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Revision as of 18:54, 15 January 2010
Welcome to World University and School Wiki
which anyone can add to or edit.
The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
Multilingual University & School
where anyone can teach or take a class or course
- Add or take a free, open course.
University and individual courses
- Add free, open University and College course listings below.
Free Degree Programs
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Free Ph.D.s
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Doctor of Education Leadership Program | http://www.gse.harvard.edu/blog/news_features_releases/2009/09/harvard-university-to-offer-groundbreaking-doctoral-program-for-education-leaders.html | Harvard University | Degree | Harvard University | Free Doctoral Degree; 25 positions; for Falls 2010, 2011, 2012 | Ph.D., non-virtual |
Free Masters' Degrees
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Degree |
Free Bachelors' Degrees
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Degree |
Free High School Diplomas
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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American Public High School System | Diploma | Diploma, virtual | ||||||
American Public High School System - General Educational Development | GED, virtual |
Individual courses
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Computer Musings by Professor Donald E. Knuth | http://scpd.stanford.edu/knuth/index.jsp | Stanford | Non-degree | Professor Donald E. Knuth | Browser | More than one hundred tapes of Knuth's musings, lectures, and selected classes. His thoughts, insights from students, audience members, and other luminaries in mathematics and computer science. | English | programming |
Computer Oriented Mathematics | http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/Vorlesungen/WS04/CoMa.1/#Ressourcen | TU Berlin | Non-degree | Prof. Luebbecke | Browser | mostly PDF files | German | |
Evidence (Legal) | http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/wiki/Evidence | Harvard Law | Non-degree | Prof. C. Nesson | Browser and Second Life | January 2009 | English | Legal Evidence |
History of U.S. "Racial" Classification | http://sim.thestudyofracialism.org/topics.php | Backintyme Publishing | Non-degree | Frank W. Sweet | Browser | Audio-Visual | English | Second Life |
iPhone Application Programming | http://cs193p.stanford.edu | Stanford | Non-degree | Browser | English | programming | ||
Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h1E3YJMKfA&feature=PlayList&p=78D20A8358322ABB&index=0 | Stanford | non-degree | Prof. Leonard Susskind | Browser | Start anytime | English | Quantum Physics |
Principles of Macroeconomics | http://mediasite2.towson.edu/mediasite/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogId=7953d8f1-47c0-46df-a87f-2ca7fe6c0a78 - | Towson | non-degree | Prof. Theodore Kariotis - http://pages.towson.edu/tkarioti/ | Browser | Start anytime | English | Economics, Macroeconomics |
Principles of Microeconomics | http://mediasite2.towson.edu/mediasite/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogId=23dc6e6e-5301-42ff-ac25-56d1a66279c9 | Towson | non-degree | Prof. Theodore Kariotis - http://pages.towson.edu/tkarioti/ | Browser | Start anytime | English | Economics, Microeconomics |
Society and Information Technology | http://socinfotech.pbwiki.com | Berkman Island / Penn State Isle | Non-credit/credit | Email: scott (at) scottmacleod.com | Second Life | English | ||
Virtual Worlds | http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~nesson/e4/ | Harvard Ext. | Non-degree | R. Nesson | Browser, Second Life | Autumn 2007 | English | Second Life |
University course listings
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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MIT Open Course Ware | http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm, http://web.mit.edu/itunesu/, http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | over 1900 online courses, for free | English |
Berkeley | http://webcast.berkeley.edu/ & http://itunes.berkeley.edu/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Brown University / Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | http://boldly.brown.edu/podcasts/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Largely internally focused, so far | English |
Caltech | http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/podcasts/index.shtml | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Cambridge University | http://www.cam.ac.uk/video/itunesu.html | non-degree, so far | Browser | iTunes | English |
Collège de France | http://www.college-de-france.fr/default/EN/all/college/index.htm & * Biologie - iTunes * Droit - iTunes * Histoire - iTunes
* Littérature - iTunes * Philosophie - iTunes |
non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | French |
Columbia University | http://itunes.columbia.edu | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Cornell University | http://www.cornell.edu/video/browse/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | video and audio recordings of compelling lectures, discussions, and performances featuring members of the Cornell community and distinguished guests | English |
Dartmouth | http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/digital/rss/radiotuck.xml | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Freie Universität Berlin | URL | non-degree, so far | Browser | German | |
Harvard University | http://athome.harvard.edu/ & http://www.hks.harvard.edu/multimedia/videoarchive.html & http://www.hno.harvard.edu/multimedia/video_mm.html & http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Juilliard Music School | http://revver.com/video/676741/juilliard-school-faculty-fred-sherrys-private-cello-lesson/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
