17 online learning resources and websites you should check out
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We've put together a list of 17 great online learning resources for you to check out, some free and some paid.TRANSCRIPT
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KHAN ACADEMY
Watch micro-lectures on most school subjects and also home of teaching resources.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
COURSERA
Take the world’s best University courses, online for free.
https://www.coursera.org/
EDX
Free courses from leading US universities including: MIT, Harvard, & Berkeley.
https://www.edx.org
CodeAcademy
Introductory courses for various programming languages.
http://www.codecademy.com/
w3schools
Another site with plenty of introductory courses for various programming languages.
http://www.w3schools.com/
Discoverables
Website which prepares young people for employment through acquiring life skills with gamification.
http://www.discoverabl.es/
Memrise
Free language learning using online flashcards and mnemonics.
http://www.memrise.com/
DuoLingo
Learn a new language for free while helping to translate the web.
https://www.duolingo.com/
MIT OpenCourseWare
Free course materials that reflects almost all their undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Ed TED
Good quality videos answering specific questions.
http://ed.ted.com/
Lynda
Online video courses helping you learn a wide range of skills.
http://www.lynda.com/
Udemy
A collection of courses, most are video and you can learn at your own pace. There are even some free courses.
https://www.udemy.com/
Treehouse
Variety of web design & development courses.
http://teamtreehouse.com/
UDACITY
Tech skill based courses aimed at helping people get jobs in Tech companies.
https://www.udacity.com/
Open University
Open University offers paid distance learning for everyone.
http://www.open.ac.uk/
Squared Online
Digital Marketing course offered by Google with support from leading practitioners.
http://www.wearesquared.com/
Pearsons MyLab & Mastering
Supplements a wide range of courses, helping educators and institutions deliver courses more effectively.
http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/global/