Free Online Courses You Can Take During This Lockdown

Posted by E.L.E.X on April 19 2020 under Motivational

While the coronavirus has undoubtedly taken a lot from us, the only probable thing we’ve got in return is time. And, to be honest, we’ve got loads of it. So instead of Netflixing your way through the lockdown or mindlessly scrolling through some apps, a rather clever thing to do would be to use this extra time on your hands ‘constructively’. Not like we’re against the occasional lazing around, but engaging in a new skill or learning something new is a sure shot effective way to get through this lockdown.

Free Courses To Take During This Extended Lockdown

So while the Internet is bursting with free courses and tutorials, here are our top picks for a productive lockdown

1. Skillshare

Skillshare is a popular online platform that offers a variety of courses with an emphasis on creativity. With Skillshare, you can improve your drawing and photography skills or learn how to be a web developer, UX/UI designer, or choose from numerous other courses.

Normally, the courses on Skillshare are available on a paid basis, but during the quarantine, you can get 2 months of Skillshare Premium for free – all you need to do is sign up for the service and choose the course you want to master.

2. Nikon

If you have always wanted to brush up on your photography skills and maybe even go from an amateur to a professional photographer and turn your hobby into your new job, now is a great time to do it with a free course from Nikon.

To support millions of people living through the lockdown, Nikon has made all of its online classes available for free. Now you can learn the basics of photography and get specific photography tips – for example, how to photograph children and pets.

3. Moz

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is already a very busy industry, and it will become even more vital after the lockdown, when business owners will try to get their clients back. You can help them by becoming a skilled SEO professional with Moz.

Moz, a popular online SEO platform, specializes not only in providing SEO services to companies, but also in educating future SEO experts. During the quarantine, you can access a variety of Moz courses and tutorials for free.

4. LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning, which was previously known as Lynda, is an educational platform that was purchased and rebranded by LinkedIn in 2015. Some LinkedIn Learning courses are available on a paid subscription, but you can also access many of them for free.

There are thousands of courses and tutorials offered by LinkedIn Learning, but given that LinkedIn is a platform for professionals, you will probably find its job search, management, and entrepreneurship courses to be the most useful ones.

5. Yale

Yale is one of the most acclaimed universities in the world, which is why the fact that one of their most popular courses is now available for free feels so special. This course will probably not make a difference in your job prospects, but it can make a difference in your life.

We are talking about the course called The Science of Well-Being, which is also often called the course on happiness. This course deals with everything concerning the notion of happiness, including how our expectations affect our lives. If you take this course, there is a good chance you will come out of the lockdown happier than you were before!