March 16, 2020 – Because more people are staying home these days either by choice or order due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; here is a list of free online classes where everyone can gain useful knowledge without having to pay for expensive instruction or courses.
So, while waiting for the coronavirus outbreak to pass, you can learn a foreign language without any invested money, and gain knowledge in programming, marketing, analytics, history, philosophy, mathematics and many other subjects as compiled by Index.
Learn a Foreign Language
Duolingo – On this website you can learn many world languages from English, German, Italian, French, Spanish to Polish, Russian, Chinese and many more. Research has shown that with 34 hours of study on this site, you can achieve the same level of knowledge to a full semester language course at a foreign language school.
Busuu – Each Busuu course is developed using the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), an internationally recognized standard for creating foreign language lessons. By learning a foreign language through this website, you can gain a level of knowledge from the A1 to B2 level.
Memrise – Users who have learned a language through this website write about how the site helped them learn the language and have fun. They also won the Google Play Awards for Best App.
Linguist – Through this website you can learn foreign languages or things you need. You can progress quickly because you can skip material that you do not need to study or practice, and the app is available over the web as well as Android and iOS.
HelloTalk – This website offers you free courses in over 150 languages and has over 15 million users and learn the language in contact with native speakers. You can talk to them via SMS, voice messaging and calls or video calls.
Study History
edX – This website offers you a range of courses in a number of areas, one of which is history. Through it, you can learn world history and topics include everything from ancient Greece to recent history, European art history, the history of religions and more.
Class Central – Learn history with free online courses from Wesleyan University, Tel Aviv University, the University of Virginia and other top universities around the world.
Coursera – This site also offers a variety of courses, with history courses exploring ancient and modern events and social trends. Explore topics like war, imperialism, and globalization, or explore the history of particular groups or periods through numerous courses.
Open Culture – This website offers free history courses from leading universities in the world. You can download audio and video contests directly to your computer, mobile phone or mp3 player.
Acadoceo – Many universities and colleges offer their online history courses. There are 110 free online history courses on this page for you to go through.
Study Mathematics
SchoolYourself – Learning math online doesn’t have to be boring – this site offers free interactive lessons from award-winning Harvard professors.
Math Playground – This website is designed for fun maths for elementary school kids, grades 1-6. There are a number of math games on the page so that children can learn without being bored.
Khan Academy – Students practice at their own pace on this website, first learning material they have not yet mastered, and then accelerating their learning. The is intended for both students and professors.
Math Pickle – On this website, math is approached by students through games, puzzles and puzzles. Games and puzzles last from 45 to 60 minutes and are designed by class.
Alison – The website offers courses in a wide range of math subjects. Beginners can start with basic level courses, but everyone can find lessons based on their own level of knowledge.
Learn to Program and Create Websites
Codecademy – An interactive free programming course used by 45 million people in seven years. Through this course you can learn how to create a website or learn how to analyze data.
Udacity – Users can find a mentor to guide them through learning on this website. They also answer questions and motivate. In addition, users are offered to create their own customized learning plan.
Platzi – Professional courses with live lectures and expert lecturers in the fields of programming, marketing, design and business.
Bit Degree – Bit Degree offers a bunch of free courses that range from programming to game development. There are several programming languages, but the most popular are HTML, PHP, Javascript and SQL.
Coursera – Offers courses and programming tutorials taught by professors from leading universities. Cousrea offers hundreds of different courses related to programming.
FreeCodeCamp – The website offers courses and the opportunity to learn programming by participating in a variety of challenges. Some of the programming languages you can learn are HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Node.js, React.js.
Dash – A fun and free online course that teaches the basics of web development through projects you can do in your web browser.
Odin project – This website has collected the best educational resources available on the web. You can learn a number of programming languages such as HTML5, CSS3, Javascript …
Codeasy – This is a website for those who don’t know anything about programming. It offers a very unique and fun way to learn programming. The basic course is free of charge.
Learn How to Work with Data
Data Camp – Provides tutorials and courses on working with data. These skills are very useful in many fields of work.
Dataquest – Learn Python, R, SQL, Data Visualization, Data Analysis. The website offers 60 free lessons.
