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Jun 01 2011

Free online college courses for teens

If dual enrollment isn’t in your high schooler’s future but you’d still like your teen to take college classes, free college online could be the ticket.  At least a dozen major universities now offer “open” courses to the public — free.  These are actual college lectures from major colleges and universities that are recorded and made available online, with no obligation whatsoever, to anyone with an interest and a high-speed Internet connection.

Imagine being able to have your high schooler sit in on a History of Art class at Yale, a Psychology course at UCLA or a Chemical Engineering class at MIT.  Using open courseware, this is now a reality.

Perhaps you’re wondering how these courses might be used for homeschooling?  Offering advanced high school credit is one way. For instance, just like you’d “weight” an AP or honors course more than a traditional high school course, you can weight the college course when applying it to the GPA. (This is called a “weighted GPA”.)

A second way is to use the courses to supplement other learning going on at home.  For example, a student studying a topic at home could use as many of the college lectures as would be needed to reinforce learning, or satisfy whatever remaining hours you’ve established to award credit.

Gauging interest is a third option.  One never knows when a spark of interest may ignite in a student!  Watching online college lectures can help teens learn more about different areas and think about if these courses/careers might have a place in their future.

Lastly, there is great intrinsic value here.  Like anything else, students of all ages can watch just because they want to.  Whether one completes an entire course or just a sampling of lectures offered by a variety of different lecturers, the opportunities for learning are endless — and don’t forget, free.

Begin with these links and find others on your own:

Academic Earth

Open Yale Courses

MIT Open Courseware

If you still have questions, let’s schedule a consultation. I’d be glad to meet with you and your student to customize a program that fits just right.

To your success,

Dr. Marie-Claire Moreau is a college professor who traded in her tenure to become a homeschool mom 20+ years ago.  A homeschool pioneer and the founder of many groups and organizations, she works to advance home education, and is an outspoken supporter of education reform coast to coast.  Her book, Suddenly Homeschooling: A Quick Start Guide to Legally Homeschool in Two Weeks, is industry-acclaimed for illustrating how homeschooling can rescue children and families from the public school system, and how anyone can begin homeschooling within a limited time-frame, with no teaching background whatsoever.  A writer, a homeschool leader, and a women’s life coach, Marie-Claire mentors in a variety of areas that impact health, education and lifestyle. A conference speaker, she has appeared at FPEA, H.E.R.I., Home Education Council of America, The Luminous Mind, Vintage Homeschool Moms, iHomeschool Network, and many other events. Her articles have appeared in and on Holistic Parenting, CONNECT,Homefires, Homemaking Cottage, Kiwi, Circle of Moms, and hundreds of sites and blogs nationwide.  Marie-Claire can be reached at contactmarieclaire@gmail.com.

Written by Marie-Claire · Categorized: Homeschool · Tagged: college, freebies, high school, lesson planning, saving money, transcript

Comments

  1. Vanessa says

    August 19, 2012 at 8:35 am

    Thank you so much for this. This will really help me expand my self-teaching abilities.

    Reply
    • QuickStartHomeschool says

      August 19, 2012 at 12:02 pm

      Excellent, Vanessa! Feel free to check back and let us know how it works out 🙂 Best wishes!

      Reply
      • melissa says

        January 8, 2015 at 7:02 pm

        Im in seventh grade and want to take college classe like algebra and nursing can i do that here? And im not home schooled and will do this after my regular school when i get home

        Reply
  2. sharon serrano says

    September 21, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    i want to have online learning so i can get more high school education experiance because i don’t want to go to college.

    Reply
  3. Ally says

    January 1, 2013 at 6:54 am

    Hey, uhmmmm. I’m not homeschooled. And i’m kinda sorta still in 8th grade. However, i really want to take some beginning law OR Psychology courses if that’s possible. I just haven’t really been able to find anything because of my age. I just wanted to know if that’s a problem here.
    Thanks(:

    Reply
    • Ally says

      January 1, 2013 at 6:56 am

      Haha, just kidding. Sorry ! I misunderstood what the website was ! Pardon Me !

