The internet is an invaluable resource to self-educated learners. Below is a list of some of the most helpful sites out there including opencourseware materials, free libraries, learning communities, educational tools, and more.
Including links to individual classes would make this list too long. So, I’ve added umbrella links that will help you find the material you need with just a little searching. For example, instead of listing individual classes, I’ve provided links to college opencourseware websites and course directories. From there, you’ll be able to find the individual subjects you’re interested in.
If you know of an umbrella-type link that should be included, please email me here: selfmadescholar@gmail.com.
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Free Books Online Christian Classics Ethereal Library Audio Books Research & Articles Directory of Open Access Journals Government Resources
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University OpenCourseWare More Free Online Courses Tools Open Textbook Movement Writing |
Learning Communities Organizing Your Library Great Books Educational Podcasts Educational Videos Language Learning
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56 Comments on "Self-Education Resource List"
Stanford has a YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/stanford
You can also find handouts and other stuff at each course website, like http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs106a/.
I don’t think they meant it to be OCW, but I’ve found it pretty useful.
DM
Great list, have tweeted it also, though it is missing http://www.twidox.com.
Thanks for this list of resources. They are all excellent.
I would include W3 schools on this list as well. Excellent site that teaches you the ins and outs of coding.
Thanks for the good link but I think you should add
http://www.brainify.com
Add Academic Earth (http://academicearth.org/) if it isn’t on your list. Also, add http://www.cutsinger.net because he’s the best Religious Studies professor alive on the planet. See his blog too.
I agree with Nic. http://www.brainify.com should be on this list somewhere. Maybe under reference sites or tools.
Brainify.com is pretty new but looks interesting. It is an academic networking and social bookmarking site – so it looks like a source for great resources.
Nord
Great compilation. Neat categorization. I was led to this by a friend who was searching for University of Third Age (U3A) resources. Thanks a million.
Getting an education is a lot more than having the resources — otherwise public libraries would have put the universities out of business a hundred years ago. Education is having someone guide you in using these resources.
What a great list, very helpful. I am definitely going to explore some of these.
good work
A) You have Read Print linked twice.
B) Try replacing one of them with Scribd.
Awesome. Both the post and the comments. Bookmarked!
There is a meta-subject guide
Pinakes which lists several dozen broad category guides and a half dozen multi subject guides.
Another great book resource for the Kindle is http://www.feedbooks.com/
Just don’t get addicted to online learning and neglect the other areas of your life. 😉
I’d like to link our sites together — your stuff is good and I think we’d find common ground. Please let me know if you’re intrested.
You can also find me on Huffington Post as James M. Lynch, Paying it Behind, etc.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-m-lynch/finding-your-passion-stat_b_198323.html
Hello Jamie,
This is an interesting site.
I added it to my interesting sites page
Interesting Sites
Thanks
Very detailed list of educational courses and resources. There are a growing number of people who go online first to find basically anything. Self education is the best if you have the persistence to do it yourself. Thanks for the info
Awesome list of resources on self-education you got there, Jamie!
Stumbled! =)
Cheers,
Shun Jian
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also those TED (tech, education, design?) videos if ppl don’t know about them 😛
Great list! Please also add http://myrxforliving.com, free coaching tools, community and breakthrough courses
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Great self education resource list, I really like this detail post and going to add in my bookmark list at delicious list.
Thanks Jamie for sharing the information with us. Self education is important to grow and learn. There is always something new you can ad to your repertoire.
Here another great resource I thought you might be interested in Jamie.
It’s called Simply Charly (http://www.SimplyCharly.com) – an educational suite of websites for students and teachers that brings to life, in a compelling and engaging manner, some of the world’s most prominent historical figures.
In the new internet era self-education has become the most powerful tool that the new generation needs to have. Acquiring up-to-date information has never been more essential. I wish we had such powerful “weapons” for learning 20 years ago.
The problem with the abundance of information technology is that kids get lost in this variety. They do not really learn how great these innovations are. Education system needs to be reformed before our kids will change as well.
This is a great list!
http://mitworld.mit.edu is a site featuring MIT’s public lectures where a lot can be learned.
Nice blog.
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Very useful links, thanks for sharing! These stuff are really helpful since I am working on my thesis 🙂
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