What Are Online Skilling Platforms? And Why Do You Need Them?


Online Skilling Platforms
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Online skilling platforms, also known as MOOCs are websites that are dedicated to learning new skills in a wide variety of range. There are several online skilling platforms such as Udemy, Upword, and Skillshare. MOOCs are massive open learning courses that available to anyone with a computer and Internet connection.
These platforms contain hundreds of courses from a wide array of disciplines. However, they are known more for their skills in tech, most notably, machine learning, web development, and application programming.
People, who want to enter the tech industry with some kind of certification, do their courses from these platforms. You can choose to either do a full-fledged certification paid course or a course that is free but doesn't provide any certification.
So let’s understand why you need these platforms.
As we have established that the employment industry is changing rapidly, you are going to need new skills to stay relevant. If you choose to learn new skills offline in brick and mortar colleges and institutions, good luck with it!
On the other hand, using an online platform for learning new skills is much convenient since you don’t need to pay a lot for the certification. Or you can learn a new skill without a certificate and make some projects to show and get hired in your new industry.
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