NPR today... From their web site: __________________________________________________________________
University of the People http://www.uopeople.org/ ABOUT US University of the People (UoPeople) 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 global educational model embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring university level studies within reach of millions of people across the world. With the support of respected academics, humanitarians and other visionaries, the UoPeople student body represents a new wave in global education. __________________________________________________________________ You can find the NPR story at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124008749 -- Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Washington, DC http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/ _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep