In a previous post I echoed the champions of the innovation that are the companies that have managed to enter the select list of the 50 most disruptive companiesfrom MIT. All the selected ones are really impressive, but some of them unite the beauty and sophistication of technology, with the needs in which humanity really stakes its future. And this, in my opinion, makes them great. At the moment I am left with three very unique initiatives:
The first is Coursera. It is an initiative that, taking advantage of available technology, is managing to give access to high-quality higher education to anyone, anywhere. anywhere in the world and for free, isn’t that really amazing? They currently have more than 300 courses in more than 20 disciplines that are offered by 62 universities in 16 countries. You only have to select the course, make the most of the materials of all kinds that are available, make use of the potential of interaction with students from all over the world and, finally, demonstrate a sufficient degree of achievement to pass and receive your diploma. Undoubtedly, this initiative opens infinite paths to the world of education that is still mired in outdated processes that should have been abandoned decades ago. Does the teacher talking and students taking notes sound familiar to you, or the exams in which you have to replicate what you have learned by heart? Well that…