Learn: From the best
Keep learning and keep training until you get it right. - Gymquotes.co
The quote places it precisely that you should keep learning to improve yourself in your desired domain or in your life. Whether you are a student, a researcher or a professional one thing remains common is learning. Most of the population is not fortunate enough to get placed into the top universities and hence the quality of education they get does not match to the standard level and this leads them to an undesired professional life. Many professionals cannot keep themselves persistent with the current industry requirement and hence they are either not promoted further or demoted in their jobs. Currently, employers look for different skills and knowledge other than conventional skills. So ultimately you will have to learn new skills to get better at your workplace or in your life.So if you have decided to learn something to either improve your resume or to polish your skill or just for exploring new topic then you are in the right place. Many people want to learn something but they face barriers like tuition fees, incompatible timings, age, resources, etc so they simply skip the idea of learning. Some people want to learn at their own pace and timings and they struggle to find colleges that gives them this degree of freedom.
So what is the solution?
You wouldn’t be much surprised if I tell you that the internet has the solution to all your problems. Various prestigious universities, companies, and organizations all the world are thriving to improve online education so that nobody is left out of the best quality of education. Most of these courses are free of cost so you don’t have to worry about money anymore. Most of these courses are self-paced so you don’t have to worry about your timings. Online courses don’t put your age as a barrier anywhere so you can independently study whatever you want at any age you want. You don’t have to go anywhere to study these courses, you can study right in your bedroom or your bathroom or while traveling or anywhere which suits your comfort level.
In this blog, I will be listing out some of the most popular and useful websites where you can start learning right away. The internet contains a plethora of such websites but I will be filtering out the best of them.
I couldn’t be more wrong if I don’t put Coursera on top. Literally, they have covered everything in online education. Some of the contents they provide are :1. Coursera
Arts and Humanities
Data Science
Business Skill
Computer Science
Information Technology
Health
Math and logic
Physical Science and Engineering
Personal Development
Social Science
Languages…
These courses are provided from very recognized universities, you can find the entire list of partnering universities and organizations here. If you haven’t heard of Coursera before then trust me you’ll be thanking me all your life for this website. You can apply for certification for all the courses available on the website or you can simply audit the individual course and learn that course for free. Along with the great quality of content, you will also find a great student community where you can share your doubts and ideas. Even if you have audited the course you can attempt exams after each module and test yourself and if in future you decide to add the certificate on your resume then you can simply apply for the certification and you will get verified the digital certificate from that respective university or organization. If you apply for certification then you will be getting personalized attention from the university staff members. Coursera is also available for Android and iOS and you can download them by clicking here: Android, iOS.
This website has seriously no reason to be second in the list. The website is heaven for any person who wants to learn computer science or similar. The only con I find about this website is that they provide these courses only for IT background folks. If you want to switch your industry to IT then this is probably the best place to start from. It is one of the most innovative websites present on the internet for online education. This company comes up with new ideas to present content to students and they prepare you for your career through these courses. The courses range from the basic to the highest professional level. They provide a free course as well as paid courses so you can choose according to your needs. If you have taken their paid course then they will personally help you to get jobs in tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, etc. They have partnered with companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Unity, AT&T, etc. for course content. They have recently introduced the “Nanodegree Program” which as the name suggests is a specialization course for a shorter duration of time. The syllabus covered is extensive and the resources provided are really helpful. Some of the listed course are as follows:2. Udacity
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Driving
Virtual reality Foundation
Digital Marketing
Android/iOS Development
Data Analyst
Full-stack web Development
Game Development
Robotics software engineering...
If you just take one sentence from this then take this “Udacity is the best website for online education if you want to get into technology, so give it a try”.
Udacity is also available for Android and iOS and you can download them by clicking here: Android, iOS.
Have you ever wondered how the professors from MIT, Harvard or such universities teach to students? If yes then it’s the website where you can learn from the best professors from the best universities. EDX has partnered with universities like MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Texas, etc and they provide the best quality of the online educational content. They provide free as well as paid courses and if you select the paid course then you will get a certificate from these partnering universities and we cannot deny the strength of these certificates on your resume. This website contains various sections like:3. EDX
Computer Science
Language
Data Science
Business & management
Engineering
Humanities…
Even if you are applying for a free course, you will get all the resources and materials of the course. You also get a huge student community of students.
EDX is also available for Android and iOS and you can download them by clicking here: Android, iOS.
