March 31, 2009

Ten online learning tools

There was a time when the internet was predominantly used for educational purposes, but soon the commercial aspect got a grip and the rest is history.

However, for many people the internet can still be a place of learning and not necessarily in the conventional manner as there are many types of courses available online that offer users the opportunity to learn a new skill or two.

So what types of courses are available? Below is just a sample:

Teach yourself programming
Get a Personal MBA
Learn to actually use Ubuntu
Get started on a new language
Trade your skills, find an instructor
Academic Earth and YouTube EDU
Teach yourself all kinds of photography
Get an unofficial liberal arts major
Learn an instrument
Learn from actual college courses online

Source [Life Hacker]