I’m not ashamed to suggest that I’ve got a streak of socialism in me, in fact my new book Digitalocracy (still seeking representation) is about the new socialism that is forming through technology. Israeli entrepreneur Shai Reshef believes that the next logical step forward for the world is a sort of Open Source Education, a Free Global University.
I’ve written about Free Culture, Open Source technology, sharing, collaboration and transparency. For many people that I chat with these concepts are very new but for those of us who have lived as “digital settlers” these aren’t just concepts but ways of online life. The natural progression of these ideals is to integrate them into basic learning structures so that the next generation doesn’t know anything but open social movements giving way to a better overall society.
The New York Times writer Tamar Lewin shared this story about Mr. Reshef and his brilliant idea for the world’s first accredited University of the People. Enjoy!
UPDATE — Here’s a good follow along with that article about Open Source Education, TED Talk Video
