The American dream of knowledge in one click

The American dream of knowledge in one click

This is a Christmas story to the U.S. . Hal Plotkin , a small Californian penniless, became adviser to President Barack Obama, is inventing post- MOOC . With him, the massive open online course ( massive online education), we thought the educational horizon, is already in the past .

Teenager, Mr. Plotkin leaves the school. "My mother raised us alone, my sister and me. The 707.15 dollars monthly bills to pay for the house were too much for his salary , " he says . Direction pizza bar next door and $ 1.75 Hourly for young Plotkin and sister.




Ten years later, in 1975 , first hand of life, he passed his bachelor at Foothill Community College in Silicon Valley ( California ) . As the young man has talent and tenacity , it is enseuite spotted after journalistic experience to enter the board ... and become president.

"As I was a poor student , I knew trouble afford the necessary books ... By taking the lead at this 40 000 students , I immediately decided to develop educational content available free to all . This is the key to the democratization of higher education ! "Says Hal Plotkin, the World sidelines of the conference " A new state of mind in learning , " organized in Paris by Michel Wieviorka for the College of Global Studies he directs.