Monday, September 22, 2014

Expand Your Horizons with Free Online Courses

I graduated from college in 2007, and I graduated again in 2010.  After completing seven years of college and two degrees, I have very little interest in actually going back to school again.  However, I also believe that it is important to be constantly learning.

Branching out and learning is how I ended up starting a technology business:  I have always enjoyed tinkering with software, but I thought hardware was too difficult until I set out to build a computer.  Now, with the increasing complexity of software, I would much rather tear a laptop or tablet down to replace a part than fix a software issue.

Thanks to the internet, you no longer have to travel, live in a dorm, and take out thousands in student loans in order to take classes at some of our most prestigious universities.  Many colleges offer classes online for free.  Last year, I took a class on technology from an internationally-known expert who teaches part-time at Harvard.

Very few of these classes offer credit or any type of certificate, but if you are simply looking to expand your horizons and possibly pick up a new skill, then these classes are the perfect option.  To browse the available classes, check out the links below:

Free Online Courses - Open Culture
Red Hoop
Coursera

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