The Best Places for Free Online Computer Science Classes MIT OpenCourseWare: MIT has one of the largest collection of open courseware out there, including numerous offerings in computer science from some of the leading minds in field. ocw.mit.edu/index.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford Engineering EveryWhere: Head to this site to take courses in basic computer science, artificial intelligence, linear systems, and other engineering topics. see.stanford.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Academic Earth: There are a dozen or so free lectures on computer science from big name college like Stanford, MIT & Berkeley on this site. academicearth.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIT World: MIT world is another offering from MIT that shares lectures, conferences and demonstrations on a variety of topics, including computer science ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvard Extension School: Harvard shares some of its lvy league educational resources for free in this site, which collect course material from a number of different computer science held in past years. extension.harvard.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UC Berkeley Engineering: Head to UC Berkeley’s iTunesU archive for a great collection of computer science and engineering lectures. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Open University: The Open University in an excellent place to look for free educational resources on just about any topic, and as you might imagine they carry a fair amount of computer science material as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UC Irvine: Looking to take a few courses in computer science on your own time? Through UC Irvine’s online resources you can take intro to AI , Machine learning, Kernel Based Learning, or Bayesian Statistical Analysis. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W3Schools: For those looking to learn a programming language, there are few better resources than w3schools.On their site, there are tutorials for learning HTML, CSS, AJAX, and a dozen of other programming languages. w3schools/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wikibooks: Supplement any of the courses you take for free online with textbooks from Wikibooks. You will find great titles that can serve as reference points for a variety of CS subjects. en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Google Code University: Google has created a number of resources to help computer science students , including courses on programming, web security , algorithms, and much more. https://developers.google/university/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ArsDigita: Modeled after the undergrad computer science program at MIT, this online learning resource offers up some really great courses any CS student should check out. archive.org/details/arsdigita ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grinnell College: Find courses materials and syllabi for dozens of computer science classes taught at Grinnell between 1997 and today when you head to this site. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Codeacademy: If you need a little help learning a coding language, check out this site for some step-by-step guidance that will make everything a bit easier. codecademy/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swinburne University of Technology: This Australian school offers up free courses on topics like HTML, web graphics, higher level math, java, and more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iTunesU: Head to iTunesU and search for computer science to find hundreds of lectures on the subject to choose from. apple/education/itunes-u/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UMass Boston: Those who wants to learn about artificial intelligence should head to UMass-Boston’s OCW site, for free course materials from this Fall 2008 class. ocw.umb.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Udacity: Started by a professor at Stanford, this site is a must-see resource for any CS student. Currently, it offers courses in cryptography, web application engineering, computer program design, programming languages, and even programming robotics cars! https://udacity/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caltech: This prestigious technology school is offering computer science enthusiasts a chance to see what its classes are like, tuition-free for a limited time. From April 3rd to May 31st, anyone can get access to a streaming video of a Machine learning course. caltech.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sofia: On the Sofia site, students can take a course in Java programming , Macromedia Flash, Statistics, networking security, or webpage authoring. sofia.fhda.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnegie Mellon Open-Learning Initiative: Currently, Carnegie Mellon is only offering in a couple CS-related courses, but over the next year they plan to add several more, so check back for updates. oli.cmu.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Notre Dame OCW: Among the OCW offerings from Notre Dame are two computer science courses, Applied Multimedia Technology and Applied Multimedia. ocw.nd.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saylor.org: Go through unit-by-unit, an introductory course in computer science using amazing free resources on this site. saylor.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Khan Academy: This popular site hasn’t neglected computer science, offering numerous courses that cover topics like Fibonacci functions, Python programming, and binary numbers. https://khanacademy.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Higher Computing for Everyone: This site is currently offering a course in writing basic programs, a great introduction for anyone just getting into programming . –edu-demic computerscienceforeveryone/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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