The Best Websites for Free Online Courses, Certificates, Degrees, and
Educational Resources:
Have you thought about expanding your knowledge by taking some courses? There are several colleges and other sites that offer free online courses, certificate programs, some degree programs, and education resources for teachers and professors.
MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT OpenCourseWare offers free lecture notes, exams, and videos from classes at MIT. OpenCourseWare (OCW) was proposed by the MIT faculty in 2000 and they have been publishing educational materials from their courses freely and openly on the Internet since the first proof-of-concept site in 2002, containing 50 courses. By November 2007, MIT had published almost the entire curriculum, over 1,800 courses in 33 academic disciplines.
No registration is required to take advantage of these educational materials.
OpenCourseWare (OCW) Consortium
The OpenCourseWare (OCW) Consortium is a free and openly licensed digital publication of high quality college and university‐level educational materials organized as courses. These courses often include course planning materials and evaluation tools and are accessible to anyone, anytime online.
Open Yale Courses
The Open Yale Courses website provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The lectures were recorded in the Yale College classrooms and are available in video, audio, and text transcript formats. You are not required to register for online classes. However, you will NOT receive course credit, a degree, or a certificate.
The Open University
The Open University (OU) provides high-quality university education online to anyone. Nearly all of the undergraduate courses they offer do not require prior qualifications or experience.
The OU has developed their own style of distance learning called “supported open learning.” That means you, as a student, can work wherever you choose and plan your study around your other commitments. You receive support from a tutor or online forum and have contact with other students in your own region or online. You also have access to student advisors and study facilities in your own region.
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