LMU Munich - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lmu.de | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | German |
Oxford University | http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk & http://itunes.ox.ac.uk/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Princeton University | http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/ & http://www.youtube.com/user/princetonuniversity | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Stanford University | http://itunes.stanford.edu, http://see.stanford.edu/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Technical University of Munich | URL | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | German |
Tokyo University | URL | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | Japanese |
UC San Francisco Medicine | https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/podcasts/index.aspx & https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/index.aspx , https://cit.ucsf.edu/podcast/description.php?id=50 | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Université Paris IV - Sorbonne | URL | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | French |
University of Chicago | http://itunes.uchicago.edu, http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
University of Michigan | http://itunesu.umich.edu & http://www.youtube.com/user/umichdent | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
University of Pennsylvania | http://www.upenn.edu/itunes/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Yale University | http://oyc.yale.edu & http://itunes.yale.edu | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Course listings' aggregates
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Academic Earth | http://academicearth.org/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars | English |
ADUni.org | http://aduni.org/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Web site of the alumni of ArsDigita University. This was a one-year intensive post-baccalaureate program in computer science. | English |
iTunes University | http://www.apple.com/support/itunes_u/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | free courses from colleges, universities, and other education organizations, so users can easily search, download, and play education content just like they do music, movies, and TV shows | |
Master List of Universities and Colleges Free Online College Courses | http://universitiesandcolleges.org/free-online-college-courses/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | comprehensive and up-to-date collection of free online college classes available to the general public | English |
Open Course Ware Finder | http://ocwfinder.com/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Open Course Ware Finder with focus on MIT Open Course Ware | |
Open Culture - University and College Courses | http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/university_podc.html | non-degree, so far | Browser | Free educational Podcast, organized by University | |
Open Culture - Free Lectures & Courses from Great Universities | http://www.openculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html | non-degree, so far | Browser | Free educational, audio and video webcasts, from great universities | |
OpenCourseWare Consortium | http://www.ocwconsortium.org/use/use-dynamic.html | non-degree, so far | Browser | Institutions working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. | Multiple languages |
OpenLearn | http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | OpenLearn website gives free access to Open University course materials | |
Tokyo Tech OCW | http://www.ocw.titech.ac.jp/index.php?lang=EN | non-degree, so far | Browser | A platform for providing free access to course materials for users around the world. | |
United Nations University | http://onlinelearning.unu.edu/en/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Open educational resources that you can freely use as a learner. | |
VideoLectures.net | http://videolectures.net/ | non-degree, so far | Browser | Free access to high-quality scientific video lectures thus expanding educational opportunities, promoting scientific achievements, and facilitating the creation, use, and re-use of Videolectures.Net materials. | |
Wikiversity | http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime | |
YouTube Edu | http://www.youtube.com/edu | non-degree, so far | Browser | Start anytime |
Educators' Academies
Add free, open Teachers' Academies | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Google Teacher Academy | http://www.google.com/educators/gta.html | non-degree | a free professional development experience designed to help K-12 educators get the most from innovative technologies. |
Institutes' workshops
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Kira Institute | http://www.kira.org/ | non-degree | Second Life | Workshops in Second Life - see Calendar | English |
International Baccalaureate Diploma and programme and High School free courses
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Organization | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language | |
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Highlights for High School | http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm | MIT OCW | non-diploma, so far | Browser | MIT OpenCourseWare materials that are most useful for high school students and teachers. | English | |
Open Learning Initiative | http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/forstudents/freecourses | CMU | non-diploma, so far | Browser | CMU Open courses for independent learners | English | |
Virtual High School | http://www.govhs.org/Pages/Academics-DemoCourses | non-diploma, so far | Browser | Demo courses | English |
Kids' free learning materials
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Location | Degree / Non-degree | Other Info | Language |
