Shai Reshef is President of University of the People, a tuition-free, American, accredited university offering online education to an international student-base who, despite their academic success, would otherwise find it difficult to obtain a degree. Shai explains how online education can be accessible and scalable, while maintaining high quality.
Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/038-Shai-Reshef-Final.mp3 | recorded April 2020
Shai’s profile: https://www.facebook.com/shai.reshef and https://www.linkedin.com/in/ushership/
University of the People: https://www.facebook.com/UoPeople/ and https://www.uopeople.edu/
University of the People blog: https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/
Nominated links (free to access):
- Reshef, S. (2014). An ultra-low-cost college degree. TED Talk. https://www.ted.com/talks/shai_reshef_an_ultra_low_cost_college_degree
- NAS Daily (2018). How he made university – almost free! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiEqmdxj_GA
- University of the People (2019). UoPeople 10 year anniversary ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRbcWPvuZ8M
- University of the People (2019). UoPeople Arabic Launch at the World Economic Forum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBNPlf1s9p4
- University of the People (2020). Student stories. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDSQFS87t6G5lUpar50Y3Mb2k39Nc_GA
Twitter: @shaireshef and @uopeople