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You might look at University of the People: https://www.uopeople.edu https://www.uopeople.edu It's a free, accredited online university. All course materials
by creaturelyme 5y ago
You might look at University of the People:
https://www.uopeople.edu https://www.uopeople.edu
It's a free, accredited online university. All course materials are OER. If you wanted the actual degree, you'd have to pay $60, I think, at the end of the course as an exam fee. Otherwise, just take the course for free.
If I remember correctly, they've got 4 focuses: business (bachelors & masters), computer science (aa & bachelors), public health (aa & bachelors), and education (masters).
You have to enroll to get access to the courses, and I don't know if you can enroll in courses outside of the degree. I actually enrolled a while back as a part of a career change, but almost immediately realized I wasn't going to do anything thing a business degree would help me with. I realized I could access the syllabi and textbooks without actually enrolling or re-applying, so I've worked through a few courses in each area (I get distracted lol).
The application costs, I think, $60 and is really pain free to submit (doesn't require any of the usual things...it's meant for the kind of person that would struggle to provide those).
The courses are designed by people at the top of their field, almost all full professors at Ivy-league-caliber university. Then, the courses are taught by volunteers who get a small amount of money for each course. So if you get stuck, you have a professor to ask, plus discussion posts are likely part of all the classes.
- yuy910616 5y agoThis seems like a really interesting model! I'm looking for in-person classes and access to experts. But this resource seems to be a great solution to the roadmap problem. Thank you! I really haven't heard of this resource before.