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Open Yale Courses

Free full Yale lecture courses in the humanities, sciences and social sciences.

Visit Open Yale Courses4.7

  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Open Yale Courses?

Open Yale Courses shares complete recorded lectures from Yale classes in subjects like philosophy, history, psychology, economics and physics, with transcripts, syllabi and problem sets. It is free with no registration, shared under a Creative Commons licence, though it does not offer credit or certificates.

Pros: what Open Yale Courses does well

  • Full university-level courses
  • Transcripts and course materials
  • No account needed

Cons: where it falls short

  • No certificates or credit
  • Older recordings, not updated

Who Open Yale Courses is for

Curious learners who want real university lectures without enrolling.

Who can skip it

People who need a certificate or interactive exercises.

Open Yale Courses alternatives

Not sold on Open Yale Courses? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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MIT OpenCourseWare

Focus: open education. Shares online courses and university with Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Rated 4.8 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Paul's Online Notes

Focus: maths, calculus and algebra. Also in Learning and Research, like Open Yale Courses. Rated 4.8 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

CourseFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Wikipedia

Focus: encyclopedia, reference and research. Also in Research and Learning, like Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.8 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

Google Arts & Culture

Focus: art, museums and culture. Also in Learning and Research, like Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Adds iOS and Android. Same 4.7 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Internet Archive

Focus: digital library, wayback machine and archives. Also in Research and Learning, like Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Same 4.7 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Open Yale Courses

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

PubMed

Focus: medical research, papers and citations. Also in Research and Learning, like Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Same 4.7 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

The Public Domain Review

Focus: public domain, art history and images. Also in Reading and Research, like Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Same 4.7 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Anki

Focus: spaced repetition, flashcards and study. Also in Learning and Research, like Open Yale Courses. A desktop app, not a course. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Arc Search

Focus: Browser, AI and Summarization. Also in Research and Learning, like Open Yale Courses. An iOS app, not a course. Adds iOS. Rated 4.6 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

iOS AppFreeiOS
4.6Visit

ooh.directory

Focus: blogs, directory and rss. Also in Reading and Research, like Open Yale Courses. A website, not a course. Rated 4.6 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Readest

Focus: ebook reader, epub and annotations. Also in Reading and Learning, like Open Yale Courses. A desktop app, not a course. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Open Yale Courses: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
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