tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post2460290378063753647..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Yales' free online coursesHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-54032815471594590302008-10-30T11:09:00.000-07:002008-10-30T11:09:00.000-07:00Yes it is pretty cool.I am amazed at just how much...Yes it is pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>I am amazed at just how much information is now available, for free, and easy to access.<BR/><BR/>As <A HREF="http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2008/09/dr-williams-asks-is-college-worth-it.html" REL="nofollow">I've mentioned before</A> I think there will be a fundamental shift in higher education as the costs of bricks and mortor colleges continues to explode and education over the internet continues to drop.<BR/><BR/>We live in exciting times.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-49484130437266467802008-10-30T08:51:00.000-07:002008-10-30T08:51:00.000-07:00Looks as if they're catching up with The Teach...Looks as if they're catching up with The Teaching Company. :) I used their courses with my kids ('98 hmschl. grads) before bandwidth expanded so much. ;><BR/><BR/>Another source for interesting materials is the Annenberg courses -- previously only for sale, now online at learner.org<BR/><BR/>It is nice to see so much learning available (even if it does give me so many more reasons to avoid doing less-fun stuff). :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-80055287770722776162008-10-30T07:52:00.000-07:002008-10-30T07:52:00.000-07:00I like how these kinds of things are becoming more...I like how these kinds of things are becoming more popular. My wife and I really enjoyed a podcast of the lectures from an Astronomy class from Ohio State.<BR/><BR/>Good stuff.<BR/><BR/> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-37510480366709805182008-10-30T07:33:00.000-07:002008-10-30T07:33:00.000-07:00that's so cool.that's so cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com