How to Get Free College Education Online

Information is now readily available and exchangeable faster than ever before, mostly due to the Internet. This instant sharing of knowledge has changed people's lives, and whatever it is you want to learn about is just a mouse click away. Online schools are profiting from this information age boom. However, you don't have to pay to formally learn online. Get free college education online and let knowledge set you free.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Know that in the same spirit of open source software and code sharing, universities are now sharing curriculum or offering open course ware online.

2. Obtain the same knowledge as students attending Ivy League schools. Know that as long as you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can study just about any subject you want.

3. Check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) free courses. Visit the MIT Open Courseware website. Have access to over 1,700 lectures, tests/exams and other valuable resources (see Resources below).

4. Click "Get Started with OCW" to begin learning. Download courses for offline use or access them online. Make sure your computer meets the technical requirements and abide by the terms of use. Click "Courses" from the main menu located at the top of the webpage to find courses you want to take by department. Learn a variety of subjects--from SCUBA to Bioengineering.

5. Find other universities offering courses online, such as OpenUW (see Resources below). Take courses on the Civil War, Hamlet, The History of Jazz and many more for free. See that some schools ask you to create an account or provide your name and street address or email address.

6. Study Economics at University of Nebraska online via the Economics Education webpage or Sign Language at Michigan State. Discover other websites offering free college level courses too, such as free-ed.net that also provide free online text books (see Resources below).

7. Locate free online courses, learning material or free library/book access with other universities, such as Stanford, Berkeley (iPod access), Princeton, Yale and The University of Texas.

Tips & Warnings

• Get RSS feeds from many of the college or tutorial sites so that you'll know when new course material is available online.
• Find thousands of free tutorials online by simply searching with the word "tutorial" (e.g., the "Tutorialized" website.)
• Realize you can get free brick and mortar education these days as well: Check out the U.S. News & World Report article, "Better Yet, No Tuition: More programs offer students free schooling."
• Know that most universities don't offer degrees, certificates or diplomas for free courses completed online.

Resources

• Get free online courses at MIT.
• Another online source of free education.
• Find free courses and textbooks online at free-ed.net.
• Go here for more resources.
• Find free tutorials on just about any subject here.

[AmericanMexican]

on 11/27/2008 This is good information. thanks.