BookbeginnerPaid
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
Evidence-based learning strategies including retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and interleaving that contradict common study habits but improve retention.
More resources on Higher Education
Book
Educated: A Memoir
Transformative memoir of woman who left survivalist family at 17, self-educated, and earned PhD from Cambridge, exploring power of education.
WebsiteFree
Academic Earth
Aggregates free university lectures and courses
WebsiteFree
Saylor Academy
Self-paced, free college-level courses with certificates
WebsiteFree
edX
Free courses from Harvard, MIT, and others (audit mode)
WebsiteFree
MIT OpenCourseWare
Free access to MIT course materials for self-study
VideoFree
Optimal Protocols for Studying & Learning
Andrew Huberman discusses neuroscience-based learning strategies