Lynda offers online courses on different areas. For a monthly subscription fee, individuals or teams can take online courses anytime, anywhere on their gadgets (laptop, tablet, smartphone). They have training paths available for careers in business and marketing, software and technology, and other soft skills. They also offer short courses on these topics. The courses are available in English, German, French, and Spanish. Free 30-day trials are available. Bought by Microsoft in December 2016, Lynda.com was founded in 1995 by husband and wife Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin.
Alternatives to Lynda
Course Hero
Company: Course Hero | Founder: Andrew Grauer, Gregor Carrigan | CEO: Andrew Grauer | Since: 2006
Course Hero is an online educational platform where shared resources are crowdsourced. Sign-up can be for free if the user shares personal study materials. Otherwise, for a fee, users can view or download study materials, ask help from online tutors,…
Coursera
Company: Coursera, Inc. | Founder: Daphne Koller, Andrew Ng | CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda | Since: 2012
Coursera is an education platform offering online courses from the top universities and organizations in the world. Subjects offered in the Coursera platform include biology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, arts, business, and many others. Courses are imparted via online lectures…
Khan Academy
Company: Khan Academy, Inc. | Founder: Salman Khan | CEO: Salman Khan | Since: 2006
Khan Academy is an educational non-profit organization that provides students from all over the world with free access to educational materials and resources. Khan Academy creates educational material covering a broad range of school subjects; these materials are made available…
Edx
Company: edX | Founder: Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University | CEO: Anant Agarwal | Since: 2012
edX offers online courses online. Created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in 2012, edX is a non-profit organization and subscription is free. When courses are completed, students can earn certificates and can apply for credits…
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