Learning is one of the most valuable things you can push in the new year. If learning a new skill, retooling, enhancing your current skillset, or learning for the simple joy of using your mind wasn't one of your new year's resolutions, it should be! Luckily many online course providers have picked up on many could-be students' desire to start something new in the new year and are currently offering a number of deals through annual sales.
1. Udemy
For many online learners, Udemy is the perfect one stop shop for retooling. Currently over 10,000 courses are offered on the platform at a variety of price points and in a number of technical and creative disciplines. The best part, over 17,000 of their courses are just
$10 through the first half of January!- Number of Courses: 35,000+
- Current Deal: 17,000+ courses for $10
- Online Platform Features: Video Lectures, Exercises, Certifications, Robust Reviewing Process
- Disciplines Available:
Development
Business
IT & Software
Office Productivity
Personal Development
Design
Marketing
Lifestyle
Photography
Health & Fitness
Teacher Training
Music
Academics
Language
and Test Prep
2. Treehouse
Treehouse is a great way to slowly build up new skill sets with over 1,000 expert-led videos on important aspects of development and design. Once you've watched a few videos, try out your new skills in their interactive coding challenges and games. And once you've joined, members forums offer unique team-learning and coaching opportunities in a wide variety of skill sets. The best part: you can currently sign up for
two free months. If you don't like Treehouse, cancel and you won't be charged!- Number of Courses: 1,000+ videos and numerous games and challenges
- Current Deal: 2 months free, cancel anytime
Online Platform Features: Video, Games, Exercises, Community and Instructor Forums, Workspaces
- Disciplines Available:
Web Development
Software Development
Business
Design
3. Pluralsight
I've used Pluralsight for some time now, and feel they offer a great mixture between breadth and depth of individual courses. Their courses center around design, software development, business, and a few other disciplines. Filter by roles, the tool you seek to use, difficulty level, illustrious authors, and certification type. Currently
over 3000 courses are available and you can try an unlimited number for two weeks free. I love the front end masters courses, they're taught by top, top developers and hard to find elsewhere.- Number of Courses: 3,000+ video courses, exercise files, forums
- Current Deal: 2 weeks free, cancel anytime
- Online Platform Features: Wide variety of video sources (talks, lectures, presentations, traditional online courses), exercise files, easily searchable database
- Disciplines Available:
Architecture/Construction
Business Professional
Creative Professional
Data Professional
IT OPs
Manufacturing Design
Software Development