6 Best Online Tools for Learning New Skills Fast

6 Best Online Tools for Learning New Skills Fast - It’s never been easier to learn a new skill, all without even leaving your house. These are the best online tools for learning new skills fast. In no particular order, I’m kicking things off with:

1. Udemy

They’ve been around since 2010 and continue to prove why they have staying power. Udemy is an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 200,000 courses and 70 million students.

It’s great for learning new skills, or training teams, or sharing what you know with others. You can learn a whole whack of things like programming, to marketing, to data science, to Business Analytics and more. Courses are self-paced, so you can start and complete them whenever you’d like.

Plus, Udemy has nearly 500 free courses as well. So if you want to try it out before you buy you can. The Personal Plan starts at $20 a month, but you can even request enterprise pricing for your company.

2. Skillshare

I’ve been wanting to up my social media content creation game, specifically creating content for Instagram, because well my current plan is non-existent. And with Skillshare I feel like I’m finally on my way to Instagram success.

Skillshare is the largest online learning community for creatives with thousands of classes across film, illustration, design, freelance, productivity, marketing and more. Skillshare can help you take your career, skills, hobbies, passions, or side hustles to the next level! Everything is on-demand so members can learn at their own pace.

3. Khan Academy

Khan Academy is another great online learning platform that’s been around for 16 or 18 years now? And, it’s totally free. Yes, really. Khan Academy offers free online courses, lessons, and practice sessions where students can learn about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more.

Their mission is to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. There are practice exercises, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard where students can learn and study at their own pace, both inside and outside of the classroom. They even have K-14 and test prep like SAT and LSAT content.

There are even handy tools for parents and teachers so you can track students progress and see where they are in class. Their whole mission is to make education accessible to anyone, for free. Love that.

4. Coursera

An online learning platform with over 7000 courses. Courses on Coursera are typically taught by professors or instructors from Universities and other reputable institutions. So, Universities and companies include, Duke, Google, IBM, Johns Hopkins University and more.

You get the idea. Coursera is really focused for, what I would consider, professional purposes. If you need to earn certification, or if you’re a business or university or government organization that requires professional training. You can explore courses from categories like data science, business, computer science, health, language learning, engineering, social sciences and more.

There are about 11 main course categories. Coursera also offers certificates of completion, including professional certificates. Coursera even offers online degree programs from numerous well-known Universities. If you really want to take your educational training and professional certifications to the next level, Coursera is where it’s at.

You can try Coursera for free, but then it’s around $59 per month, depending on your subscription. They do offer some free courses as well though, I think about 1700 or so are free so you can give it a try before you buy.

5. Codeacademy

Codeacademy makes my list because, well you guessed it, if your goal is to learn to code, then this platform is for you. And by the way, it’s another free learning tool. How cool is that? Codeacademy features free coding classes in 15 different programming languages, including Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, HTML, CSS, and more.

There are over 400 courses that help you learn and build skills, no matter your level. With over 50 million learners, Codeacademy really works. You can filter between subjects like AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, game development, mobile development, web design, and more.

If you’re considering a career change, you can opt for a Plus or Pro plan, where you can work on personal projects and really develop the skills and experience you need to land a job in tech. It can literally serve as a replacement to traditional schooling.

The Pro plan even offers professional certifications and technical interview prep, challenges, and assessments. But, again, if you’re interested in learning, the free basic plan gives you access to a ton of free courses.

6. YouTube

And as a little bonus, another completely free online learning platform - YouTube. Before you roll your eyes, I think quite literally almost everyone in the world has turned to YouTube to learn something.

The difference with YouTube is you’ll probably learn an individual skill or how to do one specific task or thing. Typically, it’s a little more difficult to find entire courses and such. I’d recommend finding creators' playlists.