Opening Oxford learning to all via the web

University 24 Nov 10 Oxford University educational material and news is accessible and free for more people than ever as Oxford's presence on iTunes U, YouTube, and other online gateways grows. iTunes U is a section of Apple's iTunes that provides free content from universities. Almost six million podcasts have been downloaded from Oxford University's iTunes U site since it was launched two years ago, and currently, four of the top seven downloads from iTunes U are from Oxford. Those without access to iTunes can still enjoy the content here. Last month, Oxford became one of the first universities in the world to add the free electronic books service ePubs to its iTunes U store. This initiative allows users to download and read books on mobile devices such as iPads, iPhones and Kindles. Shakespeare's entire first folio of 36 plays with original spelling, including The Tempest, A Midsommer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew, are the first to be published by Oxford as ePubs.