In recent years, many universities and colleges have decided to make course materials, including lectures, tests, notes and readings, available for free on-line. These schools, which include world-class institutions like MIT and UC-Berkeley, are hoping that people around the world will take advantage of the incredible opportunity for learning.
Most Important Free Online Schools
A handful of world-class universities and colleges have decided to offer free courses, assignments, and lectures via the World Wide Web, using a variety of means that include streaming video, podcasts, and downloadable lecture notes. Some of the most respected of these schools include:
- University of California at Berkeley
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Tufts University
- Stanford University
- Yale University
- University of Notre Dame
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Washington
- Johns Hopkins University
- New York University
- Berklee College of Music
- Vanderbilt University
- Gresham College
- Open University (U.K.)
- Utah Valley State College
- Utah State University
OpenCourseWare Consortium
The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 100 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model. The mission of the OpenCourseWare Consortium is to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware.
