Coursera is one of the earliest of the popular MOOCs and serves millions of students from all over the world. Coursera was started as an open learning platform in 2012 by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, It hosts over 5000 courses on various topics, out of which over 1700 courses can be taken for free….
Not everyone is aware that credit-worthy college courses can be completed online for an affordable cost. This includes both the general education courses and courses for specific college majors. The 4 S’s namely Study.com, Saylor, StraighterLine and Sophia offer the top 4, most affordable, online college courses for credit. Saylor Academy courses are free whereas,…
College graduates come in all age groups and only 50-60% of enrolled students actually graduate college. In my case, I completed an associate degree, and then my bachelors while in my early to late 20’s and a masters at the age of 41. In this article, I will go over the average age at which…
Looking at the vast number of MOOC courses out there, I only wish they were available when I was a college student years ago! Since a lot of MOOC material is targeted towards college students and professionals, it would be nice to have at least some of this learning directly translate to college-level credits. Most…
Saylor Academy offers free online courses in a variety of subjects such as English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Business Administration and much more. Many of Saylor Academy’s free online certificate courses are eligible for college credits, via ACE or NCCRS accreditation, and through their college partner programs. Though all the courses are completely free to take,…
Udemy is one course provider whom I’ve heard a lot about and purchased a few courses from. After having experienced Udemy courses in-depth I finally decided its time to write a review of Udemy for college students. I did find a number of Udemy free courses but instead signed up myself for a couple of…
FutureLearn is one of the later additions to MOOCs and started operations in 2013 with its offices in the UK. It has some unique advantages and disadvantages which raises an important question as to whether its worth taking courses on this platform. Most students enjoy FutureLearn for its easy and interactive online courses, though some…
Most college courses in the US are anything but free! But there are still a few accredited courses that are either tuition free or so inexpensive that they are almost free. Many of these can be directly transferred for college credits at many US colleges. For a few others, the process might be a little…
