Over time, everyone must end up at a certain level of education. Either because it was time to graduate from an agency, or because of cost constraints. However, this reason cannot be used when we are already living in the midst of rapid technological developments. There are various sites that you can use to study online.
If you really intend to improve your academic abilities and personal abilities according to your interests, time and medium limitations are no longer an obstacle. We live in an era of instantaneous and almost everything has become easier, including learning.
You can use some of the sites below to study which you can later use to develop and hone your skills in an increasingly competitive environment.
1. Khan Academy
Those of you who always want to learn new things outside of formal education, may have heard of the name of this website. Khan Academy is a non-profit organization founded by Salman Khan in 2008.
There are so many different types of knowledge that you can learn at Khan Academy, ranging from Mathematics lessons that can be chosen according to topic or class, computer science, science to mindset development and art history from around the world divided into certain time periods.
2. TEDEd
The media whose name stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design is an organization formed in 1984 by Richard Saul Wurman under the name TED Conference.
Today, TED has spread its wings to include TED Talks, TED-Ed, TEDx, etc. Through TEDEd , you not only learn various things related to technology, entertainment , and design, but you can also share through TED-Ed Student Talks.
3. Coursera
Still the same as the concept of free online learning, Coursera offers hundreds of lessons that you can choose according to your passion.
Not only providing online education, this site can also give you an online certificate if you buy a premium program at a certain price. Of course, the certificates released by Coursera can be useful for your CV.
Another reason that you don't need to doubt the education provided by Coursera is that the material available on the website is brought by experts from various well-known universities, such as Yale University, Columbia University to Stanford University and IBM.
4. Alison
Another site that is a shame if you don't use it to study, Alison.com which was founded in Ireland in 2007.
Although his name is not well known in Indonesia, Alison actually provides hundreds of materials that you can study for free, unless you decide to buy a certificate that certifies your graduation on a material.
Not only focusing on free online education, Alison also prepares materials that can direct you to learn the knowledge related to the work you want to take based on the industry you want to be in.
5. Duolingo
This site is suitable for those of you who want to learn other languages in the world. Founded in 2012 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, this app offers dozens of different foreign languages that you can learn at your own pace, including Klingon and High Valyrian.
In accordance with its tagline, “ Learn a language for free. Forever ,” you don't have to pay a dime to access all the languages you want to learn, but you have to really study in order to unlock all the available materials. In addition to online sites, Duolingo can also be downloaded via applications on Android and iOS.
6. Canva
Even though Canva is actually a stock photo and graphic design service provider, it is possible for you to keep learning.
In addition to offering products, the Canva website also contains several articles that can be used as learning materials to enrich your knowledge of tips, facts, or tutorials on graphic design.
It is possible, those of you who may not be in the design world can also understand at least some basic knowledge about graphic design that can be useful for designing brands, products, or planning designs for the marketing campaigns that you are going to do.
7. Udemy
Unlike Khan Academy, which focuses more on academic and technical education, Udemy appears as an online learning site with practical knowledge that you can apply in your daily life. Starting from increasing self-confidence, leadership, marketing techniques to how to care for and teach pets.
However, it is possible for you to study academic topics, such as Science, Mathematics, Language, or Technology.
8. edX
Not much different from other sites, edX also provides material that you can learn outside of formal material that you may not even get at an educational institution that you have or are currently traveling to.
But, in addition to materials for non-formal learning, EDX is also preparing to take the selection of non-formal titles that you can use to increase the value or your grades in CV. The topics offered by edX are also varied, ranging from technology, law, architecture, to training and sample questions for the TOEFL exam.
Conclusion
How, after you know several types of sites to learn online easily without having to spend a lot of money, is there one that suits your interests? For those of you who still have to face formal lessons, keep the spirit and as much as possible seek knowledge outside of your formal education. But, if your formal education is over or you have to stop, don't be discouraged and seek knowledge from various sources.
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