How to Learn Online for Free
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
You can find almost anything for free on the Internet these days, including education. So if you’re a motivated self learner, and it’s the actual knowledge you’re after (not a paper to hang on your wall), here is a round up of sites to get you started.
Business Courses
* Medical Product Quality System- free course from UC Irvine
* Fundamentals of Business Analysis- course that analyses the relationship between business and IT
* Capital Markets- course examines several aspects of the global capital markets
* Macroeconomics for managers – broad overview of macroeconomic theory and policy
Technical Courses
* Conceptual Physics- a YouTube channel stressing conceptual physics knowledge (rather than complicated mathematics)
* Search Engine Technologies- another YouTube channel with many video lessons
* BioMedical Engineering- This course provides an overview of medical devices, FDA regulatory issues, biocompatibility and sterilization technology
* How Stuff Works- Learn how many things around you work, simplistically explained
Language Courses
* Mango Languages- Great interactive tool with lessons from native speakers and memory building exercises
* French En Ville- some basic French lessons to help you get around
* Spanish Espacios públicos – some introductory Spanish
* Chinese 101 – an introductory Chinese course with video lectures
* English Grammar- an advanced English course
Other Resources
* All of the UC Berkley YouTube courses
* Stanford iTunes courses
* MIT OpenCourseWare (download the docs for 1800 classes!)
* Notre Dame OpenCourseWare
* University of Texas at Austin Map Collection (Geography)
* Learning Space – Modern Languages
Enjoy!