The Top Places for Getting an Online Education

If you want to learn – regardless of your age – but you don’t want to go through this hassle, there is good news for you. You have another option. What if you could learn interactively at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home? Yes this is possible.

It has been made possible by the advancement in technology which has facilitated existence of online portals offering MOOCs (massive open online courses.) These websites offer innumerable courses starting from abstract courses like personal development to specializations and specific online courses from the world’s best universities.

So you have the chance to expand your knowledge, learn new skills and learn what you love without any restrictions. The following online portals are the top places to give yourself an online education:0

edX – Purely academic and Research Based Learning

This open source platform is one of the best places online in terms of educational courses. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is governed by MIT and Harvard.  With an extremely user friendly interface, it gives you the option to select courses by subject, level and language so that you can reach the courses most suitable to your needs. It doesn’t only offer courses and content; it also empowers research on how technology can assist learning and you can find sample research papers on the site. Not only this, 1200+ faculty and staff teaching courses are also available. The best part is that edX students can receive an official certificate verifying your achievement, which you can include in a college application or add to your CV.

Coursera – Focus On A Specialization

As the same suggests, it is an online portal which allows you to take the world’s best courses online. With 1,306 courses available to learn and 123 of the top universities as partners, Coursera offers hundreds of specializations and courses which you can browse through and select the one you require. Its interface not only includes a main search engine, but also categorizes the courses by newest specializations, most popular, and learner recommended, which allow you to take a look at the courses you might not have been looking for but have an interest in. Completion certificates are also available for the learners, with which they can showcase their success.

Coursmos – Micro Learning According To Your Schedule

This site provides micro courses which make studying easier for students. It not only provides personalized learning (customization of the courses according to interests) but is available on any device, and thus can be accessible anytime and anywhere. It has 9,710 teachers and 380 online schools, offering up to 35,879 courses not only on standard subjects but also music and sports! Last but not the least; it gives the option to create your own course as well.

CreativeLive – Pursue Your Artistic Streak

This is yet another source of online classes for creative individuals. The categories include photo and video, art and design, music and audio, craft and maker and money and life. Setting itself apart from other portals by offering ‘quick watch’ videos on the main page, it allows you to take a glimpse of the class before actually buying the course. The portal also includes a blog which includes articles related to your choice and see the opinions of like-minded people.

Highbrow – Learn in 5 minutes!

This is the place when you can choose a course and receive new knowledge every morning! It aims to create a simple, easy and free way to gain new knowledge in just five minutes. Once you sign up for a course, the portal takes it upon itself to deliver the learning to your inbox, by emailing you an article every day within your preferred sphere. These spheres include history, literature, philosophy, science and psychology among others.

What are you waiting for? Your dreams are just a click away!