Gary Michelson, 20 Million Minds. Free classes and books are better than just free books.

Because I went to college in the 1980's I have not researched current college offerings. Yesterday I read about MOOCs.

"Generally speaking, MOOCs are entirely online and open to anyone with an Internet connection. Unlike a typical online course, MOOCs are usually free, though not always, and draw hundreds or thousands of students."

http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/05/10/learn-for-free-with-moocs

"Schroeder, of Illinois, traces the origins of MOOCs to the late 1990s, when many colleges had already begun offering at least some online courses. At that time, MIT took the step of requiring professors to put their syllabi online. The move, he says, made many professors realize they had the potential to reach students outside their classrooms."

Here are some MOOCs. 

http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/05/25/options-abound-for-free-online-education-programs

http://www.openculture.com/free_certificate_courses

Here is but one free online course with free materials.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/teaching-computing-part-1

With all these non-profits offering free classes and free books being offered since the late 1990's who needs just cheap or free books from 20 Million Minds? Why in the world would Gary Michelson think that making and giving away cheap text books would be revolutionary? They've been doing it for years.

The Internet is going to increase everyone's education levels around the world. Now anyone can get a college education if they have a computer and Internet service. People don't even need to get a college degree. They can use the Internet to learn more about anything. Look at Benjamin Franklin. He didn't go to school past the age of ten. He became a writer, scientist, printer, politician through voracious reading. Gary Michelson thinks college and advanced degrees are so important because of his grandmother who drilled it into his head. He said in some interview jokingly that your Jewish grandparents will only acknowledge you when you get a PhD. For most careers and professions nowadays college degrees aren't really needed.

I wrote and posted these free pdf manuals on small mammal rehabilitation. I only wrote the first three. The rest were written and shared by others for free.

http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/rehabbers.htm

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