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Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges in the World. We’ve shown you how to take online classes for free, and now we’re helping you take free to a whole new level. For students enrolled in online colleges that offer laptops, these free, high-quality Podcasts can be an especially good way to make use of school computers. Even the best online colleges can keep you glued to your computer, but Podcasts grant even greater mobility than online classes. Learn about physics while jogging or explore the ancient Mediterranean world while you’re washing dishes.

To find a Podcast that suits your intellectual passion, check out these courses to get a high quality education on the go. Stanford Stanford offers free podcast downloads via iTunes. MIT’s courses feature either audio or video, sometimes both, and are available as podcasts by department feeds. Harvard Much of the media available from Harvard is presented as one full podcast, but we’ve hand picked a few of their courses and recurring series that you should look for.

Queen’s University Yale. 100 Awesome Ivy League Video Lectures. By Christina Laun Even if you can’t attend an Ivy League college, you can still take advantage of the intellectual and professional resources that many have to offer through the colleges’ websites. Here, we’ve put together a list of 100 great video lectures you can watch to learn from some of the leading experts in fields as diverse as astronomy and economics. Science Check out these video lectures and courses to learn about biology, astronomy, physics and more. ASTR 160 – Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics: Professor Charles Bailyn teaches this course in astrophysics that focuses on black holes, dark energy and extra-solar planets. Health and Medical Here you can learn about cutting-edge innovations in the health and medical fields. Living Healthier, Living Longer: Part I: This multi-part series on health begins with this lecture on the latest research in aging and men’s and women’s health issues.

History Political Science Engineering, Technology and Mathematics Finances. 100 Free Ivy-League Lectures You Shouldn’t Miss | Online Degree Hub. Posted by admin in FeaturesSep 22nd, 2009 Many top schools across the country are beginning to share their classes online free of charge. Luckily, that allows curious students to have access to a slice of an Ivy League education without paying a dime. Many of these courses provide video or audio lectures just waiting to be seen and heard. Whether you are looking to supplement your current education or just addicted to knowledge, these are sure to please. Literature, Culture, and Philosophy These Ivy League lectures explore literature, culture, and philosophy and range from Milton’s poetry to death to race and ethnicity to the philosophy of film. Milton. Science From biology to chemistry, these science lectures showcase the brilliant teaching at top schools. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering.

Medicine These lectures focus on medical topics including evidence-based medicine and hormone replacement therapy. Is Evidence-Based Medicine a Barrier to Cost-Effective Care?. Business and Economics. Online Video Lectures and Course Materials — Open Yale Courses. Webcast.berkeley | UC Berkeley Video and Podcasts for Courses & Events.