Knowledge is a click away with MIT OpenCourseWare

Watch MIT’s top 5 lectures and 5 hidden gems from real courses.

By Sara Feijo

A global model for open sharing in higher education, MIT OpenCourseWare is a treasure trove of free educational resources. With more than 440 million views and over 7,000 videos, its YouTube channel offers a collection of lectures that span the MIT undergraduate and graduate curriculum.

In celebration of reaching five million subscribers on the OpenCourseWare YouTube channel — the largest .edu YouTube channel — we’re sharing the five most popular videos and five videos that the OpenCourseWare team considers “hidden gems.”

Most popular videos

1. How to Speak: Improve your speaking abilities, from everyday conversation to presenting research to nailing job interviews.
   Instructor: Patrick Winston
   View the complete course: MIT IAP 2018 How to Speak
2. Introduction to the Human Brain: Discover some of the mysteries of the human brain.
   Instructor: Nancy Kanwisher
   View the complete course: MIT 9.13 The Human Brain
3. Introduction to Financial Terms and Concepts: Get acquainted with key terms and concepts related to financial products, markets, and quantitative analysis.
   Instructors: Peter Kempthorne, Choongbum Lee, Vasily Strela, and Jake Xia
   View the complete course: MIT 18.S096 Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance
4. Introduction to Superposition: Unravel the concepts of uncertainty and superposition.
   Instructor: Allan Adams
   View the complete course: MIT 8.04 Quantum Physics I
5. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money: Explore blockchain technology and its potential use to change the world of finance.
   Instructor: Gary Gensler
   View the complete course: MIT 15.S12 Blockchain and Money

Hidden gems

1. Introduction to the Film Experience: Travel back in time when iPods and cell phones weren’t available and explore film as a cultural form, an institution, and an art.
   Instructor: David Thorburn
   View the complete course: MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience
2. ChemLab Boot Camp: Get a reality TV take on the first-year MIT student experience.
   Instructor: John J. Dolhun
   View the complete course: MIT RES.HS-003 ChemLab Boot Camp
3. Metals and Cheeses: Unconventional Pairings: Learn how selected cheeses give a unique hands-on experience with the microstructure characteristics of metals in high temperature, high stress situations.
   Instructor: Michael Short
   View the complete course: MIT 22.033 Nuclear Systems Design Project
4. The History of MIT: Get inspired by the Rad Lab, an all-hands effort during World War II.
   Instructors: Merrit Roe Smith and David Mindell
   View the complete course: MIT STS.050 The History of MIT
5. Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Discover how video production techniques can help you engagingly convey your passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
   Instructor: Elizabeth Choe
   View the complete course: MIT IAP 2015 Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show

These courses are available through MIT OpenCourseWare. Part of MIT Open Learning, OpenCourseWare offers free, online, open educational resources from more than 2,500 courses that span the MIT undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Explore OpenCourseWare course materials and resources.

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