There are several easily accessible (and mostly free) avenues for you to take when it comes to learning the skills you’ve selected for yourself. There are, of course, ways to find out about offline courses in universities. But if you feel like sitting at home and learning at your own pace, here are a few ideas for you:
iTunes University is an interesting place to rummage for interesting things to learn online. It has a vast collection of lectures and talks on subjects ranging from comic books to cooking and everything else under the sun. Sometimes, you end up finding things you would have never considered learning, but is interesting in itself. It’s a great place to scroll through in case you want to learn something new, or pick up a hobby, but aren’t sure what you want to tackle. iTunes U also has several channels dedicated to lectures and speeches during events at some of the biggest colleges in the world. A great way to listen to people at the peak of their fields talk about subjects pertaining to your interests.
Khan Academy has been picking up supporters from all across the nation, if not the globe. The online teaching website set up by Salman Khan (not the Bollywood actor) has risen since its inception back in 2006. It’s primary method of teaching entails ‘micro lectures’ on YouTube explaining facets of any subject ranging from the civil sciences to basic mathematics. It’s a great resource for learning about academic subjects or improving your knowledge of a particular specialised segment of any subject. For example, if you’re curious about expanding your knowledge about Indian Political History or the American Civil War, or even to get over your fear of Calculus, Khan Academy is a good place to start.
Coursera is an online e-learning website that has sources spanning Berkeley College of Music and USC to the Universities of Taiwan and Amsterdam. The websites hunts down reputed teachers across the globe for online courses on practically anything under the sun. If you want to learn how to be an independent musician, or simply want someone to teach you the basics of becoming a zoologist or a social scientist, Coursera would probably have an international expert of some renown to take some time off and teach it to people on the website. Coursera follows up their courses with legitimate certificates of merit if the participants have done well in the course. Some of the courses are available for free, but to be honest, they’re all just teasers. The really interesting courses are mostly paid courses, albeit fairly affordable if you’re even a little serious about learning something new.
Gyaan Exchange is an organisation that deals with putting together courses for specialised training or learning. Gyaan Exchange hosts courses across the country and are very approachable if you’re looking for learning anything. Their philosophy revolves around ‘teaching each other’. Gyaan Exchange is approached by several specialists in their field who are interested in holding courses for a limited body of students to teach a specific aspect of their knowledge. For example, a chef teaching Euro-Mexican fusion cuisine, or a Stockbroker giving a lecture on the history of the Indian Stock Market. These specialists are filtered by Gyaan Exchange and they act as the mediators between the potential teachers and the potential students. The course with the proposed curriculum and duration is uploaded on their website and interested people enrol for classes. There are both free and paid classes available, depending on the course. Most of their courses are in the form of video classes online, but there are several classes hosted by them in several venues, across the country, including the major metropolitan cities.
The internet may be brilliant and full of opportunities, but only the naive walk in with their eyes closed. Legit online aptitude tests and educational/e-learning websites do exist, but there’s scope for scams and spoofs, especially since money is involved. Keep your wits about you when scanning any of these websites. If possible, double check them with websites like WooRank that list out unreliable and phishing websites. Keep to the well-known sites and you’ll be fine. Or at least less likely to be scammed or cheated in any way. Do some research on Google and Quora for popular opinions regarding
your personal goals as well. Web hazards aside, you’d be surprised how many people out there are great teachers eager to impart their knowledge to anyone interested. From public forums like YouTube and Vimeo to blogs and personal websites on the backend of the internet, there are sources all over. Give it a shot.
In the next article, you will learn about MOOC and how well you should do, for certificates, and earn some reputation on your resume.
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iTunes University
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| iTunes University |
iTunes University is an interesting place to rummage for interesting things to learn online. It has a vast collection of lectures and talks on subjects ranging from comic books to cooking and everything else under the sun. Sometimes, you end up finding things you would have never considered learning, but is interesting in itself. It’s a great place to scroll through in case you want to learn something new, or pick up a hobby, but aren’t sure what you want to tackle. iTunes U also has several channels dedicated to lectures and speeches during events at some of the biggest colleges in the world. A great way to listen to people at the peak of their fields talk about subjects pertaining to your interests.
Khan Academy
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| KHAN Academy |
Khan Academy has been picking up supporters from all across the nation, if not the globe. The online teaching website set up by Salman Khan (not the Bollywood actor) has risen since its inception back in 2006. It’s primary method of teaching entails ‘micro lectures’ on YouTube explaining facets of any subject ranging from the civil sciences to basic mathematics. It’s a great resource for learning about academic subjects or improving your knowledge of a particular specialised segment of any subject. For example, if you’re curious about expanding your knowledge about Indian Political History or the American Civil War, or even to get over your fear of Calculus, Khan Academy is a good place to start.
Coursera
| Coursera |
Coursera is an online e-learning website that has sources spanning Berkeley College of Music and USC to the Universities of Taiwan and Amsterdam. The websites hunts down reputed teachers across the globe for online courses on practically anything under the sun. If you want to learn how to be an independent musician, or simply want someone to teach you the basics of becoming a zoologist or a social scientist, Coursera would probably have an international expert of some renown to take some time off and teach it to people on the website. Coursera follows up their courses with legitimate certificates of merit if the participants have done well in the course. Some of the courses are available for free, but to be honest, they’re all just teasers. The really interesting courses are mostly paid courses, albeit fairly affordable if you’re even a little serious about learning something new.
Gyaan Exchange
 |
| Gyaan Exchange |
Gyaan Exchange is an organisation that deals with putting together courses for specialised training or learning. Gyaan Exchange hosts courses across the country and are very approachable if you’re looking for learning anything. Their philosophy revolves around ‘teaching each other’. Gyaan Exchange is approached by several specialists in their field who are interested in holding courses for a limited body of students to teach a specific aspect of their knowledge. For example, a chef teaching Euro-Mexican fusion cuisine, or a Stockbroker giving a lecture on the history of the Indian Stock Market. These specialists are filtered by Gyaan Exchange and they act as the mediators between the potential teachers and the potential students. The course with the proposed curriculum and duration is uploaded on their website and interested people enrol for classes. There are both free and paid classes available, depending on the course. Most of their courses are in the form of video classes online, but there are several classes hosted by them in several venues, across the country, including the major metropolitan cities.
Caution! Be Aware!
The internet may be brilliant and full of opportunities, but only the naive walk in with their eyes closed. Legit online aptitude tests and educational/e-learning websites do exist, but there’s scope for scams and spoofs, especially since money is involved. Keep your wits about you when scanning any of these websites. If possible, double check them with websites like WooRank that list out unreliable and phishing websites. Keep to the well-known sites and you’ll be fine. Or at least less likely to be scammed or cheated in any way. Do some research on Google and Quora for popular opinions regarding
your personal goals as well. Web hazards aside, you’d be surprised how many people out there are great teachers eager to impart their knowledge to anyone interested. From public forums like YouTube and Vimeo to blogs and personal websites on the backend of the internet, there are sources all over. Give it a shot.
In the next article, you will learn about MOOC and how well you should do, for certificates, and earn some reputation on your resume.
PS- If you liked the post then share it to your friends using Facebook, Twitter or any platform you use. And if you have any queries post in comments. I would like to hear from you. If you have any other methods then please notify us.
For more of these tutorials please visit: The Penguin Coders
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