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The Open learning Initiative is another great place to learn independently online.

At this year’s Techonomy conference, Bill Gates mentioned that, “The self-motivated learner will be on the web and there will be far less place-based [learning]. The web can offer feedback, you can have group discussion, you have video… you have all sorts of things that [prove] college needs to be less place based.” Wikiversity is certainly a step in that direction, as it aims to make learning anything available to everyone with nothing more than an internet connection.

Academic Earth aggregates lectures from leading universities. Now you can watch lectures in courses ranging from biology to electrical engineering.

Babbel is a comprehensive online system for learning a new language.

Udemy is a place to teach and learn online.

langoLAB is a fun, social way to learn a new language. It features videos of native speaks with captions as well as other tools to help you learn.

MyEdu provides a comprehensive suite of tools for college students to save them money, plan for classes and much more.

Want to know how to fix a leaky faucet or how to use chopsticks? Howcast has full length videos that show you how to do all of these things and more. It’s perfect for the inner DIY in your life.