Education

Alison

Alison offers a wide range of certificates that can help boost one's resume. The site is very easy to navigate and has a course overview which states the expected length of time it would take to complete it. Offered courses: Health, Science, Lifestyle, Humanities, Marketing, Business, Language, Math, and IT. Registration is required.

Coursera

This site offers both free and paid courses from colleges and companies. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. You can even apply for financial aid if you choose to. Every course you look at shows the stats for each person who completed it and how it benefited them. A lot of the courses have sign-up dates due to a time structured lesson plan. Registration is required.

MIT Open CourseWare

This site is a little difficult to navigate, but once you get a hang of it you can tell it has a lot to offer. MIT takes courses they offered and puts all the videos, readings, homework, and projects for the class online so you can move at your own pace. Offered Courses: Business, Energy, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health, Medicine, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Society, and Teaching/Education.

MOOC.org

This is the one stop place for all online courses. They have a growing catalog of classes you can sign up for from a wide variety of universities and institutions.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through individual, corporate, academic and government subscriptions, members have access to the Lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. For an introduction and tutorial about LinkedIn Learning, visit our Tutorials page.

College Board - Find Colleges

College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Each year, College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT, the Advanced Placement Program, and BigFuture.

Bridgewater State University (BSU) Senior College

Bridgewater State University’s Senior College offers intellectually stimulating seminars and courses for mature learners (50+). Their four-and eight-week courses foster creativity, self-discovery and peer education. Senior College is open to everyone. There are no educational requirements and you do not need to be an alumni of BSU. For a single registration fee of $85, you may enroll in as many courses as you would like!