Five Free Learning Platforms to Visit During this lockdown: Number one will give you hope for Africa

Do you know that you can learn a high-income skill and acquire mastery without paying a dime?

Learning new skills has become an easy exercise than how it used to be in the past. The advent of internet technology has smoothened the lines of learning and has lifted the barriers of non-acceptance into tertiary institutions with ridiculous bills from accommodation and tuition.

Now it is possible to learn from the comfort of your homes and acquire certificates with little or without paying a dime. All that is required is your willingness to learn, discipline, a great study plan, and a device with a steady internet connection.

If you're looking to keep busy while you're social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, here are five sites offering free online learning experiences right now. You can check out to learn and master high paying skills that will be relevant post-COVID 19.

#1 AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE  (ALI)

Have you ever wondered whether there was an online platform in Africa pointed at instilling leadership skills and dominance in every business aspect while improving proficiency in your skills?

Good news! There is actually. Imagine the scenario of going through an online platform with a smooth user interface and speedy service; while scanning through exquisite courses for free. One can actually sit at home despite the qualms from the pandemic and peculiar issues surrounding education in Africa to learn and garner useful knowledge.

The African Leadership Institute is a leadership development platform with an enormous passion to develop leaders and professionals who can have lasting impacts on people, companies, and society through professional excellence, integrity, and spirit of service.

With over 31 courses which are taught by professors and other qualified professionals. You are entitled to a certificate at the end of your course to build your resume and improve your job search alternatives. visit http://africanleadershipinstitution.com/

#2 ALISON

ALISON (Advance Learning Interactive System Online) offers a wide range of free online courses that touch different facets including Workplace Skills, Interactive Education, and Multimedia learning. They make their money from the number of ads so there's no need for you to pay fees. You are offered a certificate to boost your resume and to prove your proficiency in a particular skill. Visit Alison

#3 COURSERA

Coursera delivers MOOC which stands for ‘Massive open online course’. This entails that the platform will partner with many organizations and world standard recognized universities. Currently, Coursera hosts courses from Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and the University of Pennsylvania. They sometimes offer free courses while others are paid. Visit Coursera

#4 UDEMY

This is said to be the most used platform throughout the world as a result of its absoluteness in free or cheap courses. There is daily traffic of users within its platform as a result of the relevance of its courses in the present economy and the depth of their knowledge.

Another pulling plug to the site is its proficiency to bridge the gap between teaching and learning. They seek to change the fundamentals of education by empowering millions of experts around the world to teach and share what they know.

Their courses hover across different specialities including Microsoft packages, business, marketing, entrepreneurship, language, arts, music, health, and the likes. Visit Udemy.com

#5 KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is an online educational platform run by Sal Khan and his team. Just like Coursera, it provides MOOC that partners with other universities and organizations.

It is a non-profit platform that provides absoluteness in its free course premium educational content, with a pool of free library of educational “micro-lectures."

Khan Academy offers a usable, well-organized interface. Also curating many courses from around the web, Khan Academy offers impressive depth on many different subjects with primary functioning on traditional academic subjects. since the platform is free for just anyone to use, it provides an amazing opportunity to acquire skills that can be developed at a more advanced level. 


Which of these sites will you check out? Let me know your thoughts in the comment box below.


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