Monday, December 19, 2011

Free places to learn online

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/cktxy/reddit_lets_compile_a_list_of_the_best_online/

And then there's this from MIT:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/not-quite-an-mit-degree-but-mitx-may-still-appeal/article_3d6f561c-2a0b-11e1-92d1-0019bb2963f4.html

"Now MIT is looking to strike that balance — with an extra letter. University officials described "MITx" as a non-profit entity established inside the university that will offer an "MIT-sanctioned certificate" for completing various courses or, perhaps eventually, whole course sequences — though MIT emphasized full degrees will not be in the offing.
How exactly will it work? On a conference call Friday, university officials were short on many details — how many courses would eventually be offered, how much it would cost, even the name of the first course for the experiment in spring.
They did say they would focus, at least initially, on science and engineering, where assessment is fairly objective and easily scaled up."

With the cost of a university education skyrocketing, it's good to know there are places to go where you can learn for a decent price, free!

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