EducationalResources
Online Educational Resources[edit]
Free Educational Resources available within the Space. (fixme)
Computer Science[edit]
HarvardX: Introduction to Computer Science[edit]
URL: https://www.edx.org/course/harvardx/harvardx-cs50x-introduction-computer-1022
Harvard's excellent Introduction to Computer Science, CS50x, and if you're at all interested in learning to code, now's the time to sign up. When freshmen arrive at Harvard looking to study Computer Science, this is the course they land in first, and you can take it online with them. In this class you'll learn the basics of computer science, learn to code from the ground up, and study languages like C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and HTML. You'll solve real problems in biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. It's demanding, but it's an amazing course. Plus, you can earn a certificate from Harvard for successfully completing it. Supplemental material is available at CS50.net
University of Oklahoma: Power and Elegance of Computational Thinking[edit]
URL: https://janux.ou.edu/landing/course.cs1300.html
If you have absolutely no programming experience (and aren't interested in learning to code) but you're still interested in how computers work and how systems "think," this course will help you understand computational thinking, start thinking that way yourself, and apply basic computational principles in real-world exercises.
Cryptography[edit]
Stanford: Cryptography I[edit]
URL: https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto
https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto
Stanford: Cryptography II[edit]
URL: http://online.stanford.edu/course/cryptography-ii
Networking[edit]
Stanford University: Networking: Introduction to Computer Networking[edit]
URL: https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Engineering/Networking/Winter2014/about
If network administration or engineering is more your interest (as opposed to software development and coding), then this course will teach you the basics of connected information networks, most notably the largest one on the planet: the Internet. You'll learn everything from the ground up, including how popular technologies like BitTorrent and HTTP work, but you'll also study the basics of network design and protocols. You'll read RFCs, study them, and then discuss them with classmates, and the course even touches on current events and internet issues like net neutrality, DNS security, and wiretapping.
University of Michigan - Internet History, Technology, and Security[edit]
URL: https://www.coursera.org/course/insidetheinternet
There are still a lot of us who remember the early days of the internet, when the public was just becoming aware of this vast resource of information available at our fingertips. However, the history of the internet extends far past when consumers and the public got on board, and new users or today's beginners may have no idea how the internet was born, what it was originally designed to do, and the technology that powered (and in some cases, still powers) it. This course will give you a primer to all of those topics and more, including current events and topics of identity, personalization, data collection, individual and corporate security, and more. By the end of the course, the professor explains, you won't take the internet for granted.
InfoSec[edit]
Metasploit Unleashed[edit]
URL: http://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/Main_Page
The Metasploit Unleashed free online course was created to fill a gap in quality documentation on the practical usage of the popular and versatile Metasploit Framework. In keeping with the open-source nature of Metasploit, we provide this resource free of charge to the information security community. Assuming very little prior knowledge, Metasploit Unleashed leads the reader through the basics of penetration testing using the Metasploit Framework exclusively, beginning with an introduction to its various interfaces and commands and quickly diving in to more advanced usage, in typical Offensive Security fashion. Since it was launched, Metasploit Unleashed has proven to be extremely popular with newcomers to Metasploit and penetration testers in general. Although challenging, our team still maintains the site and ensures that the course content is current and keeps pace with the rapid development of Metasploit.
Web/Mobile Development[edit]
Udacity: Mobile Web Development[edit]
URL: https://www.udacity.com/course/cs256
Developing for the mobile web isn't easy, and it's not just because of smaller screens. You have to consider touch as a primary interface for your site or application, variable screen sizes, users using your service in desktop mode on a mobile device, and more. This course—one we've mentioned before but is still one of our favorite classes for mobile web development—will teach you how to build mobile web experiences that enrich your users and visitors, and even use open APIs available for mobile devices, like geolocation, accelerometer access, and more. You'll also learn how to evaluate mobile performance, so you can make sure your apps and tools work even when network access is spotty.
University of Reading: Begin Programming: Build Your First Mobile Game[edit]
URL:https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/begin-programming-2014
If you're eager to code because you want to build mobile games or start a business building mobile apps, this course can get you started building Java-based mobile games. The aim of the class is, of course, to give you an introduction to programming, specifically in Java, using mobile games and gaming as a hook, and it's beginner-friendly at that. No specific knowledge of programming is required to get started, and this seven week course (starting near the end of January) will have you building and playing mobile games before it's all over and done.
University of Maryland: Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems[edit]
URL: https://www.coursera.org/course/android
If you're looking for a more rounded approach to building a mobile app for Android, this course (from my alma mater!) will have you up and running in no time. You don't have to have an Android device to participate (you can use an emulator), but the full syllabus for the course is already posted, and it'll walk you through the basics of the Android platform, resources available to Android developers, application design and frameworks, graphics and animation, using device sensors, and more.