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How to get Ivy league education online for free: the best internet resources and video courses for distance learning | ZZE.ST - inspiration & lifehacks to make life better. “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.” ~ Socrates Why even think of educational online courses? In my opinion, full freedom implies self-improvement and the ability to learn new things every day.

And you know what? I don’t really think that joining the university is absolutely the best way to do it. I guess I’m not the only one here who has a feeling that education in the traditional meaning of this word is dying in the 21st Century. I’m not sure about you, but it definitely made me think a lot. The change in the educational system is not going to be revolution. Okay, let’s make the long story short. Here is the brief list of sources I personally liked and highly recommend you to try: 1.

Free. If you have difficult time deciding where to start I can suggest you try the Yale course of the Introduction to Psychology lectures by Paul Bloom, it’s insightful, funny and extremely easy to understand at the same time. 2. I’m totally in love with TED! A.J. 3. 4. 5. 6. Khan Academy. iTunes U - A wealth of knowledge from top institutions. WannaLearn. The Free Information Society - Educating and Entertaining since 2003.

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