/r/OnlineEducation

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A subreddit dedicated to free online learning resources in general, in particular college-level, instructor-led programs

This subreddit is for discussing free educational material online, either Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) or archived coursework for consumption at the students own pace. This is not a subreddit for distance learning in general: we are interested in educational materials that are available to anyone and everyone.

Examples of programs this subreddit is geared towards:

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Please Note: This subreddit receives a spectacular amount of spam for some reason (maybe it's because we have the word "online" in our name?) so it's possible that your submission may get caught in the spam filter. If you believe this may have happened, please message the mods.

/r/OnlineEducation

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OPIT -online degree

Open institute of technology. I was wondering if anybody knows any information about this. There are a few degrees you can obtain like for example a bachelor in modern computer science degree. Is it a legit thing or is it a scam ?

link https://www.opit.com/about/ its based in Italy/malta . (not too sure)

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2024/04/29
16:33 UTC

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Need advice - looking for online university recommendations

I'm a 27 y/o Korean-Filipina currently living in Korea, and definitely know I want to switch to getting my degree through an online university instead due to mental health reasons. I already did 2 years at a traditional on-campus university in the US but hated the state I was in so I transferred and enrolled for junior year at University of Utah Asia Campus but due to my mental health and issues with my abusive ex-fiance I kept missing classes and eventually took 3 semesters off (the maximum you can take time off). It's been way past the allowed semesters I can take off school so I think it's best for me to finish school online since it's a lot more flexible.

I was taking business for my first two years of college but switched to psychology & communications when I transferred -- I'm considering either taking up psychology or communications again, or education, or business/marketing/media. My parents ultimately do not care what I end up doing, but just putting what I'm considering majoring in for more context.

I'm overwhelmed by all the options I see on Google and wanted to hear what people on here's opinions were. What are some of the better online universities out there?

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2024/04/29
12:51 UTC

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Need some advice, I’m considering pursuing an online degree in Business Management.

Hello, I’m 30 and located in Northern VA. I currently work for Whirlpool as a Builder Support Rep, my background is primarily supporting retail (big box) and I’ve recently transitioned to National Single Family Builders. I’ve been in this type of industry since I was 18 and have worked as a cashier and worked my way up into a regional role.

I think in order to me to progress to the next level, maybe considering a degree (associates/bachelors) would help me. Circumstances and lack of knowledge prevented me from ever going to college.

Are there any respected online schools? Most of my peers have degrees from University Of Phoenix and work higher positions than me. I’ve seen SNHU and WCG suggested but I’ve noticed people say it’s only regionally accepted (not sure what that means)? Any help would be nice thank you!

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2024/04/28
20:31 UTC

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Anyone on here using Lessonpal, as a tutor?

Hey everybody, Anyone on here using Lessonpal, as a tutor? If so, how is it, and how are you getting students?

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2024/04/24
19:02 UTC

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Physics and Maths made Easy

Hello everyone,I am a Physics freshman at IISER Pune. I am looking forward to help and tutor anyone currently at grade 9 ,grade 10 or highschool in physics and maths(includes everything like algebra,trigonometry,calculus,coordinate geometry). We will start from basics and gradually advance towards complex concepts and problems and all the while engaging in the process of improving critical thinking skills.

Quals :- 9.8 cgpa in 12th grade state education board, a rank between 120 and 130 in college admiission test attempted by 100,000 + students.

If anyone is interested,feel free to dm me,I will send additional documents to verify my credentials

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2024/04/24
09:38 UTC

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Battery technologies course/specialization -- any good?

Has anyone taken this ASU battery technologies specialization on coursera, or similar free course on any platform? Is it any good?

Context/goals

After buying an 11 year old phev prius with a functional-but-underwhelming battery, I've been wondering if there are any DIY friendly ways to improve my battery performance. I haven't found a concrete answer for my lithium battery, but it seems pretty broadly accepted that the NiMH batteries in non plug-ins can be reconditioned in a variety of ways. Ideally, I would still like to improve my own car's battery, but short of that (or in addition), I think repairing and flipping old priuses with battery trouble could be an interesting side hustle

My background

Undergraduate in computer engineering; masters in space systems engineering; lifelong love of science and interest in hobbies working with my hands. I am a little rusty, but I know myself and old knowledge comes back to me quickly. I am safety-focused and believe I can avoid electrocuting myself

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2024/04/23
17:33 UTC

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6 Years of college for 3 year BA in social science?

I completed a 3-year Business Administration major in Information Systems from Algonquin College in 2004, followed by a 3-year Veterinary Technology degree in 2016. My passion for helping others, especially those with mental health issues, has led me to pursue an associate degree or bachelor's in social services or counseling. However, I'm torn between obtaining the ASIST certification required for these roles or pursuing a bachelor's degree first.

