Today I was reading an article online about some things that are free today because of the World Wide Web. It talked about a website called Academic Earth. So I decided to take a peak as I had some free time on my hands. It has free online courses where one can watch videos of the lectures. Of course there are no tests and you don’t get a certificate at the end of it but for those who wish to educate themselves or learn more about a subject of interest it is an invaluable tool. Interestingly most of the courses listed on there are from well known Universities.
I found a course on there about the Conceptual Foundations of International Politics that I thought that I would check out. After sitting through 3 lectures I find myself hooked the same way that I get hooked on TV programs. I feel like a nerd but as I am always interested in International affairs so I think that I will sit through all of the 10 lectures and maybe I will walk away with some valuable knowledge on how this world of ours works.
This post is just a quick one to tell you about my find (that’s assuming that you do not already know about this). The site is full of courses ranging from classical mechanics to Roman art! So if you always wanted to take that course in college but just didn’t want to cough up the dough here is your chance.
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