Massive open online courses (MOOCs) bring more and more of the world's best teachers to anyone with an internet connection, for free. Background on MOOCs in this NYTimes article. Â
"For anyone, anywhere, anytime" - edX. There is growing competition among MOOC platforms for the future of online education:Â
edX - Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Georgetown...
Coursera - Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Duke...
Udacity - founded by Sebastian Thrun (Google Fellow, inventor of autonomous cars, project lead on Google Glass)
Khan Academy - since 2006, originator in 8-12 min videos, backed by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Courses I'm interested in
The Challenge of Global Poverty (MIT) by Esther Duflo
Electricity & Magnetism Physics II (MIT) by Walter Lewin
Justice (Harvard) by Michael Sandel
Human Health & Global Environmental Change (Harvard)Â
Global Business of Sports (Wharton)
The Science of Gastronomy (Hong Kong UST)