<p>For those who aren't familiar with MIT's OpenCourseWare, it is a free database of online course materials such as lecture videos, assignments, exams, etc. You cannot receive any official credits from the courses since there is no certification/documentation on whether are not you "completed" the course.</p>
<p>Link: Free</a> Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare</p>
<p>Would I still be able to list what courses I self-studied on my college apps? Where/how would I list them? Would colleges care about them?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help CC!</p>
<p>I think I will also post this in College Admissions. I may get some different responses there.</p>
<p>I’m a volunteer translator for MIT OCW, and I do know that some people have listed this on college apps. There is potential benefit in that colleges might see your initiative to find resources, but like you said there’s no documentation/proof and anybody can just watch the videos. Unless you’ve somehow applied what you learned, I wouldn’t bother including it.</p>
<p>Is it something you just sign up for or do you have to get an “admission”?</p>
<p>Online learning from higher learning institutions is becoming public and highly accessible. Pioneers in the intiative are MIT, Harvard, and other equally well-known names. Mostly they come in the form of lecture videos, syllabi, etc. Anybody with Internet may access the content. I recommend going to iTunes U (U for university) for the most variety, but institutions have their own content on their individual websites.</p>
<p>This is a great NY Times article published today about a Harvard-MIT public online course partnership, edX, and generally public online higher education. <a href=“Harvard and M.I.T. Offer Free Online Courses - The New York Times”>Harvard and M.I.T. Offer Free Online Courses - The New York Times;