Interested in watching free, full-length videotaped lectures from one of the most esteemed universities in the United States entirely online?
Now you can, thanks to the University of California, Berkeley and YouTube.
At http://youtube.com/ucberkeley, there are more than 200 lectures and events already uploaded - over 300 hours worth of material!
Some selections include lectures from "Introduction to Nonviolence" (described as "Aan introduction to the science
of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma
Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the
American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., with
emphasis on the ideal of principled nonviolence and the reality of
mixed or strategic nonviolence in practice, especially as applied to
problems of social justice and defense), "Soft X-Rays and Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation," "General Human Anatomy" ("The functional anatomy of the human body as revealed by gross and microscopic examination") with much, much, much more to explore!
According to a press release,
"UC Berkeley on YouTube will provide a public window into university
life - academics, events and athletics - which will build on our rich
tradition of open educational content for the larger community," said
Christina Maslach, UC Berkeley's vice provost for undergraduate
education.
We at eLearners applaud this move. Bravo! Long live the open content movement!