Free Online Lectures and Courses

Do you need new skills to recareer? Or would you like to listen to course lectures from some of the best universities in the world? There are now many opportunities for free learning online. There are no class credits for these classes, but you can't beat the convenience and the cost. One of the best sites for basic computer classes - everything from internet safety to Facebook - is gcflearnfree.org. This site is funded by the Goodwill Community Foundation and also provides tutorials for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Publisher.  If you would like to listen to lectures or access course materials for university courses, here is a list of good websites:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Courseware - 1900 courses!
• University of California Berkeley on YouTube 
• University of California Berkeley Webcasts
  
• iTunes U - Oxford University, Duke University, Cornell University, Stanford University, museums, research institutes, and more (free lectures, but you must download the iTunes software first)
• Harvard @Home class list
  
• Open Yale Courses - "... introductory classes taught by distinguished teachers and scholars ..."