Education & Training

The following are links to selected web sites offering innovative 'open' education & training technologies, tools, and solutions of use to religious organizations and individuals.

• Academic Earth - Providing open access to a range of free online courses and resources related to religion, philosophy, and more.

• Bible Study Tools - Offering one of the world's largest free libraries of online Bibles & Bible study resources.

• City Vision College - A low cost, online education institution offering various degrees equipping leaders for urban ministry.

• Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) - Digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books.

• edX - Providing high-quality online education for everyone, everywhere from some of the best universities in the world.

• Online Theology Resources - Links to a wide range of online theology resources for research and educational purposes.

• Open CourseWare for Christian Colleges - Top 100 'Open Courseware' education links on theology and philosophy.

• OpenLearn - Courses and learning materials on Religious Studies offered by The Open University.

• OpenStax - Contains educational materials at all levels, organized in small modules that can be connected into larger courses.

• Preaching Today - Offers a series of free or low cost resources to assist in sermon preparation, Bible study, leadership training, etc.

• Public Knowledge Project (PKP) - Providing the leading open source software for journal and conference management and publishing.

• TechMission Training - A list free technology training materials for churches and other ministries.

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