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![]() The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their course materials available to the public. They formed a committee to decide how to distribute it, either as a package, to sell it by course, or by other means. One member had a brilliant suggestion: "Let's give it away." http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html You can read and download the entire program of almost every single course available in their curriculum, all for free. You won't receive course credit for reading or using it, but you can effectively obtain an education from one the world's foremost science and technology universities for free. Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom available free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track). My thanks to Bob Dog of the newsgroup alt.atheism for bringing this to my attention. Martin (JPG) |
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Can't get anywhere with that address -
CK "JPG" wrote in message ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their course materials available to the public. They formed a committee to decide how to distribute it, either as a package, to sell it by course, or by other means. One member had a brilliant suggestion: "Let's give it away." http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html You can read and download the entire program of almost every single course available in their curriculum, all for free. You won't receive course credit for reading or using it, but you can effectively obtain an education from one the world's foremost science and technology universities for free. Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom available free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track). My thanks to Bob Dog of the newsgroup alt.atheism for bringing this to my attention. Martin (JPG) |
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-- Gianna Stefani http://www.meteo.jasmin-bear.org "CK" wrote in message ... Can't get anywhere with that address - CK "JPG" wrote in message ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their course materials available to the public. They formed a committee to decide how to distribute it, either as a package, to sell it by course, or by other means. One member had a brilliant suggestion: "Let's give it away." http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html You can read and download the entire program of almost every single course available in their curriculum, all for free. You won't receive course credit for reading or using it, but you can effectively obtain an education from one the world's foremost science and technology universities for free. Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom available free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track). My thanks to Bob Dog of the newsgroup alt.atheism for bringing this to my attention. Martin (JPG) |
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![]() "CK" wrote in message ... Can't get anywhere with that address - CK Try surfing around a little bit. Lecture notes on Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere at http://www.ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth-.../LectureNotes/ Lecture notes on Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling at http://www.ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth-...otes/index.htm .....are just a few I have found so far. Joe |
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In message , Joe Hunt writes
"CK" wrote in message ... Can't get anywhere with that address - Try surfing around a little bit. Not a weather course but a rather fine lightning photo at http://www.ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-07Electromagnetism-IIFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm -- Michael Parry |
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![]() "JPG" wrote in message ... Snip This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom available free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track). The Met Office College staff were heavily involved with the freely available EUMETCAL ( http://www.eumetcal.org/ ) learning packages. Admittedly the US efforts have more 'bells and whistles' but given the massive difference in budgets for these things I think they did a good job. Jon. |
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"JPG" wrote in message
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their course materials available to the public. http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. I don't think it is such a big deal. The OU output is readily available on the TV for anyone with a free time table and a video recorder to access. Have you seen the number of search engines that are available as add-ons for the Firefox browser? Most largish libraries carry university courses for those who want to trouble themselves with an education. The biggest problem with all these things is not the availability of tutors to help you understand, that can be catered for on the net at any amount of newsgroups. Nor is it a problem working alone. Well it is, but at least you are not distracted by college life. The biggest problem is that you don't get the cachet that "going to MIT" ads to your CV. This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom available free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track.) The MetO are constrained by Thatcherism are they not? They have to make money by law, on the public info they have. Or has that changed under Blairlessness? -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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Most largish libraries carry university courses for those who want to
trouble themselves with an education. The biggest problem with all these things is not the availability of tutors to help you understand, that can be catered for on the net at any amount of newsgroups. Nor is it a problem working alone. Well it is, but at least you are not distracted by college life. The biggest problem is that you don't get the cachet that "going to MIT" ads to your CV. And of course, although many of the MIT courses have lecture notes available, the notes I've looked at were not really designed for independent study, but to be viewed in conjunction with the lecturer speaking. Reminds me of when you used to miss a lecture at Uni and try and make sense from the handouts! - Michael |
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On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:56:48 +0100, MichaelJP wrote in
snip Reminds me of when you used to miss a lecture at Uni and try and make sense from the handouts! And then want the lecturer to explain it all over again in his free time. I recall such students well:-) Also reminds me of when student assessment of teaching came in. The major criticism of me was the time of my lectures - always at 0915 as that is when I preferred to teach. I pointed out I was in charge of time tabling and nothing would move me from that slot:-) -- Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 22/09/2004 14:05:42 UTC |
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"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message news:719aaf578bb928d02ce5b6b4a044d9b3.45219@mygat e.mailgate.org...
"JPG" wrote in message The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their course materials available to the public. http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. I don't think it is such a big deal. The OU output is readily available on the TV for anyone with a free time table and a video recorder to access. Have you seen the number of search engines that are available as add-ons for the Firefox browser? How many people live in Oklahoma? Fifty? Most live elsewhere, if you weren't aware. Second, which is more widely available for third-world internet users, e-mail or T-1 lines? Guess which is easier for them to access, OU by live connection or MIT emails and FTP downloads? Third, there are more than two browsers. Plain text works on all browsers and computers. Most largish libraries carry university courses for those who want to trouble themselves with an education. The biggest problem with all these things is not the availability of tutors to help you understand, that can be catered for on the net at any amount of newsgroups. Nor is it a problem working alone. Well it is, but at least you are not distracted by college life. Some people are never satisfied, even when what's given is more than could ever be hoped for. Bob Dog |
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