Metis – This course serves as an introduction to knowing how to work with data. You can learn all about data collection, cleaning and consolidation, exploratory analysis and data visualization.
Caltech – The Distinguished University of California offers free online courses on working with data.
Data Science Masters – This website provides basic training needed to work with data usage.
Learn How to Work in Photoshop
GCF LearnFree – A free guide offers access to 10 basic lessons and five extras, including a quiz that lets you test your skills. These modules are designed for beginners and make it easy to learn Photoshop from the beginning.
Photoshop Essentials – You can find a Photoshop guide on their website or their YouTube channel. Some lessons are basic, while others focus on modifying images, such as changing the eye color or hairstyle of the person in the photo.
Photoshop Cafe – Another in a series of websites offering free video tutorial through Photoshop. With their teaching content, you can learn to do popular things like “cutting” trees, putting text in various shapes, and converting photos to pencil sketches.
Design Stacks – Provides tutorials that help you learn Photoshop from start to finish. You can start with the basics to help you understand the basic concepts, and then learn more complex things, such as adding special effects.
Tuts + – A website that goes beyond basic things and lets you learn Photoshop techniques to help you with your various tasks. So you can learn how to make flyers, business cards, posters and more.
Gain Knowledge in Biology
Class Central – Learn biology through the free online courses offered by this website. It has courses from the world’s most famous universities such as the University of Cape Town, the University of Alberta, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago and other top universities around the world.
Alison – With a wide range of free online biology courses on this site, you can explore and learn a variety of materials. A variety of courses are offered with topics such as human anatomy, genetics and DNA, inheritance and more.
Academic Earth – Offers a range of free biology courses. Students can thus learn about the life cycle, the conversion of food into energy, reproduction, death, viruses, bacteria …
EdX – Take free online biology courses in genetics, biotechnology, biochemistry, neurobiology and other disciplines. Courses include the basics of neuroscience from Harvard University, molecular biology from MIT, and this way you can study for free from prestigious US universities.
OpenLearn – The website offers a variety of free biology courses and materials. So you can learn about germs, vitamins and minerals, water and human health and many other topics.
Expand Your Knowledge of Art History
Open Arts Archive – In the course you will explore contemporary art, from the 1980s onwards. The learning outcomes of the course are recognition of the effects of works of art, understanding of a range of artistic techniques, such as the use of colors, composition and media, recognizing the relationship between effects and techniques in a range of works of art, etc.
Learning Path – Here you can take free courses at the renowned American University MIT, which offers several art history classes. So you can learn about modern art and mass culture, while art has been exploring the art world since 1940 to the present day, and necessarily examining the relationship between art and politics.
Coursera – The course is for anyone who wants to learn more about modern and contemporary art. The course lasts 5 weeks and begins each week with a video that links artwork from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. You will hear audio interviews with artists, designers and curators and learn more about selected works.
ArtGallery Yale – This series of lectures on the site of the renowned American Yale University traces art through the 19th century to the 21st century. 12 video lectures have been set up for easy learning.
Highbrow – This unique online learning platform sends you classes via email instead of going to their site. You get one lesson each day for a 10-day course.
Gain Knowledge in the Social Sciences
Learn out Loud – The website offers a variety of free lectures. You can renew or expand your knowledge in sociology, philosophy, psychology, and lectures are available on audio and video.
Online Courses – Whether you’re studying or just curious, these courses will broaden your knowledge. You will find free material from a variety of subjects, from foreign policy, civics, children’s rights and many more long lessons.
Future Learn – In the course you will learn the basics of sociology and discover sociological theories. You will explore a variety of topics, including social inequality, globalization and the media. You will also learn how to do your own sociological research and present your findings.
Courses – The website offers 7 courses in various topics in the field of political science. These are courses from prestigious US universities such as Stanford, Yale, and Princeton.
Coronavirus Updates and Education – Here are several more links to learn more about the origins and spread of the coronavirus.
- Follow our dedicated coronavirus page for updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Croatia.
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- Learn more about the symptoms of the coronavirus here.
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- Monitor coronavirus statistics here.
