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http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/
Jun 16, 2016 8:38 AM
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http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/
Zedelom
For science
VolodjaGupalo
Pen15clubmascot
Mit Romney is a stand up guy.
LeonardKleinrock
Aaron Swartz would beg to differ. RIP.
LongtimeLurker148
MIT free courses
azzjunky2000
willowhoot
DO they all YELL at MIT?! That SEEMS like it WOULD be A LOT!
dwimmerlaik
some people just want to watch the world learn.
forensicwarrior
neat
swapzy
*tai lopez whispers in ear "knowledgeeee.."
ihatemyusernamesoimadeitobnoxiouslylong
killersnark
gafunk
Is it because they charge $50000 per semester per person they can afford this...no sauce. :)
o0ha0o
•_._•
digdoug78
Do I need a computer?
ExtremelyHappyGuy
nope!
KeeleonOhms
So then why didn't we vote him as president?
bradpott90
WhoUhz
Hypercube9
If I was accepted to MIT, I would make sure to go through all of these beforehand so I'd have a leg up on everyone else there.
l6o6v6e
All 2400? Lmao
Hypercube9
No, just the one's relevant to the courses I was taking that first semester.
ConfusedGpig
HERE IN MY GARAWGE. I GET KNAWLEDGE.
TehWolfs
I was looking for this comment
LazerbeamJohnsom
MATT DAMON
Aumpa
Now anyone can be a genius janitor!
CoderWithoutCaffeine
MIT isn't the only University that does this. Harvard, Stanford, and many more around the world.
eetsumkaus
UC Berkeley as well. Lots of their lectures online. I used it a lot as reference for my master's courses
sabotto123
Neat
Ultrapat
Favorited, forgotten
LetumComplexo
Not just MIT; coursera.org does the same thing only it's actual online classes and for a small fee you get a certificate on completion.
LetumComplexo
To clarify. The courses themselves are all free. You can pay to get a certificate on completion but you don't need to pay to take the class.
TheRealEngali
Some classes now require payment (not free) and all of them require payment within 1week of start if you decide you want the certificate.
LetumComplexo
I just enrolled myself in a basics of UAVs class that's set to begin on July 4th. Literally any of you can join me.
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GentleMartini
Never mind - saw your other comment now. Thanks!
whotookbearyawesome
Good thing I got accepted to MIT....
zsefvgb
Well that makes one of us... I got into RPI though
scopegoat
i do vegan vape
Astrokamel
https://cdn.meme.am/instances/55131735.jpg
thetallestfox
http://67.media.tumblr.com/59a12302f1150184523d4b423d64c809/tumblr_mzdbey87qg1t6217oo4_1280.jpg
Irax
The answer to that line is also worth a moment's thought
TheNameIsBen
Did you actually? How was/is that?
n1jimmyrustler
Hey the people who can understand this stuff without a tutor aren't the types that even need to go to college.
JavertingMaEyez
I am a vegan vegetarian vaping and I do crossfit
NotAPervert
Degree vs unverifiable knowledge
HandlocK
My boy wicked smart.
wofulunicycle
I do crossfit.
LaBanana
Congrats on spending $200k for classes that you could get online - another MIT student ;)
TheNameIsBen
Hey um...if you don't mind me asking, what was your pathway to getting accepted to MIT?
LaBanana
PM'ed you :)
LaBanana
But for real - talk with your professors and get to know them + do a UROP at least once. That's where you get your money's worth!
iamstormtroll
Is that like a urine sample or something?
DefinitelyNotAnFBIAgent
Undergrad research opportunity project - can be done for money or credit
PiGuy314
IKR? I got excepted, too.
thefurredreich
how did you get accepted if you can't spell? =(
osochuckles
I could be wrong, but I think that's the joke.
butttickles
* accepted. Sorry, it was bugging me a lot. But congrats!!
PiGuy314
It's a joke. They excepted me rather than accepting.
butttickles
Ah, gotcha. The "too" threw me off.
frozennephew
AIbertEinstein
Yussssssss!
