This tidbit of information is too rich not to share: A Free MIT Education--and is a tip that I believe originally came from our soon-to-emerge technology blogger Bob Nagel.
Thanks to a web-based electronic publishing initiative, a rich opportunity from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is being generously funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and MIT with support of the Ab Initio software firm.
It is an educational opportunity-of-a-lifetime for self-learners and those gifted with spare time and curiosity. There are currently something like 1500 courses available, ranging from engineering (of course) to foreign languages, philosophy, history, urban and women studies--and special offerings from the Sloan School of Management.
How does it work?
It is a publication of MIT course materials that do not require any registration, attendance or homework. You're on your own and work at your own pace. No degrees or certifications are granted, nor is there access to the MIT faculty.
The cost? Free.
The benefit? Priceless.
From: Luxury Home Digest
--Roberta Murphy
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Thanks Murph, I remember seeing Bob's post earlier but did not follow up on it. I have looked at it this morning and may do some reading. This is the link:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
~David~
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