Last fall, Stanford University offered three of its most popular computer science classes to the public for free. Over 200,000 people signed up. Because of this, Stanford is offering seven more computer science classes beginning in January, and will expand its offerings to two entrepreneurship courses.
The online students don’t get credit for the classes. Stanford issues a "badge of completion" instead. Now a growing number of professors are invested in making knowledge available to the masses, regardless of their ability to pay. If this trend ontinues, an entire Stanford education may soon be available for free online.
I think I might take "The Lean Launchpad" class about taking my bright ideas and turning them into successful startup companies.
Monday, January 2, 2012
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