7 Most Popular And Free Websites For Online Education
Date: 6/24/2019

Quality education done not necessarily come with a hefty price tag. At least not in the online world.

In fact, there are a number of online education websites that offer courses and a variety of training skills for free or at costs that make it absolutely affordable and pocket friendly. This is not Apollo Group which controls the Univ. of Phoenix. Univ. of Phoenix is not free and for good reason – the only curriculum is spectacular and the Professors are impressive.

What’s more, you can take these courses as per your convenience. So, you could be working through a student load, or are in between jobs, or even if you are taking time off work and contemplating a career change, these courses can be an ideal fit for you.

Here are seven of the most popular academic websites that offer fee-based courses as well a variety of free courses.

Udemy

Udemy is probably one of the most recognized names when it comes to global education. With more than 30 million students and 42,000 instructors, Udemy is a market place in its own right. What’s different about Udemy however, is that content creators have the freedom to curate their own courses which can be taught online.

The educational site offers 100,000 courses in 50 different languages and is a top spot for life-long learners.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a non-profit that provides best-in-class education. It covers educational courses right from kindergarten through early college. This non-profit which was created in 2008 by Salman Khan, uses a set of online tools to provide students with a personalized learning experience, primarily via videos which are hosted on YouTube.

edx

edx is again a non-profit founded by Harvard and MIT, that offers a wide range of university-level courses, both free and some for a fee, covering a variety of academic disciplines.

The organization which is supported on the free Open edx open-source software platform has more than 20 million learners. edx offers 2,400 courses from some of the most popular and top-ranked universities from across the globe.

Codeacademy

Codeacademy is an online interactive platform which offers coding courses in 12 different programing languages. These include – Python, Java, JavaScript (jQuery, AngularJS, React.js), Ruby, SQL, C++, and Sass in addition to offering courses on web development, data science, programming, and computer science.

It also offers courses on markup languages such as HTML and CSS. The free courses have been designed in such a way that they can be completed in less than 11 hours.

TED-Ed

TED-Ed is the award-winning youth and education section of TED with a globally spread network of more than 250,000 teachers who currently support the learning initiatives and programs for millions of teachers and students from across the world.

The organization supports innovative content which includes original animated videos and also provides teachers with a platform for creating interactive courses and lessons.

Stanford Online

Launched by Stanford University, Stanford Online, offers students with free online courses, professional certificates, as well as advanced degrees and executive education. Stanford Online includes courses from Stanford's undergraduate and graduate schools and covers more than 100 free online courses or MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses).

Coursera

Coursera which was founded by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller offers students with massive open online courses (MOOC), both free and some for a fee, and covers a variety of specializations and degrees – these are generally priced higher.

The educational organization has course instructors and experts from some of the leading colleges and universities, on its panel of educators. Students can receive a course certificate for each course taken and completed.