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Literactive | http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp | non-credit, so far | Browser | Reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's rea | English |
Minisebran | http://www.wartoft.nu/software/minisebran/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | Minisebran is a free suite of early learning games for kids 2-6 years old . It includes eight different exercises, including doodle drawing exercises and very simple games to get to know the numbers and letters, and learning to use the keyboard. | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
Mrs. Alline's Directory of Educational Resources on the Web | http://www.alline.org/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | help teachers to get connected and enrich their lessons thus providing rich and meaningful learning through student engagement | |
NeoK12 | http://www.neok12.com/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | Educational Videos and Lessons for K-12 Schoolkids | Best selection of FREE online educational videos and lessons from all over the Internet |
One Laptop per Child Educators | http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Educators | non-credit, so far | Browser | Activities and learning resources | |
Online Learning: Connecting Students to the World | http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/PubEd/CSW/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | Activities and learning resources | Institute of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley program to use the Internet and the World Wide Web to further collaboration between the university and other educational institutions, in conversation with UC Berkeley's "Conversations with History." |
Reading Partners | http://readingpartners.org/ | non-credit | Browser | Helps children become lifelong readers by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction with measurable results. | |
Sesame Street | http://pbskids.org/sesame/ | non-credit | Browser | Includes TV schedule as well as learning resources for parents and teachers | Now PBS's Sesame Street |
Top Educational Websites For Children That Are Fun | http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-educational-websites-for-children-that-are-fun/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | Educational websites for children |
Language Learning
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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German Language Class | http://slurl.com/secondlife/Goethe%20Institut/128/128/2 | non-credit | Second Life | Free German language class in Second Life from the Goethe Institute. Meets on Tuesdays from 7-8 am Pacific Time. | German |
Japanese Free Lessons | http://www.freejapaneselessons.com | non-credit | Browser | Learn how to speak, read, and write the Japanese language, including the Japanese alphabet (Hiragana and Katakana) as well as Kanji, Japanese grammar, Japanese sentence structure, and common Japanese phrases. | Japanese |
Japanese Online | http://www.japanese-online.com | non-credit | Browser | Free learning services to people who wish to study the Japanese language; Way for Japanese learners to find and talk to one another, as well as seek language exchange relationships with Japanese speakers. Japanese speakers seeking language exchange partners are also welcome. | Japanese |
Language Learning Get Togethers
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Language Learning Get-Togethers (German) | http://slurl.com/secondlife/Goethe%20Institut/128/128/2 | non-credit | Second Life | Free German language practice opportunities in Second Life from the Goethe Institute. Meets M-F from 8-9 am Pacific Time, and on Sundays from 11-12 am PT. | German |
Learning materials for people in corrections' facilities
Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Free Rice | http://www.freerice.com/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple game that increases your knowledge. Used with great success in correction facility in Jamaica. | English |
Medical School and Hospital
Add free, open Office Hours | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Hospital | http://slurl.com/secondlife/Imperial%20College%20London/150/86/27 | non-degree | Second Life | English | |
World University Medical School | non-degree | Browser | English |
Open office hours
Add free, open Office Hours | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Stanford University Open Office Hours on Facebook (beta) | http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=56424604951&ref=mf and http://www.facebook.com/stanford | non-degree | Browser | Dr. BJ Fogg, founder and director of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab | English |
Study Groups
Add free, open Study Groups | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Study Groups | http://www.wePapers.com/ | non-degree | Browser | Converse, share papers and ideas | English |
Second Life Teaching and Learning Opportunities
Add free, open Study Groups | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Second Life Educational Events | http://secondlife.com/events | non-degree | Second Life | Select 'Education;' Teach and learn virtually in Second Life via educational events' calender | Multiple Languages |
Test Preparation
Add free, open Study Groups | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Grockit | http://www.grockit.com/ | non-degree | GMAT, SAT, ACT - an online test prep and collaborative learning tool that allows students to practice tests in the three ways they naturally study - alone, with peers, and with experts. |
Headline text
Add free, open Headline text | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
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Headline text | Headline text | non-degree | SHeadline text | Select 'Education | Multiple Languages |