This website contains more than 100,000 online courses and it is the largest online platform for learning. They have many exclusive courses that no other website provides. The quality of the content is really great and once you see this website you will always feel to learn more. So why I have listed it in the 5th position?4. Udemy
Most of the great courses present on the website are paid and if you are considering paid online education then you can’t find a better website then this. The course fees come with 30 days refund guarantee which is truly phenomenal in this field. The working of Udemy is quite different from other similar websites, here on this platform anybody with good knowledge of any subject can make their own course and upload to the website. This website gives you the freedom to make your own course if you know something good and can teach people. Many experts have made a full-time career out of these courses. Some of the listed contents on this website are as follows:
Computer Science
Business
Office Productivity
Personal Development
Design
Marketing
Lifestyle
Photography
Health & fitness
Music
Teaching and Academics...
They really have a vast number of courses to choose from and all the subscribed courses are available on your Laptop, TV, Smartphone, etc. You get a really wonderful student community to share your ideas and doubts.
Udemy is also available for Android and iOS and you can download them by clicking here: Android, iOS.
Okay! So are you from a primary school or a secondary school or a university or a researcher or a professional? If yes, then this is the website where you can learn at all levels i.e. from childhood to adult. This website has a big pro over others that all the course contents are totally free and you don’t have to pay even a cent for using any of their resources. This is the only website in the entire list where a student from class 1 and a Ph.D. student can come together and learn. The resources of this website are personalized according to your class level. This website is the most useful and reliable alternative to your school or university course. They teach from the very basic to the advanced level so you will feel comfortable at all the levels. Some of the listed contents are as follows:5. Khan Academy
Mathematics
Physics
Engineering
Health and medicine
Economics
History
Arts
Computer Science
SAT
GMAT
MCAT
Entrepreneurship
English Grammar….
If you have a kid in your family then you should definitely recommend this website, this will expose them to a world-class syllabus and teachers.
Khan Academy is also available for Android and iOS and you can download them by clicking here: Android, iOS.
If you wanted to join MIT but couldn’t make it, then this website provides you with the real-life experience of the MIT classroom. All the video lectures and courses on the website are directly video graphed in the classroom. You will see the students interacting with the professors and how the discussion flow into the classroom. They also give out the extensive course resources and materials with the course you join. You also get the exam papers so you can practice yourself. The website contains all the courses which are being thought by MIT on their campus. They have really great filters to search for your desired course so that you don’t feel lost anytime. This website is completely free to use. Some of the listed courses are as follows:6. MIT OpenCourseWare
Engineering
Energy
Business
Fine Arts
Humanities
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Teaching and Education
Society…
This website gives you the true experience of the real-time MIT classroom.
In India IITs and IISc are the top colleges and getting into them is pretty hard and many students who appear for the entrance test don’t7. NPTEL
So the Government of India has started this initiative under which professors from these institutes publish specialization and individual courses for students. Some of the courses are as follows:
Aerospace Engineering
Agriculture
Architecture
Automobile Science
Biology
Computer Science
Civil Engineering
Management
Physics
Mining…
The quality of the courses is really great and you can truly learn the true essence of engineering in these online courses. The website is completely free to use.
Finally, if you did not find any of your desired courses anywhere on the above-listed website then this is the place you must come. To search for any course you just need to search in the search bar and you will get many relevant results. You can choose any of the videos you want based on views, likes, reviews, etc. The problem with youtube is that it has lots of content and they are not presented well and filtered well to suit your needs. But nevertheless, you will definitely find the best course if you search wisely. This platform is free to use and open to everybody.8. YouTube
Youtube is also available for Android and iOS and you can download them by clicking here: Android, iOS.
I could undoubtedly say that if you have a computer science background then you definitely must have used it in your life. This is a platform where you can clear your programming doubts and also help a huge community of developers around the world. If you got any question which is relevant to computers or software's then don’t mind searching it here. You are most likely to find the solution instantaneously because the question you are asking must have been asked before and already answered on the platform. But if you don’t find a relevant answer then wait for sometimes, someone will definitely answer your question.9. Stack overflow
This is a great platform to polish your programming knowledge and help others with what you know.
Do you know about the open-source community? Github is the largest community for open-source software's and it is the largest community for programmers who contribute to the open-source community. All the giant employers look if you have contributed to open-source communities because it helps them understand that you are keenly interested in making and contributing to free and useful software's and you also get the idea about how software is developed. There are various open-source projects on the Github website and if you have a knack for programming and knowledge then you can contribute to the project. If you are not good at programming, then you can contribute with documentation, promotion, articles, blogs, etc. Github is not only used to contribute to the open-source community but you can also share your own code or project. When you work in a team and want to sync your project in real-time the Github is the best platform to go with. Github is free for most of the features but you may have to pay for some premium features. Don’t just take my words, go and check out yourself.10. Github
All the above resources will definitely help you if you show your passion and determination to learn and grow. You just need a system and internet and you are all set to go. Now finally I would end this blog with a great quote which says:
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work. - Colin Powell
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