It’s pretty basic, but if you want to convince people about open learning, this will do the job. After a short introduction, the author surveys a wealth of free learning resources, beginning with the basics, then to the how-to section with offerings from Hewlett-Packard and Howcast, then into the ‘deep thinking’ sites of TED Talks, Nobel prize winners and Big Ideas.
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/reinventing/articles/freelearning.html