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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Joel, this is great. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There are also a number of other universities that offer free courses. For example:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm">http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm</a> (MIT’s open courseware site)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://athome.harvard.edu/">http://athome.harvard.edu/</a> (Harvard’s University’s site on various topics)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://webcast.berkeley.edu/">http://webcast.berkeley.edu/</a> (UC Berkley’s webcasts of previous courses)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://videolectures.net/">http://videolectures.net/</a> (Bunch of video lectures on various topics)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">http://www.khanacademy.org/</a> (Free lessons on many math and science subjects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400">http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400</a> (Youtube.Edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/">http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/</a> (And ofcourse, Apple’s iTune’s University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hope it helps to add to your links.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Junaid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joel Witherspoon<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 13, 2012 11:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> SGVLUG Discussion List.<br><b>Subject:</b> [SGVLUG] Fwd: MITx is open for enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Something I picked up this morning.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Cecilia d&apos;Oliveira" <<a href="mailto:ocw@mit.edu">ocw@mit.edu</a>><br>Date: Feb 13, 2012 9:34 AM<br>Subject: MITx is open for enrollment<br>To: <<a href="mailto:joel.witherspoon@gmail.com">joel.witherspoon@gmail.com</a>><br><br><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://e2ma.net/oz/11663403948/4204109/12960/spacer.gif"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://e2ma.net/oz/11663403948/4204109/12960/spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:dimgray'>If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may <a href="http://e2ma.net/map/view:CampaignPublic/id:12960.11663403948/rid=988a9df0783ad02b19472eb9ce4284a7" 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Free enrollment is now open for the <i>MITx</i> pilot course, 6.002x Circuits and Electronics. Please visit the <a href="http://e2ma.net/go/11663403948/4204109/113798815/12960/goto:http:/mitx.mit.edu" target="_blank"><i>MITx</i> site</a> to enroll. The course will officially begin on March 5.<br><br><i>MITx</i> will build a virtual community of online learners and allow them to earn certificates for demonstrating mastery of <i>MITx</i> subjects at modest cost. <i>MITx</i> will also serve as a cornerstone of MIT's research into digitally supported teaching and learning. For this initiative, the Institute is developing new online materials to support <i>MITx</i> users. <br><br>Everything on <i>MITx</i> short of credentialing is free of charge, and the <i>MITx</i> learning platform is being built using open-source software that will be freely available to the world.<br><br>Additional updates regarding <i>MITx</i> will be available through the <a href="http://e2ma.net/go/11663403948/4204109/113798816/12960/goto:http:/ocw.mit.edu/jsp/subscribe.jsp" target="_blank">MIT OpenCourseWare newsletter</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cecilia d'Oliveira<br>Executive Director<br>MIT OpenCourseWare<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td><td width="1%" valign=top style='width:1.0%;padding:15.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=609 style='width:456.75pt'><tr style='height:33.75pt'><td width=100 valign=top style='width:75.0pt;background:#EBEADF;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt;height:33.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><a href="http://e2ma.net/go/11663403948/4204109/113798817/12960/goto:http:/web.mit.edu" target="_blank"></a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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