Online Classes

Online courses/training are revolutionizing formal education, and have opened a new genre of outreach on cultural and scientific topics. 

Courses deliver a series of lessons to a web browser or mobile device, to be conveniently accessed anytime, anyplace. 

An online course is designed as an environment for learning.

• Allison Classes (free) - http://alison.com/

• Blended Learning Resources

• Cosmo Learning - free online school of courses, video lectures, documentaries, images, books

• Excel Easy 

  • Fully illustrated Excel tutorials (including VBA programming)

  • + 300 examples

  • Get up to speed with Excel; an important skill for many jobs

  • 100% free

• Microsoft Excel Blog by Spreadsheeto

• GCFLearnfree - Goodwill Community Foundation  (free) - http://www.gcflearnfree.org/

• iTunes U

  • Swift Playgrounds: Learn to Code 1&2

• Khan Academy - free online courses, lessons, practice 

• Lynda.com - http://www.lynda.com/default.aspx (owned by Microsoft's LinkedIn)

• Marketing Profs - education for modern marketing

• MindTap - a digital learning platform for students to study anytime and anywhere with the MindTap Mobile App from Cengage

• Mooc.org - "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale."

• Online Classes - http://www.onlineclasses.org/

• Skillshare

• TechTalk America (formerly PC Classes Online - free) - http://pcclassesonline.com/

• Treehouse - Techdegrees and instruction of:

  • Building a website

  • Learning to code

  • Building an app

  • Starting a business

• Udacity - Nanodegree Programs

• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/ - to sell digital products or programs

• Vimeo - user generated videos - https://vimeo.com/

• YouTube also provides some video training materials

How to

• Video tutorial authoring

  • 6 Steps to Make a Video Tutorial Program

Tools - Creating and Delivering Training

• Articulate - develop simple and powerful e-learning software

• Digital Chalk 

• SBA Learning Center

• Soono Learning - creating next-generation learning resources that cost less and work better than traditional textbooks

• Tech Boomers - free courses that teach how to use popular websites and a discovery tool to find new websites

• Traind - Alchemy Learning

Articles

• Free Online Courses to Boost Your Tech Career

• 13 cheap (or free) online classes you should take to boost your digital skills

• The 37 best websites for learning a new skill

• Create and Sell Online Courses

• Need an Online Training Solution? Try Traind

Also See

• Public Speaking

• Videos

• Video Conferencing

• Webinars