Here’s a holÂiÂday seaÂson deal worth menÂtionÂing. The Great CoursÂes (forÂmerÂly The TeachÂing ComÂpaÂny) is offerÂing every course on sale for $60 or less in DVD forÂmat, includÂing free shipÂping (in the US and CanaÂda). Instant video forÂmats go for $40 across the board. The deal lasts through midÂnight on Black FriÂday.
If you’re not familÂiar with it, the comÂpaÂny proÂvides a very nice serÂvice. They travÂel across the U.S., recordÂing great proÂfesÂsors lecÂturÂing on great topÂics that will appeal to any lifeÂlong learnÂer. They then make the coursÂes availÂable to cusÂtomers in difÂferÂent forÂmats (DVD, CD, Video & Audio DownÂloads, etc.). The coursÂes are very polÂished and comÂplete, and they can be quite reaÂsonÂably priced, espeÂcialÂly when they’re on sale, as they are today. Click here, or on the banÂner above, to explore the offer.
Note: The Great CoursÂes is a partÂner with Open CulÂture. So if you purÂchase a course, it benÂeÂfits not just you and Great CoursÂes. It benÂeÂfits Open CulÂture too. So conÂsidÂer it win-win-win.
I subÂscribe to The Great CoursÂes Plus, which is a streamÂing serÂvice for these classÂes and basiÂcalÂly like a NetÂflix for interÂestÂing subÂject matÂter. I highÂly recÂomÂmend it! Each class also comes with a guideÂbook which is like getÂting a free textÂbook along with your class; I often refer to them apart from the classÂes. So far I have learned so much—from classÂes on the MidÂdle Ages and ancient hisÂtoÂry, to phiÂlosÂoÂphy (the course entiÂtled “Why Does Evil Exist?” is quite good), to now astronÂoÂmy as I have just been givÂen a teleÂscope that I don’t know what to do with. I am also now makÂing my way through Ancient Greek! And I hope to do GerÂman next. This library of classÂes is truÂly an amazÂing resource. I only wish they offered a few more subjects—an introÂducÂtion to poetÂry course would be nice, and I’d like someÂthing on basic music theÂoÂry (they’ve got loads of music coursÂes, but not music theÂoÂry). SciÂence isn’t my area of interÂest but they’ve got lots on that as well. I’m not affilÂiÂatÂed with the Great CoursÂes at all, just very enthuÂsiÂasÂtic and want peoÂple to supÂport them so I can enjoy them for years to come!