5 eLearning Platforms, You Should Never Miss Out
Tags: selflearn, education, beginners, discuss
Published: 2019-10-27 16:57:03

> Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune — Jim Rohn

E-Learning platforms are influencing the current day’s education scenarios. But the plenty of available eLearning resources made it difficult to choose one. Let me walk through some of the best eLearning platforms I come across all over these days.

### **1.Udemy**
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Whenever I need to learn something new, the first thing that comes to my mind is Udemy. It covers a wide variety of courses from instructors all around the world. Udemy provides both paid and free courses. You can see lots of discounts for most of the paid courses lets you spend a few bucks for your favorite courses.

The best part is you can take the courses at your own pace. Discussion forums and private chat with instructors make it interactive and engaging. Upon successful completion, you will get your course completion certificate from Udemy. If you are well enough to create your own course, then take a chance from Udemy letting you create and publish it.

Link: [Udemy](https://www.udemy.com)



### **2.Udacity**
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Udacity provides one of the finest eLearning solutions. Its main focus towards the particular target group related to technology. Top companies and universities created the courses at higher standard and industry oriented. All the courses are free except nano degrees.

Nano degrees are awesome, which ends up landing you in a better job. The course contents are well organized with clear instructions and real-world hands-on. You can take these courses at your own pace. With an interactive forum, you can engage with your colleagues and instructor(s).

Link: [Udacity](https://www.udacity.com)


### **3.edX**
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edX is the huge eLearning platform comprises of lots of courses from the world’s top university at the free of cost. It covers both academic and industry-oriented courses. Instructors have sound knowledge of the subject. Most of the instructors are professors from the top universities.

Some of the courses are self-paced and some of them are only available in a particular time frame. The only thing you need to pay for the optional verified certificate. The course contents are nicely framed for easy understanding.

Link: [edX](https://www.edx.org)


### **4.Coursera**
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Coursera is a collection of eLearning courses from a wide range of concepts. Usually, it contains a series of courses on a particular topic. Coursera is for serious learners who stick to a course timetable. Professors and industry experts are most of the trainers. You will have restricted access to courses unless you pay for it.

Link: [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org)


### **5.Khan Academy**
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Khan academy is an online educational organization, where you can learn almost everything. The motive is to educate the students online from all grades at free of cost. They prepare their own short videos and exercises for every course. The course contents are more understandable and self-paced.

Link: [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org)


**_Online medium makes education with endless possibilities — let anyone can learn anything out of the box._**

Also, leave comments about your best eLearning platforms and their experience.