Einstein University initiative launched
Lots of exciting projects going on within the larger Students for Free Culture network!
After Notes Hub, a tool for sharing the schoolwork you make with with the rest of the world, comes Einstein University: a free online university/academic social network where students and professors from around the world can share ideas, read each others papers and collaborate on research.
Ah, good old Enstein.
Einstein University aims at being the first 100% free online open university. Instead of charging student tuition like most normal universities, Einstein University funds itself through web advertisement and uses open textbooks and volunteer professors to drive down the cost of education. Anyone from any country can attend and all age groups are welcome. Also, since Einstein University is 100% free and open to everyone, there is no application process and previous academic achievements are not taken into consideration. All Einstein University course content will always be open to the public and students will never be charged a single penny to attend class or earn credit.
In the last 20 years, the Internet has revolutionized the ways humans interact and communicate…(read more)
If you have wiki experience and would like to be an administrator, send an email to
Isaac Wojcikisaacwojcik@hotmail.com to volunteer. With your help the initiative can give the 2.5 billion people that live off less than 1 euro a day a chance at a higher education for the first time.
Other projects in free online education
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Khan Academy
Academic Earth
WikiEducator
Udemy
Youtube EDU
Wikiversity
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