Look Who it Was Random video

Academic knowledge available worldwide | Arno Smets | TEDxVenlo

2,346 views · Published 19 November 2014 · 14:51 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Worldwide education is facing a number of challenges: top-level education is not accessible for all students due to the cost price, the education infrastructure cannot follow the growth of the world population and innovation in classic forms of education is slow. But it can be different. Arno Smets presents a success story. Last year 60,000 students followed the course of the associate professor of TU Delft; this year the counter has reached 30,000. Be inspired by this 'internet professor' and his belief in the MOOC as a new educational method!

Associate Professor Delft University

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