MOOC Petition 2 Jeff Bezos/Amazon & Tim Coook/Apple: FREE Worldwide MOOCs-based University

MOOC Petition 2 Jeff Bezos/Amazon & Tim Coook/Apple: FREE Worldwide MOOCs-based University

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Augusto Failde started this petition to Amazon Jeff Bezos and
  • Jeff & Tim: Help Amazon and Apple Shareholders Increase Long Term Brand & Stock Value by Helping People Worldwide Help Themselves thru an Amazon and/or Apple distributed Free & Advertiser-supported MOOCs-based University Degree/Technical Skills Programs 
  1. HELP low & middle income families, underserved student populations, our military & their families, our unemployed, and many more of US To HELP OURSELVES by providing us with Access to a FREE COLLEGE Education thru the creation of an online  American Nationally Accredited MOOCs University that is agnostic of MOOC Platform/University. 
  2. If you can afford a full time campus-based University Education, Great - Do it! But if you are like many of us that cannot - then a Free Nationally Accredited MOOCs University is an Option that can and must be available TODAY.
  3. Cost of a College Education has become prohibitive for most of Americans, and insurmountable Student Loan Debt is financially paralyzing our students, their families and our economic recovery.  U.S. Student Loan Debt is now $1.2+ Trillion and growing. A Free MOOCs University is NOW possible; it is leveraging existing MOOC resources at minimal incremental cost; it is self-sustainable and most importantly - It can have a Massive positive impact on this national emergency.
  4. MOOCs are FREE Massive Open Online Courses offered by the world's leading Universities, and they are usually the SAME courses taught on campus. MOOCs are growing at an explosive rate worldwide. Total Number of MOOCs worldwide grew 327% in ONLY 1 Year, June 2013 - June 2014.  Many already offer optional MOOC "Verified" Certificates, and/or Assessment Tests that present the initial building blocks for accredited online Certificates, Associates, and Bachelors degrees.
  5. SIMPLE Initial Approach: Group "Existing/Upcoming" MOOCs into Academic Pathways by Subject Area (ie, Science, Programming, Design, IT, Humanities, Health, Vocational, etc) that can lead to MOOCs University Certificates, Associate or Bachelor Degrees. Enable students to verifiy their MOOC work thru optional Verified MOOCs or MOOC-specific Online Assessment Tests. That's it. It's a start that we can build on and improve, but this option is feasible and needs to be available Today.
  6. Advertiser/Sponsor Supported Self-Sustaining Business Model: Use revenues from global advertisers/sponsors, who are already spending billions to reach us - actually use their advertising dollars for scalable social good with worldwide impact. 
  7. MOOCs are NOT for Everyone, but they are for MANY. Let INDIVIDUALS decide for themselves if a FREE online American Nationally Accredited MOOCs University is for them, their families, and their current/potential employers.
  8. America needs to take the GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ROLE role in leveraging the new existing delivery technologies and exploding growing number of Free high quality MOOCs to "Free" College Access for All. France, India, Jordan, China, Trinidad/Tobago and Other countries have launched or will be launching their own MOOC Country initiatives. 
  9. The Time for America's Free MOOCs University is Now.
  10. Why Amazon and/or Apple? Because we have tried our Government leaders in both parties and they have done nothing; they lack the urgency to enable people worldwide to help themselves thru education, and because we strongly believe that                                                                                         
  • "Doing Well is the Direct Result of Doing GOOD" Ralph Waldo Emerson

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