Open CourseWare (OCW)

Virtual Reference Collection: Open CourseWare (OCW)

OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high-quality college and university‐level educational materials. These materials are organized as courses, often including course planning materials, evaluation tools, and thematic content. 

OCW is a revolutionary educational concept, allowing people worldwide free access to online lectures, readings, and learning materials provided by universities and colleges. These are free and openly licensed, accessible anytime via the Internet. 

Major Open Courseware
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MIT OpenCourseWare

URL-https://ocw.mit.edu/

MIT OpenCourseWare has been creating new opportunities for millions of learners and educators, sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) from MIT and helping to lead a global revolution in free access to knowledge. MIT OpenCourseWare continues to build on this foundation. With a new web platform, ever-growing content, and collaborations across the vibrant open education ecosystem, we're creating a world of more equitable and inclusive education for all.

 
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Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (Oli)

URL- https://oli.cmu.edu/

Improve learning and teaching through science OLI supports better learning and instruction with high-quality, scientifically based, classroom-tested online courses and materials. This Learning Engineering approach means courses are designed based on learning science research. But it also means, in turn, they contribute to that research and propel the domain of learning science forward.

 
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Harvard Online

URL- https://pll.harvard.edu/

Harvard Online brings learners an extensive catalog of courses built on global expertise and research. Curated series of courses combine faculty and disciplines from across the University to extend learning opportunities. Each course was developed by Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL). VPAL seeks to shape the future of education by discovering new ways to build the competence, curiosity, and confidence of learners on our campuses and around the world.

 
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Open Yale Courses

URL: https://oyc.yale.edu/

Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.

 
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Open Michigan

URL- https://open.umich.edu/

Open Michigan enables the University of Michigan community to make the products of its research, teaching, and creative work available to the world beyond campus. We are the home for all things open at the University of Michigan including expertise and services for open educational resources, open data, and open publications.

 
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Kyoto University OCW

URL- https://ocw.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Kyoto University OpenCourseWare (OCW) compiles videos of classes and open classes held at Kyoto University, lecture materials, and class syllabuses as digital contents and widely publishes them to the world. The purpose is to share knowledge with society primarily for educational use. You can access the website of Kyoto University OCW and view the contents both inside and outside the university.

 
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Doshisha University's Open Courseware

URL- https://opencourse.doshisha.ac.jp/en/index.html

Doshisha University Open Course Ware, materials that are actually used in our classes are presented through the Internet as part of the Doshisha University Open Course Project. The materials presented here will be used for various purposes not only by the students and teachers of Doshisha University, but also by those who hope to learn at our university, those who are interested in our university, and the general public.

 
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Utah State University (USU)

URL- https://www.usu.edu/online/

USU's mission has always been deeply intertwined with extension and distance education. Deliver knowledge to eager learners, a spirit of innovation has been ingrained in our history and our future. USU Online continues to lead the charge in shaping the future of education, providing students with transformative and enriching learning experiences.

 
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OpenLearn

URL- https://www.open.edu/openlearn/

OpenLearn is a free learning platform, delivered by The Open University as part of its Royal Charter commitment to support the wellbeing of the community. Since its launch in 2006, OpenLearn has become an integrated part of The Open University, with the site attracting over 100 million visitors. Many of these visitors go on to make an enquiry about becoming a formal student, strengthening the journey between informal and formal learning.

 
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Hokkaido University Open Courseware

URL- https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/

Hokkaido University Open Courseware is a collection of archived materials such as recorded lectures, reading lists, notes, and other documents that were once used in our classrooms and are placed online for public access. We make this material available on our website for free. If you’re interested in learning online but do not have enough time to take a course, you can use Open Courseware from the comfort of your own home.

 
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University of Massachusetts -Boston – OpenCourseWare

URL-http://ocw.umb.edu/courselist/

UMass Boston OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners world wide. Whether you are a high school student preparing for college, a faculty member looking for ideas for a new course, or a community member researching a topic, you are likely to find something of interest in the UMass Boston OCW collection.

 
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University of the People

URL- https://www.uopeople.edu/

University of the People is opening the gates to higher education by offering online, tuition-free, accredited degree programs to any qualified applicant.

