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- sockpuppets, on 03/12/2008, -1/+23I took Sally Struthers course on TV/VCR repair. Then she ate me.
- inactive, on 03/12/2008, -0/+19People would be nuts not to take advantage of this.
- mrbubbleboy, on 03/12/2008, -1/+18Some very prestigious universities on this list (like MIT) that offer free courses available to anyone online. looks like they are truly free with no gimmicks.
- iidestined, on 03/12/2008, -1/+15Heres the link to the actual list:
http://education-portal.com/articles/Universities_ ... - MrBelding, on 03/12/2008, -1/+14Cal Berkeley has a good set of free webcast lectures as well
- brettg102, on 03/12/2008, -5/+1795% of the value of a college education, unfortunately, is the peice of paper you get for completing it. No company would accept "well I'm MIT educated, I took they're free courses online!"...still cool though for people who are truly interested in furthering themselves.
- Stryder81, on 03/12/2008, -1/+12I usually don't praise blogs but LifeHacker is the *****.
- Ikulus, on 03/12/2008, -0/+9Maybe I shouldn't be surprised by the number of people saying "no credit; no point", but I am.
Education is more than a piece of paper. - scrag10, on 03/12/2008, -0/+9*Degree sold separately
- UberNick, on 03/12/2008, -0/+9The Berkeley philosophy ones are absolutely top notch. Prof Dreyfus, a world-renown academic on Existentialism, has all his lectures online for free. He even holds online discussion sessions in Second Life with a large group of non-Berkeley followers. The guy is amazing, and the inspiration for Futurama character Prof Farnsworth. He makes a joke out of it with his students and uses it as his SL avatar name. Good news everybody!
- adragontattoo, on 03/12/2008, -0/+7true but you could in theory pad your resume with statements about continuing your education by attending courses offered by MIT, Cal Tech etc...
- daithiocoinnigh, on 03/12/2008, -1/+7http://education-portal.com/articles/Universities_ ...
direct to the list - brettg102, on 03/12/2008, -4/+10Hence the engineering thing (never took a single english class in college, made sure to place out of it). I never claim to be an adept writer, but I tend to be able to get my point across.
- Sraza, on 03/12/2008, -0/+5What's the point of learning?
Is that seriously what you're asking? - TypeEE, on 03/12/2008, -1/+6A lot of people go to university for the certification, not for knowledge.
- pkrumins, on 03/12/2008, -1/+5I have been collecting video lectures for more than 1.5 years now...
My blog is at Free Science Online:
http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com
I have collected maths, physics, computer science, biology, engineering and many other lectures from all those universities! - diggopolous, on 03/12/2008, -0/+4But I want the whole enchilade!
- DangerMouse9, on 03/12/2008, -0/+4You're just going to die anyway, so what's the point of living. If you kill yourself now you can cut out all those pointless years.
- brettg102, on 03/12/2008, -1/+5Most of MITs stuff (looking at they're engineering courses, as thats what I am) is simply class notes, homework problems, and pre-worked exams. I can already get all of this out of a textbook...would be nice if more actual, live lectures happened.
- bball2, on 03/13/2008, -0/+4Seriously, how ***** retarded do you have to be to submit this worthless crap:
http://lifehacker.com/336650/ten-universities-with ...
to digg, when it presents no real value except linking to the actual article:
http://education-portal.com/articles/Universities_ ...
Total blogspam - fredmv, on 03/12/2008, -5/+9It *is* very evident you're not MIT-educated, using "they're" instead of "their"...
- UberNick, on 03/12/2008, -0/+4If you like the Dreyfus's courses, one of his friends and colleagues at Berkeley is John Searle. Searle is a philosopher on consciousness famous for his argument against the Turing Test. His lectures are incredible, except they're sold by The Teaching Company at a relatively high price. Search for his name on thepiratebay to get a list of his subjects.
- WhatsUpWithJack, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Well aren't you just a handsome devil!
- inactive, on 03/12/2008, -4/+7"Most people in America"? What's with all the anti-American stuff on Digg. Shut the ***** up already.
- NathanielJ, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Good for you?
Just because something doesn't suit your exact needs or lifestyle doesn't mean that it won't be hugely useful to others. - Lutremi, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Shut the hell up with "wikipedia sucks" BS. It's already been proven that they're about as accurate as Britannica.
