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2.12. External Resources
GCF Global
GCF Global (also known as GCF Learn Free) is a program of Goodwill Community Foundation® and Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC Inc. For more than a decade, GCF Global has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century.
Highlights
- Completely free, no account required
- Offers more than 2,000 lessons, 800+ videos, and 55+ interactive activities and games
- Covers more than 180 topics including computer basics, typing tutorials, searching the web, Algebra, Spanish, Grammar, and even the full suite of Microsoft products like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Website: edu.gcfglobal.org/en/
EdX
EdX was founded by Harvard and MIT in 2012 and is a website offering free courses spanning subjects such as business, chemistry, education, electronics, history, law, and many more. Courses are offered through world-renowned universities, organizations, companies, governments, and non-government organizations such as Harvard, MIT, Amazon, and the Smithsonian. Courses are offered for free, but students can pay a nominal fee to obtain professional certificates and micro-master programs.
Highlights
- Offers courses for free as well as paid professional certificate programs/micro-masters programs
- Courses are available in multiple languages such as English, Spanish, Chinese, French, etc.
- Partners with institutions like Harvard, MIT, Princeton, University of Tokyo, Notre Dame, and other renowned universities as well as global companies such as Amazon Web Services, IsraelX, The Smithsonian Institution, Microsoft, the New York Institute of Finance
- Has over 130 global institutional partners
Website: ed x.org/course
Future Learn
Future Learn is a website based out of the UK offering degrees, as well as free online courses that cover things like business, nature & environment, politics, literature, and many more. They are partnered with many international universities and offer flexible programs for anyone.
Highlights
- Offers 22 degree programs, and 339 courses
- 149 global partners including universities in the UK and other international universities
Website: futurelearn.com/
Alison
Alison is a website offering certificate courses, diploma courses, and learning paths. Some are free, and others are paid. The best attribute about Alison is that the offer courses for skilled trades like plumbing, electrical, carpentry, masonry, and motor.
Highlights
- Offering free courses covering all sorts of courses, including SKILL TRADES
- Has certificate courses, diploma courses, and learning paths
Website: alison.com/
Khan Academy
Offering free courses covering subjects such as math, science, college, careers, personal finance, and many more. They are partnered with many renowned institutions such as NASA, the Museum of Modern Art, and MIT. Also offering test prep for many standardized tests.
- Offering free courses covering math, science, college, careers and more
- Personal finance courses like saving & budgeting, car expenses, taxes and paying for college
- Partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art and MIT
- Also has test prep
Website: khanacademy.org/
Academic Earth
Offering free courses covering things like art history, business, healthcare administration, social work, and many other subjects. They show video lectures through YouTube all from real classroom settings.
Highlights
- Offers free courses that show lecture videos through YouTube
- Covers a lot of topics and courses
Website: academicearth.org/