Affordable Course Materials and Open Educational Resources (OER) for Students: Open Courses

"free courses (programmed instruction which includes text content, media, activities, learning to mastery exercises, quizzes with feedback, graded quizzes and free LMS. Instructor materials include communication tools, gradebook, ability to reorganize/supplement content, quizzing, item analysis & individualized student views for writing exercises, tracking progress and participation, assessing individual weaknesses, and item analysis of individual tests."

"... social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free."

Course materials for over 2000 courses available for free.

"The Open Course Library is a collection of expertly developed educational materials – including textbooks, syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments – in 81 high-enrollment college courses. 42 courses have been completed so far, providing faculty with a high-quality, affordable option that will cost students no more than $30 for textbooks. All materials are shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY) license unless otherwise noted." Also available via Connexions.

"... collaboration of higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model."

Full courses available. 'All lectures were recorded in the Yale College classroom and are available in video, audio, and text transcript format. Registration is not required and no course credit is available.'

Amazing stuff. Lecture by Foucault? Class at Harvard, UC Berkeley, Princeton?