Udemy is an online marketplace for teaching and learning. Udemy’s platform gives experts of any kind the tools to create a course, promote it and earn money through student tuitions. While students can access a broad array of courses aimed at personal and professional development. The company was launched in 2010 and currently has more than 55,000 courses on its platform covering a broad range of topics.
Alternatives to Udemy
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…
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…
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…
Lynda
Company: Lynda.com | Founder: Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin | CEO: Eric Robison | Since: 1995
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…
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