10 FREE Online Learning Resources for Everyone
One of the greatest things about the growth of the Internet is how much bigger it has made the world - especially for those eager to acquire new skills and knowledge and develop themselves. A young person in Ilorin, Kwara can learn how to code from an instructor in California, USA via a plethora of online learning platforms. Best of all is that many of these platforms are available free of charge. Below we list 10 FREE online learning resourcesyou can start using right away - be sure to share any you know of in the comments:
National Open University
Are you looking for Nigeria-centric learning resources available free-of-charge online? Then National Open University of Nigeria Open Courseware is the site for you. There are downloadable digital course materials covering 1671 courses to support students in their learning activities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) OpenCourseWare
On this site, you will find free course materials from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology including lecture notes, problem sets, labs, videos of lectures, and demonstrations covering a wide variety of subjects.
Khan Academy
This site offers over 1,500 YouTube videos on a wide range of subjects such as mathematics, finance, biology, physics, and history. It's mainly aimed at primary and secondary school students, but some of the material is certainly useful at the post-secondary level as well.
OER Africa
This site benefits higher education systems, institutions, academics, and students on the African continent and around the world. You can freely access a range of educational material from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video, and animation, as well as legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them.
Guide to Online Schools
This website provides a guide to a wide range of freely available open source material organised by subject area, mostly offered by some universities and colleges that provide free online education courses.
Open Learn
This website offers a broad variety wide downloadable coursework in different categories such as languages, business, and engineering for both youth and children. You can view the course works according to user ratings.
Cosmo Learning
This database lists classes by topic. Bear in mind that class materials are only available in a video lecture format. You will also find a sidebar for each class that tells you what school offers it, how many students took it, and the instructor.
Webcast Berkeley
For those who prefer listening to lectures than reading books, this site is for you. It offers video and audio to students and learners around the globe, just as they're taught on campus.
Coursera
This is one of the largest open courseware websites in existence. The courses typically last 10 to 14 weeks and are created by 16 top universities. With over 1,000,000 users, this site offers you an opportunity to take the world's best courses for free and at your convenience.
Stanford on iTunes U
Stanford on iTunes U is an archive of audio and video content from schools, departments, and programs across the university on Apple's popular iTunes platform. You will need to have an iTunes account and software (available for free download) to enjoy its offerings. You can either to subscribe to the updated video lectures or simply download the one you would like to watch.
What's your favourite free online learning resource? Share in the comments!
P.S. You can find even more free online education resources in our eResources section.