I'm looking for the best online options in Canada to trade in my approximately 150 credits for a bachelor's in social science. I've heard that American universities may be more flexible in accepting credit transfers, but I prefer to study in Canada, particularly in Toronto.

I believe I could easily have 75% of my credits covered, but I'm wondering if it's possible to transfer even more, aiming for up to 90% coverage. Would I need to go through a third party to assess my credit transfer, and should I do this before selecting a program?

Thank you for your guidance.

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2024/04/22
10:16 UTC

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"Decentralized Autonomous Education" - Call for Reviewers (Seeds of Science)

Abstract

We propose a novel model for teaching and learning called Decentralized Autonomous Education (DAE for short). DAE exploits the dual principles of freedom and responsibility, meritocracy and inclusivity, privacy and transparency in the educational process. It also fits well the philosophy of blockchain technology, and more generally of Web3 (the third iteration of the World Wide Web) specifically the tenets of decentralization, disintermediation, incentive and sovereignty of the individual. In this paper, we fully illustrate the DAE model, highlighting the theoretical and practical links between DAE and Web3, dissecting the pros and cons of the proposed learning method and reviewing related pedagogical approaches. Finally, we describe a case study of the DAE teaching model.

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Seeds of Science is a scientific journal (funded through Scott Alexander's ACX grants program) publishing speculative or non-traditional research articles. Peer review is conducted through community-based voting and commenting by a diverse network of reviewers (or "gardeners" as we call them). Comments that critique or extend the article (the "seed of science") in a useful manner are published in the final document following the main text.

We have just sent out a manuscript for review, "Decentralized Autonomous Education", that may be of interest to some in the online education community so I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in joining us as a gardener and providing feedback on the article. As noted above, this is an opportunity to have your comment recorded in the scientific literature (comments can be made with real name or pseudonym). 

It is free to join as a gardener and anyone is welcome (we currently have gardeners from all levels of academia and outside of it). Participation is entirely voluntary - we send you submitted articles and you can choose to vote/comment or abstain without notification (so no worries if you don't plan on reviewing very often but just want to take a look here and there at the articles people are submitting). 

To register, you can fill out this google form. From there, it's pretty self-explanatory - I will add you to the mailing list and send you an email that includes the manuscript, our publication criteria, and a simple review form for recording votes/comments. If you would like to just take a look at this article without being added to the mailing list, then just reach out (info@theseedsofscience.org) and say so. 

Happy to answer any questions about the journal through email or in the comments below.

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2024/04/10
21:05 UTC

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Idea of EdTech platform !

I hope i'm not breaking any rules, i'm just seeking for validation

My idea is simple:

A study buddy powered by your teacher's knowledge! This AI-powered platform lets mentors create chatbots trained on their videos, documents, and even YouTube channels. Students get personalized help, anytime, anywhere! Mentors can offer these chatbots for free on chat platforms, freeing up their time and reducing repetitive questions.

The chatbot can be like the mentor it self, in terms of knowledge, and Tone!

And also it can provide some challenges, and quizzes for the students to improve their learning process.

How to monetize it?

  • Users who learned the course will pay a subscription to access the trained chatbot, and mentors who refer their students to use the chatbot in the platform will get 10% from each student subscriber
  • Or, mentors can pay a special subscription to provide the chatbot for free for their students in Discord or Telegram or Slack so they can help their students and get rid of receiving multiple questions from their students.

What do you think?

  • Does this solve a real problem for students and teachers?
  • Are there any features you think would be crucial?
  • Any potential downsides I might be missing?

I'd love to hear your feedback as I develop this idea further. Thanks, and happy learning!

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2024/04/03
00:53 UTC

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Trade my two hard associate degrees for a easy bachelor?

I want an easy degree that you can all do eyes closed. A bachelor degree in arts. I want to work in human resources or in concealing, or social services and Right now I have a 3 year associate degree from algonquin college I did as a kid. It is business admin major information systems so basically 1 year of business and 2 years of hard core programming, and computer science. The other is Veterinary technician which is a science degree another tough one. I want the easy one now though. Is there an easy way to turn my two associate degrees into a bachelor degree of arts?

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2024/03/31
07:48 UTC

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What’s an affordable software engineering masters?

Looking for online programs only. Not computer science. Software engineering.

Thanks!

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2024/03/18
05:45 UTC

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Seeking an Upper Level Summer Geoscience Course...

