**This is a reprint of an article I wrote on my Blog and wanted to share here.**

If you'd just like to take a college course, for your own personal growth, to brush up on the knowledge you acquired in that logic course so long ago, practice your math skills, etc. Then you can do that from the comfort of your own home for free.

Prestigious colleges and universities are now offering what they call "Open Course Ware" online. Basically, they put up all the information from many of their classes, and you're free to essentially take the class online for free. You will get all the same information, that the people who were enrolled at the actual university and paying an arm and a leg, got.

MIT OpenCourseWare is my personal favorite. With Anthropology being a passion of mine, and my math skills desperately needing attention, they have been a lifesaver. I don't have the time or the money to go to a college/university right now, but these are classes I've really wanted to take, just for me.

No registration is required, and you get all the lecture notes, a list of books that you can purchase or borrow from a library if you want to get the most out of the experience, and exams, for free. Some courses even have videos. And, MIT has the most extensive list of free online courses from their classrooms that I've seen to date, which is another reason they're my favorite.

If you can't find what you want with MIT, or you'd like to look over your options from other schools as well, click here for an extensive list of open course ware options. That link will take you to the Online Education Database's lists of open course ware.

Have fun obtaining your free college education for personal growth online!

And, if you do have the ability and willingness to make a donation to one of these programs, it doesn't have to be a large one, you can help to keep these courses completely free and expand them even further.