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Learning doesn’t stop when you leave school and enter the workforce. Wherever you are working – even if you are your own boss – there is always a need to learn something new. Beyond the office, learning new things keeps your brain active and healthy.
Of course, taking courses can be expensive, and that may not fit your budget.
If you are concerned about the cost of learning, there are resources you can turn to. We have found a number of places where you can learn just about anything for free. From math to economics to computer programming to nutrition, you can boost your skills and your knowledge without spending a dime.
Coursera
Coursera.org
Coursera partners with universities and other post-secondary institutions to offer courses online. There are hundreds of specializations and courses in business, data science, life sciences, languages, and more. This is a great place to go if you want to take a course in an area of special interest (such as History of Graphic Design created by the California Institute of the Arts) or if you would like to upgrade your skills for the workplace with courses like Strategic Management and Innovation from the Copenhagen Business School.
Harvard Online Learning
http://online-learning.harvard.edu/
Learn directly from Harvard professors and researchers with podcasts, lectures, and fully interactive courses and programs. There are paid options for credit courses, but there is also a large listing of free options. You can access research and dissertations from the Harvard schools of business, education, and law, or you can take individual courses that are created by the university and offered through edX.
edX
edx.org
Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX partners with universities, non-profits, and other institutions around the world to offer free online courses. A couple of fun courses we found include Dog Behaviour and Cognition from Arizona State University and Nutrition: Healthy Food for Better Living from Dutch university Wageningen. It also offers a number of courses in business management, data analysis, and computer sciences for all your upskilling needs. You can also search courses based on the institution that is offering them, allowing you to take a full suite of options from the likes of MIT or Harvard.
Khan Academy
Khanacademy.org
Khan Academy is an excellent resource of practice exercises and instructional videos to help you tackle math, science, computer programming, and more. If you want to learn the ins and outs of algebra, or if you just need a reminder on one aspect of it, this is the place to learn. Khan Academy also offers resources for teachers and parents to support children in their studies.
Of course, taking courses can be expensive, and that may not fit your budget.
If you are concerned about the cost of learning, there are resources you can turn to. We have found a number of places where you can learn just about anything for free. From math to economics to computer programming to nutrition, you can boost your skills and your knowledge without spending a dime.
Coursera
Coursera.org
Coursera partners with universities and other post-secondary institutions to offer courses online. There are hundreds of specializations and courses in business, data science, life sciences, languages, and more. This is a great place to go if you want to take a course in an area of special interest (such as History of Graphic Design created by the California Institute of the Arts) or if you would like to upgrade your skills for the workplace with courses like Strategic Management and Innovation from the Copenhagen Business School.
Harvard Online Learning
http://online-learning.harvard.edu/
Learn directly from Harvard professors and researchers with podcasts, lectures, and fully interactive courses and programs. There are paid options for credit courses, but there is also a large listing of free options. You can access research and dissertations from the Harvard schools of business, education, and law, or you can take individual courses that are created by the university and offered through edX.
edX
edx.org
Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX partners with universities, non-profits, and other institutions around the world to offer free online courses. A couple of fun courses we found include Dog Behaviour and Cognition from Arizona State University and Nutrition: Healthy Food for Better Living from Dutch university Wageningen. It also offers a number of courses in business management, data analysis, and computer sciences for all your upskilling needs. You can also search courses based on the institution that is offering them, allowing you to take a full suite of options from the likes of MIT or Harvard.
Khan Academy
Khanacademy.org
Khan Academy is an excellent resource of practice exercises and instructional videos to help you tackle math, science, computer programming, and more. If you want to learn the ins and outs of algebra, or if you just need a reminder on one aspect of it, this is the place to learn. Khan Academy also offers resources for teachers and parents to support children in their studies.
Audio read and recorded by RP Singh