The future of online education~~great info-please read

[rebel100]

So you can go from free to one of the priciest Universities in the country...and that's gonna change education as we know it?

A quote from your link: "High performing students who have studied for at least one year at UoPeople and meet the standards of admission will be eligible to apply for admission to NYU Abu Dhabi. Successful applicants who qualified would also be eligible for financial aid to help enable them to attend. Gaining admission to NYU Abu Dhabi is highly competitive: This year, NYU Abu Dhabi received 5,854 applications, and extended 196 offers of admission – an acceptance rate of 3.3 percent."

This only says if you do really well in a years free study you can APPLY to NYU. It then goes on to set the expectation...they have an acceptance rate of 3.3%. If we are going to turn education as we know it on its head why "partner" with anyone...especially one of the most elite schools in the country (actually it doesn't even look like the actual NYU...its the NYU middle eastern branch) This anything but a free ride to college. I think they are pimping the NYU brand to convince you of legitimacy.

Do you really think NYU would ever do anything to disrupt their market position...or indeed, the market itself? How do you then pay the Professors, the support staff, the textbook companies? I agree that changes are coming...the internet changed the paradigm....but I really doubt the University of the People is gonna be that game changer.