Since I’ve written a couple of posts about finding a reason to start online courses, how to choose the best online course, and if it’s worth learning online at all, it’s time to talk about the ways to improve the learning…
10 days of Russian – DuoLingo Test and Review
Is DuoLingo worth trying? Read about my 10-day Russian adventure and read my test of mobile app!
5 ways to learn during breaks for busy
The spring has finally arrived! Birds are singing, the sun is shining and you are ready to wake up from your winter comma. You want to learn something new yet don’t have time between tight schedules and a full inbox?…
Khanacademy – a short review
Khan Academy is the online, distance learning service provided by non-profit organisation of the same name. Company’s mission is to provide a free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere(source). Firstly, the content was aimed at school pupils, and to say more…
Online courses – are they worth it?
According to the various researches about the adaptability, agility and re-skilling will be crucial to deal on the labour market in the next several years. More and more people work on the distance-based positions straight from their homes.
5 tips on how to find a good online course
There are more and more distance learning services, but it not necessarily come with more interesting offer. In this brief post I would like to outline what you have to check before signing up to the course. Let’s get right…
Coursera – a short review
Coursera.org is an educational service that offers online courses specializaticons, and degrees in a variety of subjects. Content is made by universities and other (mainly educational-focused) organizations. In October 2017 Coursera offered more than 2000 courses. It is possible to obstain access…
Udacity – a short review
Udacity is the commercial provider of online courses. Udacity orginally was offering university-style-made courses but now focuses more on vocational courses for professionals (mainly connected to digital technology). What type of content is offered? Udacity offfers single courses and nanodegrees…
Udemy – a short review
Udemy.com is an online learning platform aimed at profesional adults. Udemy works like an online courses marketplace – anyone who creates courses can offer it there, either for a charge or pro bono. As for 2017 there are approx. 55 thousands…
edX – a short review
edX is a provider of online courses. Service is provided by the nonprofit organization and runs on the free open-source platform. As for now (January 2018) edX offers over 1800 courses and 110 programs. All of them are available for free….