ImgurBannedMeWtf
SamicusThePick
I love this gif so much
upvote9
"Took courses at MIT" resume updated.
throatfrog
"You're missing 5 years on your resume, what happened there?" - "I went to Yale." - "That's great, you're hired" - "Yay, I got a yob!"
MoistVelociraptors
That was freakin clever
Marxthird
Clever freakin that was!
WrinkleStar
That was freakin clever
MoistVelociraptors
That was freakin clever
tallbo
That was clever freakin!
WrinkleStar
That was freakin clever
PurpleHazeAllInMyBrain
Oh My goodness! I don't know how to express my gratitude towards you and MIT ! Thank you so much !
tatanyave
A donation, perhaps.
BarfTittiesGalore
BJs are also nice gestures.
GoodDogsBront
Up vote for what sounds like genuine enthusiasm at learning
LearnedCoward
I'm gonna be "that guy" and bring up Aaron Swartz
JohanOyn
who' that?
YugoAmaryl
A guy that MIT killed
Kayayayaya
That oversimplification.
bamcockseverywhere
Are you seriously defending MIT here? They caused a dude to commit suicide by pressing criminal charges.
Kayayayaya
No, I'm not. He was doing good by helping to distribute knowledge. Putting it so simply doesn't do his life or death justice.
DeepakNarayan
Whenever MIT name comes up I remember Aaron Swartz
jmerridew124
If this is MIT's official page for this content, it's good to see they remembered their values. Someone died first, but they got there.
InfinityDash
That was my first thought as well.
kdoap
Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
ICantThinkOfAU
"A maximum fine of $1million and 35 years in prison"... Seriously what in the actual fuck, how could the laws be THAT broken?
PhunPhact
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GeraldsNinjaStar
You bring up that name and not a single cup of context.
EarlGreyOrDeath
IIRC he broke into MIT, started downloading acedemic journals, and when you got caught and arrested, he killed himself.
GeraldsNinjaStar
Thank you
bamcockseverywhere
He already had access to the journals through MIT as a grad student IIRC
CowardlyHippo
I was never caught for that.
EarlGreyOrDeath
But we're you doing it to distribute it for free and screwing researchers out of the money they get for publishing?
Demauscian
He's joking because you accidentally said "when you got caught" instead of "when he got caught".
LearnedCoward
More or less. He had a right to those journals, and the punishment he was facing was way too severe for what he did.
EarlGreyOrDeath
You have the right to use them for academic purposes, what he was doing was basically illegal. I agree the punishment was a little much.
BlastFX
Especially since even the people he “stole” from wanted the authorities to let him go.
CaptainArminius
Courses, or course material?
IDontSeeEnoughDarkTowerOnImgur
Some of them are essentially taking the course assuming you buy the book yourself, which is ironic considering the choice of picture above.
slothslothsloth
Courses, some have full lecture recordings and others just have a syllabus or less
InvigoratedSloth
LearnedCoward
Course material. Notes+some lectures, not full courses with participation. Not for a degree or certificate
mehimbored
a course is a course of course of course
titwrench
but noone can take a whole course, of course.
Iaimtomisbehave
https://www.edx.org/
XEtAl
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SuckitPUPPS
it's mostly course material, but a small number of classes have audio or video lectures included. A lot of large uni's have ocw
kindakinda
Is there a list somewhere of actual online courses (with the lecture recordings)?
SuckitPUPPS
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/#cat=healthandmedicine&subcat=biomedicine
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
There's the old MIT Open CourseWare which is just SOME of the materials, and edX which is newer and is actual classes. Ignore post, goto edX
IcemanAlien
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NCRranger24
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SkaterMonkey
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boroq
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generationsai
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txjd
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Ilikegiraffesandfood
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inhindenburg
ItsDrRocksoBaby
What is edx?
