Links to educational resources:
Free educational resources online (this list was published in the U3A Sources Magazine Oct 2011).
Academic Earth : Free academic video courses from leading universities.
BBC Learning Zone :Online tutorials designed for secondary school students but the explanations are so clear they are ideal for a first approach to a subject.
Lecture Fox : Hundreds of free lectures from major universities for around the world.
MIT's Open Course Website: Serious undergraduate and post-grad level courses with freely downloadable materials.
National Archives :over 100 talks on historically-themed subjects which can be listened to as a podcast.
Open2 :The online learning portal from the Open University and the BBC
Open Learn :An offshoot of the OU, topics are presented as mini-courses in OU style.
The Royal Society :Talks given at The Royal Society
The Royal Society for Arts :RSA talks available through their website.
TED Lectures :These are based in California. Hundreds to choose from, grouped by subject.
YouTube EDU :Videos on the well-known YouTube site uploaded form universities around the world.
University College London :Lunch Hour Lectures