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Accessible Free Courses in Online Education

 

From Fall 2015 Technology in Education Data Base

How Free Online Courses are Changing Traditional Education
This video is a PBS NewsHour airing that discusses how free online courses are revolutionizing education.

Free Online Courses Keep Retirees in the Know
This article talks about the fact that free online courses help to educate people even in old age.

Free Online College Courses Becoming Increasingly Popular
This article discusses the increasing popularity of free online courses intended for personal development.

How Elite Universities are Using Online Education
This article tries to answer how and why free online education is going to be a permanent staple in elite universities.

Universities
A number of elite universities have adopted a new mission to use online education to educate people from all walks of life.

  • Yale Online
    • Here is a list of Yale’s free online courses.
  • MIT Open Courseware
    • Here is a list of MIT’s free online courses.
  • HarvardX
    • Here is a list of Harvard’s free online courses.
  • Brown University Online Learning
    • Here is a list of Brown’s free online courses.
  • Columbia University
    • Free Online Classes: Unlocking the Ivory Tower
      • This article discusses Columbia’s venture in creating and developing free online classes.
    • Here is Columbia’s Coursera MOOC list.
    • Here is Columbia’s edX MOOC list.
  • Cornell University Online Learning
    • Here is a list of Cornell’s free online courses.
  • Dartmouth Lifelong Learning
    • Dartmouth Joins with Colleges Offering Free Courses Online
      • This article talks about why Dartmouth chose to follow suit in developing free online courses.
    • Here is a list of Dartmouth’s free online courses.
  • Penn Open Learning
    • Here is a list of Penn’s free online courses.
  • Princeton Online Learning
    • Here is a list of Princeton’s free online courses.

Open Culture
This website provides links to 1,100 free online courses offered by leading universities around the world.

Contact Us

If you would like to know more about us, contact Steve Ruth (703) 993-1789 or ruth@gmu.edu.
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