Long before the pandemic, study online it was already one of the most important educational trends. And the fact is that the ease of training with the freedom and flexibility of technological platforms is undoubtedly very attractive, especially for those who work or have little time.
According to international experts and academic personalities, this is precisely the future of education. And it is that these tools do not only consist of studying, but in designing their own curriculum, something that has been called by experts as modular and stackable learning.
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Many times the Massive Online Open Courses (Mooc)As these types of courses are known, they are designed and taught by renowned personalities and professors at prestigious universities, and most are open to the public to be taken free of charge.
On the contrary, to obtain the certificate of having taken this course, a payment may be required, which is generally much less expensive than paying the tuition for a diploma. Even, many times these platforms give promotions that allow get certified at no cost.
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Coursera
It is perhaps the largest platform, which has courses created and offered by the most prestigious universities in the world of the stature of Harvard, Oxford and Stanford.
There are more than 4,000 courses in all languages and allows you to study without paying. And although it is necessary to pay to get certified, it is very useful for those who only want to acquire knowledge and skills.
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edX
This is another of the giants when it comes to online education. It currently offers more than 3,000 courses, mostly free. Like the previous one, it also has agreements with universities around the world, many of them with good positions in international rankings.
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Udemy
Lately this is one of the fastest growing platforms, since it specializes in certain areas of knowledge in high demand such as business, web development, IT and software.
The courses are paid, but from time to time they carry out flashy promotions and discounts, and even open some programs for free.
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