Furthering Education: udemy Style

udemy (https://www.udemy.com/courses/)

Udemy is another example of a MOOC. For those of you who don't follow my blog, a MOOC is a massive open online course. All MOOCs offer a multitude of free courses; however, some MOOCs have a pay to register model as well. Udemy fall into this category. 

Access to these courses have allowed students who cannot afford formal college the opportunity to obtain a higher level of education. The times are changing and with that comes a need to adjust and adapt. These courses have been key advancements in the ability to educate yourself at a cost that is reasonable.

For this I strongly recommend udemy, as well as all other MOOCs I have endorsed previously in my blog.

Enough of my rant... Into the good stuff. 

My Course Picks:

• CalendarBudget's Budgeting Habit Installer.

This course is applicable to everyone. What you're getting from this course is not that of a professional finance class. You aren't learning how to plot large financial decisions of companies, or even how to put your money into stocks. What you are learning is, how to stay organized and plan your financial future so that you can get out of debt and stay out of debt.

• Trigonometry: Trigonometry Functions I

It was hard to choose one specific math course that to include; I mean, they have it all. They even had a course for the GRE, and March madness bracket math. I did choose this class for a reason though. From the website this author has created a level of math classes that build on one another. This is one. Trigonometry may be something you will never have to use in your life, this is true. However, in most upper end jobs a strong grasp of math will come in handy.

• Working with Video in Photoshop CS6

I am including this course because it seems interesting to me. It has less than one hour of course work, and based on comments and my preview, the author seems to explain things very well. (I may even continue to take the whole course after this post.)


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Coursera: College Learning with MOOCs

Coursera(https://www.coursera.org/)
Most massive open online courses offer students the ability to gain certification of completion for classes taken. For Coursera, this is no different. Coursera has two types of classes; verified classes that will give you a certificate of completion, and join for free classes. No, this does not mean you have to pay for any classes. Money only leaves your pocket if you decide you want a certificate of completion for the course.

Coursera currently offers 676 classes. This is the most of any of the commercial Online Education platforms. The only downside to this is that not all of the classes are available year round.

Here are some upcoming classes that you can get into:

Pre-Calculus:
With the help of University of California: Irvine professors you can go on a ten week journey to improve your mathematical knowledge. You can take this course both for certification or purely for learning's sake. With Pre-calculus under your belt you will have a grasp of both advanced algebra and trigonometry. This course is set up to have you prepared for taking any calculus class.

Constitutional Law
Is math not your thing? That's okay Coursera has something for everyone. This course offered by Yale, has in-depth coverage of constitutional law. What does that mean? This means that not only will this class give you a further meaning of what the constitution actually means, but also, it will show you how the written constitution interacts with judicial decisions.

Many courses are coming up soon! So make sure to go and take a look on Coursera to find one that fits you.