You might have enrolled yourself for a Bachelors or Masters degree in some field of study at some point of time in your life. The purpose is to get admitted to a college or University which can deliver required knowledge. And for being there, competitive exams, merit admission, etc are the basis. University of Reddit is a different approach altogether! You don’t have to enroll with them, pay any fees or even have a background to pursue a course of your choice. Yep, this University is meant to deliver education to anyone and everyone free of charge. All you need to have is access to Internet and time.
At the time of writing this article, University of Reddit offers various courses under following heads:
- Art
- Computer Science
- Fun and Games
- General Studies
- Language
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Science
- Social Sciences
- Technology
Tutorials of some of the courses have already been finished and entire series uploaded to YouTube, their respective website, etc; Some of them are still in progress (lectures underway) while others have yet to begin.
The good part here is that you can learn the programming language, mathematics topic, film-making, etc from start till end at a single location. Most of the tutorials are organized and you do have the option to go through the lesson plan before starting with a course. Moreover some of the people delivering these lectures have years of experience, thus you can be assured of learning the right thing from a seasoned member. There’s another side to University of Reddit, even the teachers can enroll themselves and impart knowledge.
For more information and to see the list of courses being offered, visit the official page of UoR – University of Reddit