GENERAL
- CodeAcademy, coding
- Coursera, international universities
- Has open and close dates but some will keep their course materials up (they'll most likely mention it).
- Very interesting courses.
- edX, international universities including Ivys
- Have not used, looks promising. Will update when I go through a course.
- Futurelearn, UK and EU universities
- Harvard, sorted by free
- May be better off using edX
- https://www.diygenius.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-moocs/
- iTunes U
- Khanacademy
- Can use without an account (no tracking of progress) both desktop and app.
- OpenStax CNX, traditional subjects
- Interesting, essentially a textbook interface. I say "traditional subjects" because it seems just marginally more riveting than your average high school/college textbook.
- Overcast
- My preferred podcast app, mostly because it was the first to offer features as playlists and speed adjustment while still remaining free. Still free, though there is a patron option and really quite minimal banner ads. Run by just one guy.
- Spotify
- Great if you already have a subscription.
- Look under "Word" in the curated playlists.
- Includes poetry, language learning, Shakespeare, short stories, etc.
- Personally, I'm not very good as a listening learner but good if you are.
- TED, lectures
- Haven't checked in on it in a while, but doesn't seem to support variable speed on the app so I don't visit it very frequently.
- Never too long but often old. Good for getting inspired or hearing from industry leaders.
- Udemy, assortment
- Lots of free courses but also paid ones (you shouldn't need to pay more than $20 for anything as there are frequent sales/coupons).
- Taught by independent instructors, mostly upstarts who are trying to develop a personal business of consulting, education, or online presence. Results in varied quality, which is why I recommend the free courses unless there is a specific topic in mind.
- Yale
DESIGN/TUTORIALS
- CreativeLive, workshops
- Significantly less money than actually attending in person, but still involves enough of a monetary investment to discourage signing up for everything.
- Pluralsight, professional
- If you're not already in a specific technical field this may be too specific. Subscription-based with certificates. I have not used, might consider for architectural and modeling courses.
LANGUAGE
- Duolingo, language
- Excellent mobile app but the mobile interface lacks the grammatical pointers and the word lists that the desktop environment has. Even then, it may be hidden away.
- (May 2017) Now has Japanese!
- (October 2017) More ads and more frequently, every few turns.
- Memrise, language
- Excellent for a Pareto Principle attack on a language (learn the most common words in the language, perhaps 20% of the whole, which will probably be useful 80% of the time)
- Flashcard-based. Fills in the gaps whereas Duolingo is more course oriented. Also more languages.
APPS
OTHER
may 24 2017 ∞
oct 29 2017 +