I was planning to attend a couple of online courses on multiple subjects (including academic contents, Artificial intelligence and Programming) and currently, online courses are more reasonable to take. I have heard of a couple of providers like Leakedin Learning (Lynda), Coursera, Pluralsight, etc. I would like to know which of these providers are more valid in the case of certification and offers better content? Also, I would appreciate it if someone suggests a better option. Thank you all
AI courses on Coursera are good and are offered by Stanford University.
Online courses must be taught and endorsed by recognized universities and must be at least 120 hours long and must be evaluated or graded.
I'd suggest a look at 'FutureLearn'. Established by The Open University (OU) in 2013, it is now a private company which is jointly owned by The OU and the SEEK Group. It offers hundreds of online courses provided by 160 organisations, mainly universities, from across the globe. Most of these ‘massive open online courses’ can be studied without charge.
It depends on what you are planning to use the courses for. If the courses are for general knowledge only, then it depends on the content of the course. If the courses are for certification or employment advancement, it depends on the certifying body or the employer as to if the courses are useful.
Well, there are American universities and several in the European community that offer refresher courses that are evaluated and certified by these universities that would be valid anywhere in the world.
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I would add to Greg's answer, if in the USA, with the future plan to seek a degree, then you should not only look at the content of the course,(in that that it meets your needs either in a general learning sense or in a focused sense the needs of your employer) but look to see if the provider (school) is accredited.
Remember accredited universities could offer the course, carte blanc, they could offer it as a part of a certification, or as a part of a degree. Make sure you look to see if the course meets your end plan.
Also note that not only should the school be accredited, but certain programs will have accreditation bodies either on a national or state level so you may want to make sure the course(s) are covered under those accreditations for degree-seeking work or for your employer/industry.
Otherwise, any accredited university online courses should be appropriate as long as the content of that course covers what you need/want.
Hope this helps.
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