Friday, 13 March 2015

There are dozens of subjects available, with admirable attention paid to studies in science, engineering and technology.  For those reasons, Open Courseware takes a deserved place at the head of our list.

Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative
A few of the names that are conspicuously absent from the Open Courseware Consortium have established their own online programs. Stay tuned for three in our list, starting with Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative. Their online course list is short, but heavy on the sciences, math and engineering.

Open Yale Courses
Yale offers dozens of courses in topics ranging from Faulkner to astrophysics.'

Stanford on iTunes U
Stanford has put free courses on iTunes. (iTunes is available for free download on most devices, Apple or otherwise.) As you might have guessed from the platform Stanford chose, the course list emphasizes programming apps for Apple. There is also a variety of courses in subjects such as astrobiology, law, energy and writing.

Engineering for Change Webinar Series
We're proud to offer a live webcast every month that gives you an opportunity to interact with some of the most compelling people working in sustainable development and technology. In past webinars we featured Drew Corbyn at Practical Action, Marc van den Homberg at TNO, Eugene Cloete, who developed the tea bag water filter and more than a dozen others.

We announce the upcoming webinar on the site, where you'll also find an archive of past presentations. IEEE members earn Professional Development credits with each webinar they complete.

The Open University
The UK-based Open University offers more than 600 courses with training from novice to advanced in 250 qualifications. Subjects include computing, technology, math and sciences among others.

Udemy
Dynamic educators from renowned universities provide free online courses through Udemy. The offerings are light on engineering and technology, but there may be subjects of interest to small business owners. And who wouldn't benefit from a deeper reading of Dostoyevsky? The course subjects include literature, history, economics, social and political sciences, business management and others.

Khan Academy
Khan Academy has provided more than 3200 videos that famously make it easy to learn tough concepts. The offerings are heavy on math and science, including computer science. Courses are at the Kindergarten through 12th-grade level.

Academic Earth
Academic Earth rounds up online courses from accredited universities and provides them free of charge. A reading of the first and second-to-the- last subjects might interest E4C members: They are Art & Architecture and Technology & Innovation.

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