Free Online Open Courseware Directory in Arts & Humanities

Twentieth Century Art [MIT] - trends and developments in the art world during the last sixty years
Art of Color [MIT] - basics of understanding and utilizing color in art
History of Western Art and Civilization [Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY] - overview of art history in the West as it relates to the developing political, religious, economic and social sectors of civilizations
Art History and Its Publications in the Electronic Age [Rice University] - help students understand how texts, designs and prints are viewed, reproduced and organized in the electronic age
Introduction to the History of Western Art: Prehistoric through the Late Middle Ages [Rice University] - lectures in Egyptian Art, the Ancient Near East, Greek vase painting, Roman architecture, Roman sculpture and more

Designing Sociable Media [MIT] - This course is about social life in the on-line world. Its focus is on how the design of the interface influences people's interactions with each other and shapes the cultural mores and structures they develop.
Introduction to Flash MX [Foothill College] - introduction to Macromedia Flash
Web Design II [Miami Dade College] - intro-level class for students wanting to know the basics of designing a Web page.
People-Centered Designing [The Open University] - design for usability and accessibility
Information Visualization [The University of British Columbia] - general design studies, focus and context, perception, space, order, dimension, depth and more

Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice [MIT] - graduate-level writing class that focuses on the narrative as a modern-day form
Masterworks in American Short Fiction [MIT] - Survey American literature by looking at particular moments of high accomplishment
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics [UCLA] - study nature of language, language data, and how a person�s biology and psychology affect their usage and understanding of language.
Technology for Professional Writers [Utah State University] - This course is designed to give the accomplished writer the technological skills needed in the writing industry.
Contemporary Literature: British Novels Now [MIT] - contemporary literature class focuses on how British authors have responded to the weakening empire�s political, social and cultural influences on the rest of the world.
Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose [Utah State University] - study everything from cultural myths to the family narrative to media analysis to research.
Prizewinners [MIT] - focus on literary Prizewinners includes works by Northern-Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney and Caribbean poet and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott.