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16 Prestigious Schools that Offer Free Online Classes

16 Prestigious Schools that Offer Free Online Classes
posted by admin on November 5th, 2008 The world of education is changing, big time. Information technology has revolutionized how we find and share information. While the business world is forced to change, education is lagging behind. While many schools offer their traditional curriculum online or are entirely Web-based (see our list of online schools for a look at available online colleges and degree programs), many schools and universities offer free courses online in the form of video and audio lectures, mp3 files or PowerPoint slides. Information wants to be free, and these progressive institutions have taken the first step by making their class free for anyone to use online: Need more? For students interested in online schools, there is a huge variety of colleges available offering online degree programs from certificate up to doctorate. And others. More free online learning resources can be found in the following places around the web:

Multimedia | Harvard Gazette Online Audio/Video Stories When leaning in is right move Harvard Kennedy School Communications | April 16, 2014 Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) senior lecturer Hannah Riley Bowles discussed her research on the role gender plays in negotiations and offered advice for women trying to negotiate higher pay during the Kennedy School’s weekly podcast series, “HKS PolicyCast.” Editor's Pick Audio/Video Megan Marshall ’77 wins Pulitzer April 14, 2014 Megan Marshall ’77 was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for “Margaret Fuller: A New American Life” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013), her richly detailed biography of the 19th-century author, journalist, and women’s rights advocate who perished in a shipwreck off New York’s Fire Island. Audio/Video Popular Eve Ensler’s personal monologue By Karla Strobel, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Communications | April 11, 2014 Author and activist Eve Ensler, who opened Radcliffe’s two-day conference “Who Decides? Editor's Pick Audio/Video Popular Putting Twitter to the test

100 More Incredible Lectures From the World's Top Scientists Posted on Tuesday July 31, 2012 by Staff Writers Open source, for both the classroom and the self-educator, proves an absolutely swoon-worthy digital ocean of information. Unsurprisingly, the sciences thrive in such a climate, with the Internet positively flooded with panels, lectures, Q&As, talks, complete and incomplete classes, demonstrations, and other conduits through which education flows. When moving forward, please keep in mind that none of these lectures are to be considered ranked, and many require flipping forward to other videos. General Watch and/or listen to some of the science world’s most notable names expound upon what makes their chosen career paths so satisfying — and what all they have to offer the human race as a whole, of course! Science and Engineering Because science and engineering so often build upon and influence one another, understanding their codependent relationship leads to a greater appreciation for and comprehension of both. Biology and Medicine Chemistry

10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses Online -- Educatio See our list of universities that offer free online writing courses. Learn about what courses are available and what topics they cover to find the course that's right for you. Online Writing Courses for Credit Many schools offer free online courses and materials through OpenCourseWare (OCW) projects. While formal admission isn't necessary to access lectures and other materials, these courses don't usually award college credit. Students looking for the same ease of access and the opportunity to apply their study time towards a degree or certificate program might want to consider courses that can lead to an alternative form of credit. For far less than the cost of enrolling in a traditional class, Education Portal offers hundreds of online courses that allow students to start working their way towards real college credit. Free Online Non-Credited Writing Courses Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Writing and Reading the Essay focuses on the essay as a popular literary genre.

Free Online Course Materials | Audio/Video Courses The OpenCourseWare Consortium - Members The OCW Consortium serves both the individuals who use OER & OCW and the institutions that make OER & OCW possible. The Consortium provides a gateway to Open Education projects for the entire Open Education Community, fostering the success of the Open Education movement and articulating its benefits. The Consortium educates general audiences about the Movement, directing potential users to resources that best suit their needs. For members, the Consortium marshals broad expertise regarding the ongoing development of open education projects, and connects its members with an even broader network of OER & open education practitioners. In other words, the OCW Consortium is an ideal meeting place for people wanting to make contributions to the development of open education worldwide. Consultation: Priority Access to resources such as the OCW Toolkit, Experts Forum, and Webinars for development of projects and project personnel. How To Join

MIT World | Distributed Intelligence Free Audiobooks and eBooks - Librophile 100 Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online No matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn about science. While your college courses may cover the basics, you can get a more in-depth look at a wide variety of topics from Internet resources such as these great documentaries. These selections will help you explore everything from the inner reaches of the human mind to the outer areas of our universe and just about everything else in between. Better yet, they’re all free to watch online so you can learn more without spending a dime. Health and Medicine These documentaries cover topics like health care, diseases, nutrition, nursing, and more so you can get great insights into health and medicine. Super Size Me: In this movie, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock attempts to subsist on only a diet of McDonald’s for a full month. Drugs Learn how drugs impact the brain and the variety of legal restrictions imposed upon them from these documentaries. Genetics Evolution and Biological History Physics The Quantum Revolution: Dr. Geology

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