FREE Knowledge from MIT's OpenCourseware!

Well we've all heard the expression, "There's no free lunch!", but lucky for us, on the Internet, there are some wonderful exceptions. A great blog post from Christopher Roach (from Oreilly) discusses the awesome FREE, yes FREE online courses given by MIT- oh yes, FREE! He explores other great rsources on MIT's web site and this is one of my recommended must reads!

Read his post here:
Learn Lisp From MIT--for Free!!!
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8397

MIT OpenCourseware (MIT OCW): http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

* Is a publication of MIT course materials
* Does not require any registration
* Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting activity
* Does not provide access to MIT faculty

Check out the "Master Course List" at: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm

Highlights from the web site:
Curriculum Guide - In the interest of improving the MIT OCW user experience, they offer a guide to MIT's undergraduate and graduate curriculum. - MIT OCW offers access to a small selection of complete video or audio lectures. Read more about their approach to video and see the entire list of complete video series.
MIT Departments with OpenCourseware are:

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Anthropology

Architecture

Biological Engineering Division

Biology

Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Comparative Media Studies

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Economics

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Engineering Systems Division

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Health Sciences and Technology

History

Linguistics and Philosophy

Literature

Materials Science and Engineering

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Media Arts and Sciences

Music and Theater Arts

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Ocean Engineering

Physics

Political Science

Science, Technology, and Society

Sloan School of Management

Special Programs

Urban Studies and Planning

Women's Studies

Writing and Humanistic Studies

"OpenCourseWare expresses in an immediate and far-reaching way MIT's goal of advancing education around the world. Through MIT OCW, educators and students everywhere can benefit from the academic activities of our faculty and join a global learning community in which knowledge and ideas are shared openly and freely for the benefit of all."
- Susan Hockfield, President of MIT

Treat yourself to some high quality FREE knowledge courtesy of MIT! I have, and will again!

Enjoy!