Online Course with Use of Free Online Learning Materials

Course resources can be a costly part of studying. Today's internet provides a huge collection of learning materials available for class use. The University of Maryland University College started to use free learning materials from the internet to replace costly commercial course resources. The use of free internet resources has to be managed, so that they support the course without negative side effects. The use of a course introduction and overview helps the students relate the internet resources to the course topics. The "Introduction to Decision Making - A Short Overview" is presented as an example.