Steven T. Ziegler leapt to MIT off a mountain. He was on a hang glider, and he slammed the ground hard on his chin. Recovery from surgery on his broken back left the 39-year-old high-school dropout ...

In the current economic climate, many of us are considering going back to school or getting an advanced degree, with the hopes of becoming more employable. But it's not always necessary to go back to ...

Designed for individuals with no technical background, the short-form program provides practical, flexible and self-paced ...

Nicholas Presnell has two professors for linear algebra: one official and one virtual. The first is at Arizona State University, where Mr. Presnell is a part-time graduate student in electrical ...

As military-affiliated learners consider their options and how they want to use or preserve their educational benefits, they ...

Gone are the days when free courses were a dream. In the past, you would have to hunt for something within your budget. Over the years, the Internet has proved to be a blessing both for course ...

Ludlow said he first thought of a for-profit site that marketed online lectures while he was studying at Yale. Searching the web for help on his linear algebra class, Ludlow said he found helpful ...

Not headed back to school this fall? You could be, minus the exorbitant tuition and without even leaving your chair. The web has made it easier than ever before to get a free education, and you'd join ...

With millions out of work and craving activity, why not take advantage of free online courses designed to boost financial literacy? A recent Forbes article highlighted several free digital resources ...

James Nowick has got the world on a screen. He’s logged into a big map of the planet and is cross-referencing it with a YouTube list of the top countries in which people have viewed one of his online ...

YouTube has built a global reputation as the place to go for video clips of singing cats, laughing babies, reckless drivers, and raucous wedding processionals. But there's more to the site than ...