MapleCurry
Baby, just study.
commitmentproof
(1/2)It allows you to take courses from many colleges around the world, not just MIT, they're free to sit but you can pay money to receive
commitmentproof
(2/2)a certificate to say you've completed,essentially allowing you to claim it on a résumé or whatever.The classes usually give hw weekly
badbeauwolfy
How much money on average?
RevengeByAnyOtherNameIsNotAsSweet
It's for you to get smarter, not to get a degree.
BeetsBearsBattlestarGallactica
*become better informed, not get a degree.
techandtest
Don't let schooling get in the way of your education
AoKToday
It can certainly help prepare you to get a degree, though.
imgurschmimgur
I think they actually mean that not all these have the material - ie its just the course itself, none of the 'books' that go with.
FridayNightRamen
Thats the problem. Only a degree gets you a job.
Sitraka
So deep :'(
JimmyNudebags
Don't use it then
Glappyness
Quit whining and get learning
FartLongerNotHarder
Unless you're me...
Zombies8MyWife
Bullshit. Experience and hard work gets you a job. Not having a degree is a fucking excuse.
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
Only in big companies, and doesn't apply to software or trades
Trexel
Only if you have years of experience, which is harder to get without a degree today than it used to be. It just makes life MUCH easier
Trexel
But universities in the US are crooks. I still owe tens of thousands, but make much more even with the payments than i would had I not gone
popejubal
depends on the job. Yay programming.
MammaryCalamity
Knowledge is power dude
Ssssssssssss
Lots of computer jobs actually don't require a degree moreso than knowledge, particularly help desk jobs which get you in the door.
WarfritLive
Doctors, yes. Programmers, no.
atask3r
Simple as that
Cac2008
You can ge a degree the normal way, then use MITOCW to continually learn. I've gone through most of the maths courses and applied most of it
CaptainCostaRica
Absolutely not true. If you're working on the Tech Industry, people will value experience rather than just a degree.
Irax
But how do you get into the Tech Industry when no one knows of your experience or competence ?
CaptainCostaRica
You can use LinkedIn and add that info on it or even put it on your resume.
onethousandblankets
But for the other millions of people not interested in the Tech Industry...
dirtmop
I'm in financials. No degree, 4 licenses, so...
StarkTangent
MIT is geared mostly towards tech and Engineering...
eetsumkaus
they SAY that, but you need a LOT of experience to put yourself above a degree holder. Guess what the market's flooded with...
CaptainCostaRica
Dude, tbh it all depends on how you present your experience to the interviewers.
noobwrench383
Not true. Learn how to code. Education is irrelevant to employment. You'll have a job waiting.
freePeterNincompoop
Learned coding, hated it! Decided not to take those classes. Most jobs for my degree want people that code, now struggling to get a job :D
SirNotAppearingInThisFilm
I'm a software dev, if you ever need help send me a PM. I'm always happy to help.
iTurruc
That sure sucks. It's not for everyone, unfortunately. Best of luck with finding a job.
GODDAMNlT
In what world is education irrelevant to employment. That's terrible advice.
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DuggFunnie
Basically every world except legal & medical.
jrntn
I've been fulltime employed as a backend programmer / sysadmin for the past ten years. No education.
iTurruc
Of course education is always important. But experience trumps education, especially in something like programming.
missing7
Given the context of the statement, I'd say it's safe to assume they meant having a 4 year degree is irrelevant.
MethGasolinePissLemonade
No degree, I make ~$145,000 a year.
TheSSMorgan2015
What do you do for a living??
GIsLife
Well what do you do for a living?
MethGasolinePissLemonade
Transportation industry is about all I can say, lots of hard work and being dedicated to the job.
TwistedTelepath
That fucking username. Hot damn. +1
jeeperspeepers
+1
jeeperspeepers
So whats the condition of your tree fort and are you looking to expand your buisness. Would i need to supply my own diaper?
MethGasolinePissLemonade
Modest, if you can expand our product line, I will supply you with a diaper.