Dive Brief:
- A deal between Khan Academy and Comcast will provide free digital education materials to Comcast's low-income broadband subscribers.
- The partners will produce public service announcements in both English and Spanish over the next few years to create awareness of the program.
- The deal builds on Comcast's program to bring inexpensive Internet access to low-income families.
Dive Insight:
Recent headlines have highlighted how many MOOC users are well educated and looking for career advancement, but deals like this could bring MOOCs into the homes of lower-income learners and help fulfill one of the promises of MOOCs — to broaden access to education.