 
Open Courseware (OCW) – India
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Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC)

URL-https://cec.nic.in/cec/

Dissemination of Educational programmes through broadcast as well as non-broadcast modes. Production of Educational programmes (Audio/Visual and Web Based) and related support material further setting up of appropriate facilities for such production. Research activities related to optimizing the effectiveness of such programmes. Providing a forum for the active involvement of academics and other scholars in the creation of appropriate educational programmes. Studying, promoting & experimenting with new technology that will increase the reach and / or effectiveness of educational communication.has been creating new opportunities for millions of learners and educators, sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) from MIT and helping to lead a global revolution in free access to knowledge. MIT OpenCourseWare continues to build on this foundation. With a new web platform, ever-growing content, and collaborations across the vibrant open education ecosystem, we're creating a world of more equitable and inclusive education for all.

 
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National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)

URL- https://nptel.ac.in/

Largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and management subjects. YouTube channel for NPTEL – most subscribed educational channel, 1.3 billion views and 40+ lakhs subscribers. More than 56000 hours of video content, transcribed and subtitled. Most accessed library of peer-reviewed educational content in the world. Translation of more than 12000 hrs of English transcripts in regional Indian languages.

Online brings learners an extensive catalog of courses built on global expertise and research. Curated series of courses combine faculty and disciplines from across the University to extend learning opportunities. Each course was developed by Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL). VPAL seeks to shape the future of education by discovering new ways to build the competence, curiosity, and confidence of learners on our campuses and around the world.

 
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Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS)

URL- https://www.salis.in/index.php

As envisaged in its objectives, every chapter of SALIS is periodically conducting lectures on emerging trends by inviting experts. The experts are either the practicing librarians or academicians from Library and Information Science Schools and allied fields. It also has conducted special programmes to impart softskills, which is very much essential for library professionals in the age of globalization and liberalisation. The thrust areas are Information and Communication Technology(ICT), human resource development and training with emphasis on information literacy, the ability to handle digital environment efficiently with the latest digital tools and techniques.

Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.

 
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SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)

URL- https://swayam.gov.in/

SWAYAM facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from Class 9 till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to any learner. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the country have participated in preparing these courses. The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants – (1) video lecture, (2) specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed (3) self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes and (4) an online discussion forum for clearing the doubts.

Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.

 
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DIKSHA

URL- https://diksha.gov.in/

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) is a national platform for school education. DIKSHA can be accessed by learners and teachers across the country and currently supports 36 Indian languages. Each State/UT leverages the DIKSHA platform in its own way, as it has the freedom and choice to use the varied capabilities and solutions of the platform to design and run programs for teachers, learners and administrators.

Michigan enables the University of Michigan community to make the products of its research, teaching, and creative work available to the world beyond campus. We are the home for all things open at the University of Michigan including expertise and services for open educational resources, open data, and open publications.

 
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National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)

URL- https://www.nios.ac.in/

NIOS is an “Open School" to cater to the needs of a heterogeneous group of learners up to pre-degree level. It was started as a project with in-built flexibilities by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979. In 1986, the National Policy on Education suggested strengthening of Open School System for extending open learning facilities in a phased manner at secondary level all over the country as an independent system with its own curriculum and examination leading to certification.

University OpenCourseWare (OCW) compiles videos of classes and open classes held at Kyoto University, lecture materials, and class syllabuses as digital contents and widely publishes them to the world. The purpose is to share knowledge with society primarily for educational use. You can access the website of Kyoto University OCW and view the contents both inside and outside the university.

 
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Swayam Prabha

URL- https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/

The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 40 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of high-quality educational programmes on 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite. Every day, there will be new content for at least (4) hours which would be repeated 5 more times in a day, allowing the students to choose the time of their convenience. The channels are uplinked from BISAG-N, Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU. The INFLIBNET Centre maintains the web portal.

University Open Course Ware, materials that are actually used in our classes are presented through the Internet as part of the Doshisha University Open Course Project. The materials presented here will be used for various purposes not only by the students and teachers of Doshisha University, but also by those who hope to learn at our university, those who are interested in our university, and the general public.

 
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Nishta Online

URL- https://itpd.ncert.gov.in/

National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement. The motivation and empowerment of teachers is required to ensure the best possible future of our children and nation”. As per the recommendation of NEP 2020, every teacher and head teacher is expected to participate in at least 50 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities every year for their own professional development, driven by their own interests. mission has always been deeply intertwined with extension and distance education. Deliver knowledge to eager learners, a spirit of innovation has been ingrained in our history and our future. USU Online continues to lead the charge in shaping the future of education, providing students with transformative and enriching learning experiences.

 
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D’Source

URL- https://www.dsource.in/

Digital online content for learning Design with distance e-Learning programs on Design. Social networking for Higher Learning with collaborative Learning Space for Design for Synchronous and Asynchronous Interaction and Digital Design Resource Database including the craft sector. It is a free learning platform, delivered by The Open University as part of its Royal Charter commitment to support the wellbeing of the community. Since its launch in 2006, OpenLearn has become an integrated part of The Open University, with the site attracting over 100 million visitors. Many of these visitors go on to make an enquiry about becoming a formal student, strengthening the journey between informal and formal learning.