      Reply
    • angeleah brothers says

      December 14, 2017 at 8:31 pm

      ya same, I would like to know some more about this. If i want this to be my futcher, and if so then I could be ahead of the game.

      Reply
      • Marie-Claire says

        December 21, 2017 at 5:46 pm

        I have sent you a private email, Angeleah.

        Dr. Marie-Claire

        Reply
        • Katrina says

          June 13, 2018 at 2:51 pm

          I would also like to to know more about this online school, the rules and fees nneeded…

          Reply
          • Marie-Claire says

            June 18, 2018 at 4:55 pm

            Did you check out any of the linked web sites, Katrina? There, you’ll find all the course selections and information. Good luck!

  4. Rimsha says

    February 25, 2013 at 12:59 am

    is there anyway we could get college credits, lfrom taking these open courses

    Reply
    • QuickStartHomeschool says

      February 28, 2013 at 12:59 pm

      Absolutely! It may depend on your location, the specific course and the institution, of course, but there are many ways to earn actual credit while in high school. Dual enrollment in high school, CLEP in college, and applying for un-college type experiences, just to name a few. If this is something you’d like to pursue, feel free to email us privately, and we’ll point you in the right direction 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
      • Jackson Hendrix says

        April 15, 2013 at 12:38 am

        Hi I am in the seventh grade but Know how to program in C++, Batch and am learning Java. I also do 3d motion graphics, and video edit I was wondering if you could tell me how to get college credit if I took some of these classes

        Reply
  5. emma says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:50 am

    i want to learn more about health

    Reply
  6. emma crawford says

    January 8, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Im in seventh grade and want to take college classe like algebra and nursing can i do that here? And im not home schooled and will do this after my regular school when i get home

    Reply
  7. Lakira says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    Hey I’m in high school in the 11th grade and want to take classes for a CNA

    Reply
  8. missy says

    July 8, 2016 at 3:33 am

    i’m in seventh grade and i was wondering if there were any writing courses or something here that i could take. thanks 😀

    Reply
    • Marie-Claire says

      July 9, 2016 at 10:40 pm

      Hi Missy! There aren’t any writing courses here on this site, but you can find a list of some courses to try in this post, hope it helps! Good luck 🙂 http://marieclairemoreau.com/2012/11/writing-instruction/

      Reply
  9. Kayla Martin says

    June 15, 2017 at 11:05 pm

    I’m in 7th grade. I was wondering if there were any criminal justice courses that I could take…

    Reply
    • HELPME,PLEASE says

      July 19, 2017 at 3:07 am

      I’m in 8th grade. We’re in the same situation. I also want to enroll free online courses about science, health, self- development,… but I don’t really know how … .Can anyone help me ?

      Reply
      • Marie-Claire says

        July 20, 2017 at 12:40 pm

        Great to hear you’d like to take online classes! I am always available if a parent or guardian would like to contact me for advice. Good luck!

        Reply
  10. HELPME,PLEASE says

    July 19, 2017 at 3:09 am

    I want to improve my English skill. What should I do?

    Reply
  11. Urvashi Harracksingh says

    August 4, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    I want to do a cousre on archecture
    desings and building.Can you give me some adivce.

    Reply
  12. Urvashi Harracksingh says

    August 4, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    Hi,
    Good day ,I want to do a course on archtecture degins and buildings.I need some advice andhelp on how to get started on this course.

    Reply
  13. Clara Richardson says

    January 25, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    Hello im a senior in high school I live by my self and im looking to take and online course over law I was wondering if you could help me out here Mrs. Moreau.

    Reply
    • Marie-Claire says

      January 25, 2018 at 6:48 pm

      Hello! Did you look to any of the links provided in the article to find classes that meet your needs? Good luck finding resources for your specialized interest. I think you’ll be happy with the selections, once you hope on the web sites and search for classes! Good luck!

      Reply

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