A hero in free education in the Philippines

Remember Efren Peñaflorida Jr., a 2009 CNN Hero of Year. He won this prestigious award for his advocacy “pushcart classroom”. His great endeavor in giving free education for urban poor youth was a brand of mobile education, or the “pushcart classroom” in the Philippines to bring education to poor children as an alternative to gang membership.

Free Education on the Internet

According to WIKIPEDIA - Online education has become an option. One of the pioneering universities to sponsor free education in management is the School of Business and Economics at Umeå University. Free education has become available through several websites with some resembling the courses of study of accredited universities. Online education faces barriers such as institutional adoption, license or copyright restrictions, incompatibility and educator awareness of available resources.

As free educational resources become available online, the Internet has become a platform for learning.