 
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Spoken Tutorial

URL- https://spoken-tutorial.org/

Spoken Tutorial is a multi-award winning educational content portal.  Here one can learn various Free and Open Source Software all by oneself.  Our self-paced, multi-lingual courses ensure that anybody with a computer and a desire for learning, can learn from any place, at any time and in a language of their choice.

University Open Courseware is a collection of archived materials such as recorded lectures, reading lists, notes, and other documents that were once used in our classrooms and are placed online for public access. We make this material available on our website for free. If you’re interested in learning online but do not have enough time to take a course, you can use Open Courseware from the comfort of your own home.

 
Online CourseWare
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Class Central

URL-https://www.classcentral.com/

Class Central is a listing of online courses. It aggregate courses from many providers to make it easy to find the best courses on almost any subject, wherever they exist. Through Class Central, you can find courses; review courses you’ve taken (and read other people’s reviews); follow universities, subjects and courses to receive personalized updates; and also plan and track your learning.

OpenCourseWare has been creating new opportunities for millions of learners and educators, sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) from MIT and helping to lead a global revolution in free access to knowledge. MIT OpenCourseWare continues to build on this foundation. With a new web platform, ever-growing content, and collaborations across the vibrant open education ecosystem, we're creating a world of more equitable and inclusive education for all.

 
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Supercourse

URL- https://www.bibalex.org/supercourse/

Supercourse is a repository of lectures on global health and prevention designed to improve the teaching of prevention. Supercourse has a network of over 65000 scientists in 174 countries who are sharing for free a library of 4802 lectures in 31 languages. The Supercourse has been produced at the WHO Collaborating Center University of Pittsburgh, with core developers Ronald LaPorte, Ph.D., Faina Linkov, Ph.D., Mita Lovalekar, M.D., Ph.D. and Eugene Shubnikov M.D. Earning and teaching through science OLI supports better learning and instruction with high-quality, scientifically based, classroom-tested online courses and materials. This Learning Engineering approach means courses are designed based on learning science research. But it also means, in turn, they contribute to that research and propel the domain of learning science forward.

 
Online CourseWare
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Udemy

URL- https://www.udemy.com/

Udemy is an education technology company that provides an online learning and teaching platform. Courses are offered across a wide breadth of categories, including business and entrepreneurship, academics, the arts, health and fitness, language, music, and technology.

 
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Udacity

URL- https://www.udacity.com/

Learn online and advance your career with courses in programming, data science, artificial intelligence, digital marketing, and more.

 
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Khan Academy

URL- https://www.khanacademy.org/

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including K-14 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there's no limit to what they can learn next.

 
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edX

URL- https://www.edx.org/

edX is the online learning platform from world-leading digital education company 2U, Inc. Today, as part of 2U, edX connects over 81 million people worldwide with online learning that delivers real professional progress across nearly every career discipline, from artificial intelligence and robotics to sustainability and public health. Together with universities and organizations at the forefront of their fields, edX offers thousands of job-relevant programs designed to give every ambitious learner a path to achievement.

 
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Open Education Global

URL- https://www.oeglobal.org/

Open Education Global is a member-based, global, non-profit supporting the development and use of open education around the world. foster collaboration and sharing through co-creation of education materials and the freedom to use, customize, improve, and redistribute them. foster international partnerships and a global participatory culture of learning, creating, sharing and cooperation.

 
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Coursera

URL- https://www.coursera.org/

Coursera partners with more than 275 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. Coursera offer a range of learning opportunities—from hands-on projects and courses to job-ready certificates and degree programs.

 
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Saylor Academy

URL- https://www.saylor.org/

Saylor Academy is offer free and open online courses to all who want to learn. Whether you are looking for career advancement, degree completion, professional development, or more casual learning, we have something just for you. At Saylor Academy, you can earn modern, digital certificates of completion; earn tuition-free college credit through our network of partner schools; or even start a low-cost, convenient degree program.

 
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Academic Earth

URL- https://academicearth.org/

Academic Earth built the first collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities. Offer free guides and school rankings that can help reduce the stress of an online college search.

 
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Future Learn

URL- https://www.futurelearn.com/

Coursera partners with more than 275 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. Coursera offer a range of learning opportunities—from hands-on projects and courses to job-ready certificates and degree programs.