An affordable (free) option for postsecondary education

Opportunities to Learn Online, for free.

Competition once again trumps the status quo in the postsecondary education sector. The “affordability” factor is consistently cited as a barrier for many seeking to continue their postsecondary education. But, did you know you can learn from some of the most prestigious universities for free?

Thanks to technology and a change in mindset a growing number of universities are posting their course content online—for free! Who would do such a thing?

Well, one of the biggest contributors is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They put virtually all their course content online for free through its OpenCourseWare initiative. Over 90 million have visited from all over the world.

Lots of other universities also contribute their instructional content online through the “University” section on Apple iTunes. (If you’re not familiar with this feature, do a search on iTunes of the term “university” or “open university.”) You can download lectures from places like Yale, Stanford, UC Berkley, Oxford, and Cambridge—did I mention, for free? Go ahead, learn something new.

Now, this doesn’t solve the bigger problem associated with obtaining a degree or certificate, but it does provide people with an opportunity to learn from some of the best and brightest our nation has to offer.

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