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PICK OF THE MONTH:
It's never too late to learn something new. And now with so many free on-line options, location and finances should no longer stand in your way. Here you can find a list of potential on-line course providers - so you can get started. 

ONLINE LEARNING

Coursera

Coursera offers free online classes from Stanford University, Yale, Princeton University and others around the world. They believe that everyone should have access to great education. A lot of their courses offer certification and they have a round of new courses every 6 to 12 months

EDX

A global community committed to bringing quality education to everyone across the globe through an innovative MOOC* platform - founded by Harvard & MIT.* (massive open online course). From Science to Art to Technology, edX offers a wide range of courses - and they pride themselves in using cool tools, videos and game-like labs, like a 3D virtual molecule builder to aid their teaching.

Udemy

Udemy offers a mix of free and paid courses and focuses on a lot of vocational options. They also want to focus on teaching more real world skills online.

UDACITY

Udacity online courses aim to bridge the gap between real world skills, relevant education, and employment. They pride themselves on offering courses run by industry leaders from companies such as Facebook.

CreativeLive: Free Live Online Classes

CreativeLive offers Live and interactive classes. You can interact with the instructor and other students to shape the class direction. You can also find out their up-coming courses by checking on their week-view and list-view calendars. And if you RSVP you'll get reminders and special bonuses.

Khan Academy

The Khan Academy offers free YouTube-based video classes in math, science, technology, the humanities, test preparation and study skills. It's also a great place to just take a couple video classes in your spare time.

The Institute of Transformational Nutrition

Do YOU want to discover how to share your passion for nutrition with others while making a great living with the ONLY nutrition coaching certification program that combines Science, Psychology, and Spirituality with cutting-edge Business Skills and Coaching Methods?. Check out the Institute of Transformational Nutrition and find out how to get your on-line qualification.

Treehouse

Learn to code, make apps, and start a business. Tutorials in CSS, HTML, Ruby, JavaScript, iOS, and more.

The Slow School of Business

A fresh new approach to learning where we're all teachers and we're all students. The Slow School of Business (Slow School) is an unconventional business school for people passionate about building purpose-driven and prosperous businesses that make the world a better place.

Technology training so you don't get left behind

Tech Tree provides classroom & online virtual training on topics such as the basics Mac OS X, iPhotos, iCloud, iMovies, Pages, Google Drive, Photoshop and many more. They train corporates, teachers, students, parents and grandparents and well...anybody! Easily log into their online classes from anywhere in the world. They teach people to be productive, efficient and creative using the latest technologies. They help people who feel they’ve been left behind and inspire them. And most importantly, they help you keep up with your children.

Lynda.com is now part of LinkedIn learning.

100% of Lynda.com's courses and instructors have moved to LinkedIn Learning. Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through individual, corporate, academic and government subscriptions, members have access to the Lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.

LIFE HACKER NIGHT SCHOOL

Choose from a set of tutorials and classes in a wide range of areas; from becoming a better photographer, to building your own computer, or the basics of music production.

Online Distance Learning Courses For Home Study | Learn With UKDLP

UK Distance Learning & Publishing are a training company dedicated to providing high quality online and home study courses. We provide distance learning Childcare, Counselling, Health and Social Care courses and many others. Our aim is to make studying as easy and flexible as possible for those who do not have the opportunity to attend a traditional school or college.

ACADEMIC EARTH

If you enjoy learning from videos this is the place for you. Academic Earth offers over 750 free online college courses and lectures, available from MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Berkeley and more.

StraighterLine

This provider offers first and second year general education courses equal in quality to those at the top universities for career-focused adults. The courses are delivered a 100% online, so that students can get high-quality education at a fraction of what colleges charge.

Pluralsight - Unlimited Online Developer, IT, and Cyber Security Training

This technology skills platform provides web development, IT certification and on demand training. Thousands of online courses for popular programming languages, developer tools and more.

Online Programs | The New School in New York City

Two divisions of The New School—Parsons The New School for Design and The New School for Public Engagement (NSPE)—offer online programs. The New School was started in 1919 by forward-thinking educators who wanted to defy the intellectual constraints of traditional college education. The New School is on the cutting edge—attracting active scholars, artists, and pacesetters who deploy creativity and innovation to challenge the status quo.

learn a new language

Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free

Here is a new way of learning a language online. Once you sign up you can practice using your computer/ ipad/ iphone and it's free. They incorporate games and a lot of pictures to make it more interactive and fun.

tools for
​self-development

Brain Pump - a quick and easy way to learn something new everyday.

Learn something new and feed your curiosity with Brain Pump. Learn from a vast library of entertaining videos on topics ranging from Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science, to History, Economics and DIY.

Find the DARE devil in you!

Are you Frisky, Dreamy or Noble? Perhaps you're more Geeky, Social or Mysterious. Take the quiz to discover the adventures, experiences and exploits matched to your DARE Devil Persona. Start the quiz and begin the journey towards a more exciting life.

The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte

TheDesireMap is about helping you get what you want out of life, not by making a plan or a bucket list, but by helping you become aware of the feelings that you attach to success and to 'the place you want to be', then using those feelings to motivate and guide you. This is a novel way of getting things done. Click here for more info.

ReadAnyBook.com - online reading for free.

ReadAnyBook.com - seems a great resource for reading books. Search from a great big list of books and read them for free using their e-reader. The site claims to be the largest online library. Try it out and tell us what you think.

The Gratitude Diaries

We've all heard that spending a few minutes a day being thankful for what we have will positively impact in our lives. Now Janice Kaplan explains in her memoir (backed up by pioneering research) how living gratefully for a year can really transform your marriage, family life, work, health and every day experiences.
I know it can feel overwhelming. 
So many choices...
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to study is the right thing for you
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