Best Free Education Resources Online

Posted By Aly Juma ~ 22nd June 2010

The internet consists of ridiculous amounts of information and its easily the cheapest, and quite possibly one of the best ways to educate yourself if you know where to look. The following are my top free resources for online education!

1. RSS Feeds/Readers

This is the most straight forward resource. Truly its just following daily articles, websites, and blogs that are on topics of interest. Organizing them into an RSS Reader just gives it more structure, but the end result is the same. You can find websites on everything and a great way to start is visiting AllTop.

2. Academic Earth

Want to watch lectures from some of the top universities around the country? Then Academic Earth is the place for you! You can find video recorded lectures on numerous topics from universities such as Harvard, Michigan, Stanford, and Yale, all aggregated in one place.

3. MIT Open Courseware (OCW)

Can’t afford MIT tuition? Well now you don’t have to with the development of Open Courseware! OCW gives anyone access to MIT lecture notes, exams, and videos related to a number of MIT courses and all for free! So if you’ve always wanted to study at MIT, here’s your chance.

4. iTunes U

iTunes U is part of iTunes and is a collection of audio and video lectures from a number of universities including: Duke, Stanford, Cambridge and Oxford. Like MIT OCW and Academic Earth, iTunes U is a great resource for college level lectures that are streamlined through the iTunes interface.

5. TED

If you’re not familiar with TED, it stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and is a conference held during the year where the top minds from a variety of industries congregate to share their wisdom and network. The format revolves around lectures and all of them are subsequently recorded and posted online. If you’re looking for some inspiration or what the newest trends and ideas are, then check out TED immediately!

At this rate, is it REALLY worth it to shell out 100 grand for college??

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