The Beeb has this article on the MIT initiative MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course

 

 

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world's top-rated universities, has announced its first free course which can be studied and assessed completely online.

 

An electronics course, beginning in March, will be the first prototype of an online project, known as MITx.

 

The interactive course is designed to be fully automated, with successful students receiving a certificate.

 

 

 

The Beeb has this article on the MIT initiative MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course

That's a great addition to their OpenCourseware program.

There's also the Open Culture initiative: http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses

if you like opencourseware you should check out Khan Academy