Travel is an education, so why not enrol at some of the world's best universities online. Photo / Delfi de la Rua
We're out of the house, but not yet out of the country. But that doesn't mean we can't tap into online resources and broaden our horizons.
From Oxford to Harvard, Melbourne to Barcelona, Mexico to Hong Kong, learning opportunities are out there. Take your pick and travel the world with
these free online courses from some of the world's leading learning institutions.
All these courses are all free to participate in or audit (which means you have access to all the classes, materials and assignments - but if you want your assignments marked and to receive a certificate at the end, you'll need to pay a fee).
At Yale University (oyc.yale.edu) in Connecticut, you could study Roman architecture for nine weeks, learn about the American constitution, or bone up on the GFC. Harvard (online-learning.harvard.edu) offers free online courses on Buddhism, computer science, backyard meteorology, ancient Egyptian art and Beethoven's 9th. At the University of Leeds (leeds.ac.uk) in the UK, you could learn about critical thinking and transport systems and, in Edinburgh (ed.ac.uk), study astrobiology, intellectual humility, or the fundamentals of music theory.
