Its great to see higher ed institutions publishing course materials on the web for all to use. The classic example is MIT's OpenCourseWare system. And more recently the Berklee College of Music has posted a series of free music lessons (like Basic Hard Rock Keyboard).
Of course, in both cases the school's aren't being entirely altruistic; the courses serve as great advertisements for the institution. After all, there is no substitute for the real thing. Or, to put it another way: the course information might be valuable, but it really has a limited life-span and ultimately, a fairly limited value. The experience of working with highly skilled teachers, plus the name recognition of a degree from a MIT or Berklee, is the real value here.
Posted by Karl
November 10, 2003 12:41 PM