This is an idea which has intrigued me. You can create a class, and teach it via webcam to anyone in the world who is interested. You can join a class online for anything you could imagine. Supercool School is planning to do "what blogging did for publishing, but for the education space. Decentralize and democratize a whole industry by empowering everyone to create an online school with the simple click of a button."
It sounds fun and exciting to me, especially since I am one myself who has had to seek alternate but still valid forms of educating myself. Yeah, believe it or not, they don't teach ancient Hebraic dream interpretation in post-secondary schools. Heck, they don't even teach it at seminary schools (or bible college...). And trying to learn the spiritual impacts of visual arts is more of a teach-yourself situation. But if there enough people out there... using a tool like Supercool School offers could blow this thing wiiiiiide open.
Here is an introduction video explaining the basic concept:
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Some facts:
- Supercool School is a highly purpose-driven startup that was founded by a team of underdogs from Europe and India to change the world using the amazing powers of learning
- The first demand-based online learning place that empowers people to request classes, join them as students, or teach them using a simple webcam
- Classes on anything from "How to start a business in China" to "Advanced Java" and "Thai Soup Recipes"
The only question I have is... is it free?
