Jul 1, 2012
Academic Earth
http://www.academicearth.org/
Elevator Pitch:
A world-class education for everyone on Earth.
Online courses from the world's top scholars.
Founder:
Richard Ludlow
Key ideas:
Offering free online classes and in-depth online learning, Academic Earth brings courses online so everyone can receive a world-class education from the world's leading scholars without being restricted by physical boundaries.
We focus on providing a user-friendly educational ecosystem where you can easily navigate through the free online courses to find the exact online class video to watch, interact with and gain knowledge from.
Worth Reading/Watching:
How to go to Harvard for free (Slate, 2009)