Post date: Aug 14, 2014 5:39:42 PM
[study]
for profit
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-college/375071/
about Minerva, a for profit "scientific" model of education that uses online instruction dialogue sessions
cf. massive open online courses, or MOOCs.
Khan Academy, the brainchild of the entrepreneur Salman Khan. Khan Academy began as a way to tutor children in math, but it has grown to include a dazzling array of tutorials, some very effective, many on technical subjects.
Coursera, headed by the Stanford computer scientists Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Coursera
offers college-level classes for free (you can pay for premium services, like actual college credit)