Hey There,

I'm trying to find an upper level Geology/Geoscience/Earth-Planetary Science course (300-499) that's being held entirely online over the summer of this year. To clarify, it cannot be a field-camp course, as I've already been there and done that. Additionally, it has to be from an accredited degree-awarding university, so Coursera and the like are a no-go. Beyond those restrictions, anything from anywhere is an option, as I can register for the course and transfer it back to my own university via a program they offer.

I've already parsed through the course catalogs of a number of different universities, but I've not found very much outside of field-camp and oceanography courses. If anyone finds anything that meets the above criteria, I'd be very grateful!

Thanks!

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2024/03/08
00:18 UTC

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What’s a free certification you can get online that looks great on a resume?

What’s a free certification you can get online that looks great on a resume?

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2024/03/03
09:00 UTC

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French version of this sub ?

Hello, people of reddit ! Do you know if there is a French version of this sub ? I asked on r/France if there was some subs about the online education and the ones that have been proposed are not specifically for France. If some French see this : I’m looking for subs about OpenClassrooms and Studi websites. Thanks,hope I choose the right sub to ask !

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2024/02/28
07:15 UTC

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I tried Alison and did one of their courses but apparently it costs up to $30 for a certificate. Are there any sites that give both courses and certificates of completion for free?

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2024/02/21
19:39 UTC

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How does credit transfer work?

I've been looking around for a cheaper way to earn university credits and stumbled on Sophia, Straighterline, and Study.com, etc., which all say one receives real university credits from certain universities. How does it work, do I need to become a regular student of one of these universities or can I just send them the certificate from Straighterline and they give me a transcript for these courses? This is quite important to me as I'm not planning to enroll in one of these universities, I just try to receive some additional university credits.

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2024/02/11
15:44 UTC

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Upskillist Diploma Pilates

Has anyone done this course? Is it worth doing? My spending power is very limited at the moment but would like to do this course. I've noticed they are charging £25 for course materials. In addition, they do not include slides for each module. Is there anywhere that offers free Pilates slides that relates to the above course?

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2024/01/28
11:35 UTC

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The MIT Challenge! What do you guys think about this?

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2024/01/03
16:18 UTC

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Turbocourses bosscourses or another recommendation?

I came across these two on Reddit was wondering if there was a better site or better one of the two? Thanks

3 Comments
2024/01/02
18:36 UTC

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Online Course Plattform that allows custom JS?

Hey,

I'm currently creating online courses that rely heavily on custom javascript applications for interactive learning. Seems like all (?) of the big platforms that let you easily sell online courses have the "no coding" philosophy, which is fine for most content but limiting in my case.

Is there a platform that gives you that level of control where you can easily insert custom JS into your course without much hassle?

Creating my own platform would work, but handling all the tax related stuff when selling worldwide is what I would want to avoid.

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2023/12/29
14:26 UTC

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My experience graduating from UoPeople

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2023/12/19
14:10 UTC

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3rd world online university

if you didn't know the 3rd world is pretty cheap and while usually their degrees are not given equivalence to our degrees, they are pretty close sometimes.

I know a Filipino that had his degree recognized as 3 years complete in Canada, so he only has 1 year to do here.

But the thing is he only paid like 500 dollars a year.

Seems like a life hack to enroll in 3rd world online universities, if you check if they are recognized.

thoughts?

3 Comments
2023/11/25
07:53 UTC

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Does anyone know how to cheese this website?

https://neostudyonline.com/study

I took this course for extra merits, but am losing my mind. The inane repetition is killing me. Does anyone here know if there's a way to cheese it? The only way I can focus on it is if I hit myself while listening and even that doesn't seem to be enough now.

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2023/11/22
05:25 UTC

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Best place to post newly made coloring books?

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2023/11/08
20:07 UTC

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Suggestion/Reviews/Opinion

https://www.iu-fernstudium.de/en/my-university/state-recognised/ Hello everyone, if you have any reviews something to say about this online university please let me know . It is affordable and I am looking to do a bachelor's program here . I dont know how bad/good it actually is

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2023/10/27
18:05 UTC

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Feedback on first educational video?

Hey guys, for some context I’m a senior medical and have always been interested online education. I posted my first video a week ago and got 80 impressions and zero views, can you guys give me some feedback. Is the thumbnail, title or video bad quality?

Thanks in advance Channel link is in bio

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2023/10/21
09:00 UTC

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Self Paced online College courses

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone was familiar with any online self paced college courses? I want to self-study biology 1 during my college’s Christmas break.

I’m familiar with platforms like Sophia, Straighterline, and Study.com, but these aren’t options for me as I need to actually receive a grade, instead of pass/fail.

Background: I’m switching to a pre-health track and I’m currently behind on science courses, so I’m hoping to catch up before entering my Junior year.

1 Comment
2023/10/21
00:54 UTC

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