A reader just forwarded me an interesting article entitled “15 Inspiring Examples of Free Online Education” by OnlineCollege.org. They list a number of gems ranging from online open academies, free resources, and courses offered by world-renowned institutions. They are geared towards beginners, early learners, returning students, and advanced levels of education:
Khan Academy- MIT Open Courseware
- Berkeley Webcast
- Tufts Open Courseware
- Open Courseware Consortium
- Academic Earth
- Textbook Revolution
- Project Gutenberg
- iTunes U
- The Open University
- Watch, Know, Learn
- The University of the People
- TED
- Wikiversity (I’m trying to find the time to be a contributed here)
- Instructables
You can find some wonderful information on nearly any topic, free books, supplements for student learning, and more!
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Learn From A Teacher
January 26, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Hi Jennfer – These sites seem to be great virtual resources. I took a quick look and the MIT site has courses designed especially for high school students. Pretty neat!
Jennifer Lockett
January 26, 2012 at 1:22 pm
There are some really awesome and free resources out there! I love iTunes U (especially the new app – I need to write about that) because you can have your students who are in college prep classes listen to, say, a lecture from Stanford or you can go to their specialized K-12 section and use those lessons and formats. Great for those looking at “flipped classrooms.”
Learn From A Teacher
January 26, 2012 at 1:25 pm
I will take a look at the iTunes I. I am new to blogging (just started today) so I’m excited to integrate technology into my teaching. Thanks again for the great tip!
Learn From A Teacher
January 26, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Reblogged this on Learn From A Teacher and commented:
It’s exciting to see how many free online tools are starting to pop up for students and teachers alike.
Jennifer Lockett
January 26, 2012 at 1:34 pm
Thanks! I”ll check it out! Keep with the blogging. It starts slow but then it takes off!
Pawel
January 26, 2012 at 1:56 pm
There are also Stanford’s online classes. The list of courses is at the bottom of every class page (for example here: http://www.cs101-class.org/ ). They’re mostly computers-related but few exception can be found.
Jennifer Lockett
January 26, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Thank you so much! That is a great addition and I can’t believe I left it off! I’m so used to accessing their iTunes U stuff!
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January 27, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Thanks for this list. It is very much useful and impressive certainly.
AnkammaRao Ravuvari
January 29, 2012 at 11:19 am
I think you missed another great website for free courses http://freevideolectures.com