by Peter High , Forbes
With nearly 12 million registered learners, 1.5 million graduates, and 1,000 free courses, the first ever massive open online course (MOOC) Alison has become one of the world’s largest players in online education – and one of the world’s largest certifiers of educational and skills attainment. Founder Mike Feerick’s model for equal access to learning is gaining traction, not only in the United States, Alison’s largest market, but also across the world, not least in developing nations. To hear Feerick talk about Article 26 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Resolution that asserts that “Education will be free”, his passion and belief in the idea is evident. He believes he has found a way to make all knowledge and skills training sustainable and available at scale to everyone via the web, and, as the statistics above make clear, he has the data to prove that he is making serious progress.
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