Online courses

[tjshorty]

I like getting them through a discount site.  Has any one else every used online courses to learn something.  I don't know if they credit for a college course but it's nice to have a certificate stating that you have mastered something.  I have taken many classes this way. 

[alice44]

What organization do you take them with?  I think it would be interesting to do.

[UGetPaid]

Not sure if it is what you are referring to, but my wife has taken a few in the past related to web design and photoshop editing which dealt with fairly advanced aspects of various commercial software suites and included a final exam and a certificate of completion.

[countrygirl12]

Not sure if it is what you are referring to, but my wife has taken a few in the past related to web design and photoshop editing which dealt with fairly advanced aspects of various commercial software suites and included a final exam and a certificate of completion.

Was it free or did she have to pay to take the course?

[teresa3200]

I would love to earn even a certificate in some pc courses.

[linderlizzie]

Hillsdale College has many online courses relating to government and so forth. They are conservative and accept no money from the government. Very refreshing. I try and support them.

[Tresbn00]

I took Greek and Latin origins of Medical Terminology online which I was able to do while relaxing from my in class offerings (pre-med blecch). I have taken Insurance, Real Estate and Mortgage Broker continuing education classes on line which saved me so much driving time and in class time. I was able to zip through the pages and get right down to the exams. The aforementioned were expensive. I take classes once a week for certification with my day time job and once a quarter for my night time job-all on line. These classes are all free and very redundant. I have started doing Duolingo on my phone which is a free application that allows you to learn different languages. I am currently working on Polish and Spanish. I like online courses much better than in class courses.

[countrygirl12]

I would love to earn even a certificate in some pc courses.

It depends on where the certificate comes from as to if it is worth anything as far as getting a job.  Some places ask to see the certificate or degree.  I applied for a job a couple years ago and was honest about my education.  The girl who was hired lied about the degree she had.  I don't know why she did not have to show her diploma. But I knew her personally and knew she did not have a college degree.

I took some online courses a while back and did get a certificate I could print out.  Just bragging rights.  I did have the knowledge but as far as it helping me with getting a job I doubt anybody would have taken it for that.  The only person other than family I told I was doing it snarled her face and said well what good is it.  UH I am learning how to do something I do not already know.

I have heard you can sometimes audit a lot of college courses.  You gain knowledge but you do not get a degree.  Not sure if you have to pay for the classes or not.

[tjshorty]

Not sure if it is what you are referring to, but my wife has taken a few in the past related to web design and photoshop editing which dealt with fairly advanced aspects of various commercial software suites and included a final exam and a certificate of completion.

I find these things on groupon  one is vision training course. 

[UGetPaid]

Not sure if it is what you are referring to, but my wife has taken a few in the past related to web design and photoshop editing which dealt with fairly advanced aspects of various commercial software suites and included a final exam and a certificate of completion.

Was it free or did she have to pay to take the course?

Not free, but I do not recall when the cost was.  I am pretty sure that her company took care of paying at least one (if not more) of them as she was using the new skills to redesign and update a company product catalog.