As a free, quick-and-dirty introduction, it’s about as good as I could realistically imagine. The one issue I’ve noticed so far is that the practice questions at the end of every course section are ...

More universities are herding into massive open online courses, or MOOCs. Just this week, the University of Texas, announced it would, joining the likes of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute ...

George Mason University economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok have launched a free online education platform called Marginal Revolution University, The Washington Post reports. The site will host ...