More and more countries are looking to further students education by offering distace education or online classes at a lower cost than traditional colleges or univeristies.
Countries like India and China are exploring online efforts with support of their governments and looking at models of free courses developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for guidance.
Britian is considered the leader in this technology due to the Open University, a free-education University established in 1971 that broadcasts lectures on the BBC.
The program still needs to develop a sustainable business model, David Vincent, pro-vice-chancellor for strategy and external affairs said.
For more information on online education and the steps universities are taking to include it visit The Chronicle for Higher Education's webite, chronicle.com.
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