Do You Have A Hunger For Knowledge?  |
| |
| I was reading the Feb 15th copy of The Wall Street Journal about continuing ones education. I goes into great detail about all the online classes that are now available for free from many universities. I was amazed at the list of Universities that are doing this. The article is titled “Top Universities Put Instruction on the Web” Colleges that offer free online classes include Stanford University. Last fall, This University posted the complete lectures for three courses, The literature of Crisis, the Historical Jesus and Modern Theoretical Physics. Stanford plans on making complete lectures for a dozen classes available on the I tunes U site by the end of 2007. I know BYU offers many free online classes. I have taken many of them in the past. I love the fact that I can do things at my own rate and any time I want to. http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/freecourses.cfm These classes include Family History/Genealogy - Introductory Finding Your Ancestors Providing Temple Ordinances for Your Ancestors Introduction to Family History Research Helping Children Love Your Family History Family History/Genealogy - Record Type Family Records Vital Records Military Records Family History/Genealogy - Regional and Ethnic France: Immigrant Origins France: Vital Records France: Reading French Handwriting France: Genealogical Organizations and Periodicals France: The Internet and French Genealogy French Research: Paris French Research: Alsace-Lorraine Germany: Immigrant Origins Germany: U.S. Sources and Surname Changes Germany: Jurisdictions, Gazetteers, and Maps Germany: Reading German Handwriting Germany: Calendars and Feast Days Germany: Vital Records Huguenot Research Scandinavia: Jurisdictions, Gazetteers, and Maps Scandinavia: Reading Gothic Script Scandinavia: Church Records and Feast Days Scandinavia: Census Records Scandinavia: Probate and Other Records Family Life Building a Functional Family: Essential Elements Dating: Romance and Reason History and Government The Citizen's Guide to American Politics Music Organ Performance, Level 1, Self-Study - Web Version Organ Performance, Level 2, Self-Study - Web Version Personal Development Honesty Trust According to the Wall Street Journal the following Universities are offering classes. These are only a sample of the Universities that are offering free classes . Brigham Young University byu.edu Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ocw.mit.edu University of Notre Dame Wcw.nd.edu Tufts University ocw.tufts.edu Stanford University itunes.stanford.edu University of California, Berkeley Itunes.berkeley.edu OR webcast.Berkeley.edu I also found many online classes from the University Of Washington http://www.outreach.washington.edu/openuw/ These classes include the following: The American Civil War Energy, Diet and Weight Greek Mythology Gulliver's Travels Hamlet HTML Basics History of Jazz: New Orleans The American Revolution Shakespeare's Comedies Heroic Fantasy: Tolkien World War II Many of the schools that are offering online classes for free, are receiving money to do so by grants. They say that they are not worried about losing applicants by giving away materials online. What do you think? Would you take classes online if they were free? Do you think that people will take the free classes and not attend college campus or paid classes? What kind of classes would you like to see given free online? | | | | | |
| |
| | Search Engine White Paper Advice, ideas and inspiration from the experts in the search space searchtechnologies.com/white-papers
| online education 80+ Online Degree Programs. Enroll Today. Accredited University. www.APUS.edu
| online education Considering a Culinary Arts Career? Download a Free Career Guide Now! LeCordonBleuCollege-Hollywood.com
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
1. chaygylmommy (1822)
|
5 years ago
| | thank you so much for the info. I am going to check it all out. I love to learn things...I would take classes all the time if I could afford it so this will be wonderful. thanks | | | | | | |
villageanne (5891)
|
5 years ago
| | I am just like you. I love to learn. I think continueing to learn after we are adults is very important. I hope you find something that is of interest to you. I love to take free classes from my own living room. | | | |
| |
| Search Engine White Paper Advice, ideas and inspiration from the experts in the search space searchtechnologies.com/white-papers | add comment | | |
|
|
2. Willowlady (8976)
|
5 years ago
| | None of that offered appeals to me. The first thought is what about accreditation. Without such a certificate or acknowledgement it would not be worth a whole lot. Would be cool for me to be able to take a variety of courses that would all together fit for some degree. I could tailor it to fit my future which I believe is well known to me at this point. These would be a boon to those that just love to learn. Prison inmates would also benefit. Shut ins too. | | | | | | |
chaygylmommy (1822)
|
5 years ago
| | I think learning anything for any reason is worth a lot. You said without a certificate, "it would not be worth a whole lot". I disagree. We all should learn things. I see 3 topics on there I want to learn more about just to be more educated. | | | |
