EDUCATION

eduCommons is server software designed to provide last-mile support for open access initiatives like Utah State University OpenCourseWare or MIT OpenCourseWare. Many institutions already deliver digital educational materials via a closed access learning management system like WebCT or Blackboard. With this existing collection of digitized educational materials, such an institution is very close to being able to launch its own open access collection initiative. eduCommons begins here, providing the remaining functionality necessary to successfully develop and manage the collection, including a workflow process that steps users through uploading materials into the repository, the copyright clearance process, reassembly of materials into courses, a quality assurance process, and final publication of the materials. Powered by Python, Zope, and Plone, eduCommons is open source software that runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms and read more....

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At edX, we believe in the highest quality education, both online and in the classroom.  EdX was created for students and institutions that seek to transform themselves through cutting-edge technologies, innovative pedagogy, and rigorous courses. Through our institutional partners, the xConsortium, along with other leading global members, we present the best of higher education online, offering opportunity to anyone who wants to achieve, thrive, and grow and read more....

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MyEducationKey is a virtual open access educational video lectures and content web portal for students, self-learners, and teachers. As increasingly high-quality educational content is becoming available online, we are committed to the use of technology in bringing it all together and create a user-friendly learning environment that is accessible to everyone around the globe. This site will advance useful human knowledge, creativity, lifelong learning, and social welfare of educators, students, and self-learners and read more....

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Get 1000 free online courses from the world’s leading universities –  Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Oxford and more. You can download these audio & video courses (often from iTunes, YouTube, or university web sites) straight to your computer or mp3 player. Over 30,000 hours of free audio & video lectures, await you now and read more....

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Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. We envision a future where everyone has access to a world-class education. We aim to empower people with education that will improve their lives, the lives of their families, and the communities they live in and read more....

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MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. Through OCW, educators improve courses and curricula, making their schools more effective; students find additional resources to help them succeed; and independent learners enrich their lives and use the content to tackle some of our world’s most difficult challenges, including sustainable development, climate change, and cancer eradication and read more....

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Students who would like access to flexible online learning that can be used to earn college credit might want to consider Education Portal's courses on such areas as business, math, science, foreign languages, the social sciences and humanities. Each class includes free text lessons. For a nominal fee, registered members can also watch video lessons taught by subject-matter experts and take self-assessment quizzes to help check their progression, making this an affordable alternative to the tuition associated with traditional credit-bearing classes and read more....

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Whether you want to take a course, earn a certificate, or work toward a degree, Harvard Extension School has options for you. At Harvard University’s primary resource for continuing education for a century, you’ll find open-enrollment classes in nearly 60 fields and read more....

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University of California, Irvine is a sustaining member of the Open Education Consortium (formerly the OpenCourseWare Consortium). The University launched its OpenCourseWare initiative in November 2006. Since then, it has rapidly grown to become one of the premiere sites in the United States and read more....

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We’ve been a leader in the open education movement since 2007 when we were the first organization to release online college rankings and over the last six years have built on that tradition of helping learners connect with the best-fit education opportunities. OEDb continues to release its online college rankings each January and is now proud to feature a collection of over 10,000 free open courses and interactive resources from top universities around the world and read more....

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