I want to follow-up from yesterday’s post about the Open Educational Movement by listing all relevant links in one place. Consider this a modeling of an organizational strategy, a file cabinet of sorts. If you know of any other ways to access useful, informative courses for FREE please do add to the list! And of course, this a lot more “out there” in Cyberspace in regards to excellent, cutting-edge information and insights. Take a look at my blogroll, for instance. Tons of free content! Next step, to personalize this list by narrowing in on what YOU want right now. If you’re not yet sure, well, you’ll always have this list to come back to. All in one place. Enjoy! Thank you again to Katie Hafner for compiling this list, and reviewing key tid bits in her article, Open Mind (the hard copy of which was published this past Sunday; the online version 1.5 weeks prior…evidence that we can indeed get useful information online, more quickly than the snail-mail – but still so-lovable – print avenue).
Carnegie Mellon:
http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.):
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
Yale University:
Open University (fees vary; multiple FREE courses):
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/explained/expect-to-pay.shtml
Peer to Peer (P2PU): A fantastic way to collaborate with other on-line learning enthusiasts (or even just online users of free course downloads!)….this organization was also reviewed in the NYT article, “Open Mind.”
University of the People (similar to P2PU):
And….something to pay for…but can be worth it (and mentioned in yesterday’s post): The Teaching Company. They have a high school division too, so can be a fantastic resource for homeschoolers (and any high schools wanting to offer more for its students). And..don’t worry, I’m not getting any paybacks for this endorsement.