ladyluna (2495)
|
5 years ago
| | Hi Willowlady, You raise some interesting questions. Although with the skyrocketing costs of higher education, and the questionable curriculum of some institutions of higher learning, I can definitely see the day when a resume could include non-acccredited, on-line education, and still carry weight. Particularly if the course of study is tailored to a particular field. Back in the 40s the US Gov't used to offer correspondence courses on anything and everything. There was no accreditation, but employers gave preference to those with multiple course certificates under their belt. My grandfather was one such learner. He would take every course he could. He did it primarilly to quench his thirst for knowledge, but it also helped his career. Just a bit of related trivia. | | | |
| |
| online education 80+ Online Degree Programs. Enroll Today. Accredited University. www.APUS.edu | add comment | | |
|
|
| |
villageanne (5891)
|
5 years ago
| | I am glad that you will be able to use it. Knowledge is a great thing to have. I love to gain knowledge in various fields. You are very welcome | | | |
| |
| online education Considering a Culinary Arts Career? Download a Free Career Guide Now! LeCordonBleuCollege-Hollywood.com | add comment | | |
|
|
4. ElusiveButterfly (9602)
|
5 years ago
| | Greek Mythology and the Geneology courses peak my interests. I always loved Greek Mythology. Geneology has been a curiosity of mine as well. My mother has been researching our ancestors and I would love to join in on this venture. She has been writing in Gather about her childhood and it is very interesting. I am curious about where my ancestors originated. | | | | | | |
| |
| Earn HS Degree Online Earn Your High School Degree. Accredited & Flexible. Get Help Now! HighSchoolDiploma.net | add comment | | |
|
|
5. fatal_ivory (170)
|
5 years ago
| | I really love learning. For me, it is a continuing process as long as you live. Knowledge is really important in our daily living. We always apply it in every thing we do. For me, it is a measuring tool of the personality of the person's value. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us. I will give it a try once I've finished my review in my Board Exam. | | | | | | |
| |
| EdD Programs 100% Online Earn Your Doctor of Education (EdD) from Your Home at Your Own Pace! EducationDegreeSource.com/Free_Info | add comment | | |
|
|
6. byfaithonly (6284)
|
5 years ago
| | All of these are really free? I am very interested in several of them, saving this list for future, thank you so very much, I love learning and free classes are spectacular as I'm short on extra money right now. | | | | | | |
| |
| Study Psychology Online Find & Compare Psychology Degree Programs Online Now. universaldegrees.com | add comment | | |
|
|
7. Polly1 (9354)
|
5 years ago
| | Thanks for the links, is this your encore....... Do you know of any free online accounting classes? | | | | | | |
villageanne (5891)
|
5 years ago
| | I did not want to post this site as it does encourage you to purchase books but you could easily do it without the books. Stay on the right side of the screen. The things on the left cost. http://www.wannalearn.com... | | | |
| |
| Le Cordon Bleu® Degree Financial Aid Available-Apply Today Pasadena Classes Start Feb. 20th. lecordonbleucollege-losangeles.com | add comment | | |
|
|
8. Admirela09 (133)
|
5 years ago
| | Yes I do! I have always hungered for knowledge since I was a young toddling little one. as soon as i could read i read everything in reach until my parents had to move any books inappropriate for me at that age. I loved to read so much that age 10 I tested at 12 grade level for reading and 7th grade level math. I have always tried to find out everything there is to know about some thing and take almost every opportunity to learn. I'd love to see an free, indept chemistry classes online because I love the sciences. | | | | | | |
| |
| Find After School Sitters Thousands of Sitters Available. Sort by Experience, Rates, & More! www.Care.com/babysitter | add comment | | |
|
|
9. raijin (6691)
|
5 years ago
| | Very good post, you did it again!;) I always push myself for learning new things, I'm always hungry for knowledge and would never consider myself as the best of the intellectuals. I am very fond of learning history, stories from our countries past and also of the world. I sure would like to take classes, I'll just have to find my freetime though!;) For me studying never stops eventhough we've all graduated and obtained our degrees.. | | | | | | |
| |
| Get Online Degree Quick Get College Degree Online Quick. Explore Financial Aid Options Now. Online-Degree.UniversityHelp.com | add comment | | |
|
|
10. arseniajoaquin (1479)
|
5 years ago
| | We should always be hungry for knowledge and there are really many schools offering courses in the internet. I learn from many materials given free from the internet. There are also Bible studies online which are free. But I think I don't as yet like to undertake free classes on line. I am still very busy with my translation work. | | | | | | |
| |
| Groupon 50-90% Off Deals The perfect fix for a groggy morning: a 50-90% off deal in your inbox! www.Groupon.com/Sign-Up | add comment | | |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |