I learned awhile ago that the University of Michigan joined coursera.org, offering free university-level courses online via video lectures and such.
I'm trying out a course, taught by Eric S. Rabkin, entitled 'Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind. Our Modern World'. I've been out of college since spring of 2010, and while this is voluntary and ungraded, I hope to slowly build my literature background and experience.
It is hard to believe these courses are being made available- access to wonderful professors and peers in a way unimaginable even a decade ago, at virtually $0. While some may caution 'you get what you pay for', I believe in terms of education you can pay for it by simply putting the work in. You determine the worth of your education by your effort.
We'll see how it goes and I'll post occasional updates here.
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