An increasing number of educational institutions are putting courseware online for public consumption. We've known for a while that MIT had OpenCourseWare, but now Yale, Utah State University, Virginia Tech,and other schools are putting more educational content online. Some institutions are using YouTube while are others are using iTunes to allow web users entrance into their courses and lectures.What do the educational institutions get out of putting their content online? Many things, including luring potential applicants, cheap marketing, money from donors, and keeping alumni connected to their alma mater. On the flipside, online courses offer users the ability to gain knowledge and skill in areas they may not be able afford a college class in.
Some professors have been trying this on a smaller scale. Individuals put some of their written materials on their websites or post podcasts and video podcasts on to video sharing sites. However we applaud entire universities who are coming together to make a wholesale stab at spreading knowledge through the Internet.
[via Washington Post]
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1-01-2008 @ 10:01AM
Bob said...
I applaud the idea behind freeing the knowledge, but where do I get my accreditation at?
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1-01-2008 @ 5:56PM
Allen said...
I'm not a spam bot or anything, so don't mind me posting some links. Here are some of the resources that they mention.
Writing Center:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/
A link to a collection of university podcasts:
http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/university_podc.html
http://education-portal.com/articles/Universities_with_the_Best_Free_Online_Courses.html
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