Where can one find the Best Free Online University Courses?

LScrooge McDuck on 09/06/2013 - 12:15

Where can one find quality free online university courses?

I'm looking for courses with a complete series of lecture videos or presentations as a minimum.

Thank you.

Comments

retiredfeline on 09/06/2013 - 12:19

+2

Try starting here:

http://www.mooc-list.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course

Many (most?) of them have lecture videos you can watch at your leisure. However there is usually a term structure so assignments are due by a certain date, for which the lectures are one prerequisite. Also in all the courses I took you have to be enrolled to access the material so you may have to wait for the next round if there's a particular one you want.
- Scrooge McDuck on 12/06/2013 - 12:21
  
  Thanks, reading through that Wikipedia article was enlightening.
  
  I'm primarily seeking academic knowledge but a token certificate/accreditation would be a valuable bonus. Thus I need to find courses with materials which are available on demand not by a fixed schedule/term. Waiting a month for a course to "start" would be out of the question for me.
Riczter on 09/06/2013 - 13:43

+1

https://www.coursera.org/ might have something for you
meroveus on 09/06/2013 - 21:59

open2study is the main Aussie site.
They have recognition of being the MOOC with the highest percentage of students who actually finish the courses.
- altomic on 09/06/2013 - 23:58
  
  do you get any accreditation/learning recognition?
- Scrooge McDuck on 12/06/2013 - 12:14
  
  These courses seem more like self help classes than academic courses. Is that a fair assessment?