- UberNick, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Then trade or professional schools are what you're looking for. A good university fosters intellectual curiosity and love of knowledge. There's nothing wrong with not being interested in that, but it does mean these lectures and higher education in general isn't meant for you.
- breckinshire, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3I like the way you think. You lookin' for a job?
- Ikulus, on 03/12/2008, -1/+4To expand your mind?
- ByteGuerilla, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3I'm in my third and final year of a BSc in Software Engineering at the University of Manchester, and half of my lectures for the first two years were less in-depth, and contained less insight into the field, than the information and tutelage that I could get from spending the lecture time googling and wikipedia'ing the lecture topic. I payed £1,225 a year in tuition fees for that, so I agree, people would definitely be nuts not to take advantage of this.
- inactive, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Funny, a quick check of your comments shows that you're an American too.
- Pinkertinkle, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3The best schools sometimes have the crappiest teachers.
- schwab002, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3McGill has some great courses online:
http://cool.mcgill.ca/
I highly recomend the Wolrd of Chemistry classes (food, technology or drugs), which are basically chemistry courses for non-science students...it's really easy to understand and interesting as hell. - WhatsUpWithJack, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2I'm listening to a free lecture of Psychology from MIT as we speak!
- ineptsavant, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Very good list for people who want to learn more in their free time. Nice to learn directly from the experts at schools like MIT instead of by proxy[citation needed]
- Cinin, on 03/13/2008, -0/+2I understand what brettq is saying. I'm HIV positive I have a hard time with spelling and grammer. But I am studying to become a computer engineer and avoiding every type of English class out there. So suck both are dicks.
- Asrrin29, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Tell that to my employer =/
- PoeticExplosion, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Dreyfus's lectures are amazing. The Berkeley psychology lectures are also fantastic, and I would assume their other subjects are as well.
- TypeEE, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2I think 99%
- DangerMouse9, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2but you can print out a ribbon that says "I participated in such and such a class" and continue the long standing tradition of pussifying the generation growing up in the '80s where you get an award for being able to wipe your own ass.
- Scynet, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=095393D5B4 ...
Great stuff for undrstanding nature without having to learn any maths. I've watched them about 3 times. I truly recommend to anyone. - PoeticExplosion, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2This is my favorite defense of education for it's own sake. Worth a read regardless of what you currently believe:
http://www.ditext.com/abbott/abbott_aims
(This was a speech given to University of Chicago's class of 2006 during their orientation.) - WhatsUpWithJack, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2It's only a matter of time before LOLcats university starts putting their classes online, too.
- ByteGuerilla, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2I think I know where you've been going wrong... wikipedia can't teach you manual skills or provide you with experience.
Thanks for playing though. Have a Hyperboles'R'Us chequebook and pen.
Disclaimer: Hyperboles'R'Us chequebook does not provide owner with accounting skills. - Zyvo, on 03/13/2008, -0/+2I've been using the MIT resources lately to brush up on my calculus in preparation for a course this summer. The site has lecture notes, problem sets with solutions, and even Java applets that help to demonstrate different concepts.
I've used other resources from MIT OpenCourseWare in the past as a way to help supplement what I am learning in my classes. Sometimes it can be helpful to hear the same idea phrased or taught in a different way. This can definitely be a great way to learn independently or as an addition to your regular learning.
On a different note, I highly recommend the UC Berkeley podcast of Political Science 179. It is a one hour a week course that brings in a different speaker each week to talk about current issues. I have taken it every semester I have been here so far because the speakers are both entertaining and informative. - andy314159pi, on 03/13/2008, -0/+2Right. The advanced math material on wikipedia is often very good (i.e. much better than could be found in a normal encyclopedia.)
- Jarden, on 03/13/2008, -0/+1That depends how you define "value".
- PoeticExplosion, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1For actual lectures, click on UC Berkeley. I have no idea why they are sixth on the list, they are by far the best.
- opiv421, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1Dugg for professors with legible handwriting.
- ndlaham, on 03/13/2008, -0/+1Right now I am taking an MIT course online in conjunction with my class here in Madison. If anyone ever wants to take a Physics course or just get better instruction than what you have, watch Walter Lewin's online lectures on iTunes U. He is amazing and Teaches Physics I, II and III. It has helped me immensely in my class here, I now have one of the better grades in my class thanks to this guy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/education/19phys ...
Here is the link for the class I am taking. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-02Electricity- ... -
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