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Hello peeps. It would be bad of me to keep this in and not share it, i came across the great website through a colleague, he adviced me to check out the site instead of browsing the internet, chatting, facebooking and practically doing nothing meaningful.

What is edX?
EdX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider and online learning platform. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide audience at no charge. It also conducts research into learning based on how people use its platform. EdX differs from other MOOC platforms, such Coursera and Udacity, in that it is nonprofit and runs on an open-source software platform.

EdX was founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in May 2012. There are currently 56 schools, nonprofits, corporations, and international organizations that offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website. As of 22 July 2014, edX has more than 2.5 million s taking over 240 courses online.

EdX courses consist of weekly learning sequences. Each learning sequence is composed of short (an average of 10 minutes each) videos interspersed with interactive learning exercises where students can immediately practice the concepts from the videos. The courses often include tutorial videos that are similar to small on-campus discussion groups, an online textbook, and an online discussion forum where students can post and review questions and comments to each other and teaching assistants. Where applicable, online laboratories are incorporated into the course. For example, in edX's first MOOC—a circuits and electronics course—students built virtual circuits in an online lab.

EdX offers certificates of successful completion, but does not offer course credit. Whether or not a college or university offers credit for an online course is within the sole discretion of the school. EdX offers a variety of ways to take courses, including verified courses where students have the option to audit the course (no cost) or to work toward an edX verified certificate (fees vary by course), honor code courses where students can either audit (no cost) or work toward an honor code certificate (no cost). In addition, in the fall of 2013, edX launched a pilot project to offer a special certificate in a subject area (called "XSeries Certificate" after completing a bundled set of 3-4 verified courses in that subject (cost varies depending on the courses).
Culled from Wikipedia

Advantages
Apart from the numerous advantages cited above, from my own perspective I see this as a very wonderful setup, it's free, consist of lot of courses across all the fields of life.
The course content is given at the beginning of the week, you have videos and handout to what you are being taught, you can even the resources and that can be added to your personal library.
And then there are quizzes and tests at a particular time and you have the exam.

It will be an added advantage to you as you have more educational qualifications to yourself and it also shows you make use of your free time wisely.

It's free, you can access the website anytime you like within the week, they are being partnered by top world-class universities like Harvard University, MIT.

This and lot more. Try it out and you won't regret it.

Website
https://www.edx.org/


“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
― Dr. Seuss,
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
― Voltaire
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
― Isaac Asimov

Awesome. Good one Logo. Will check it out.

Dygeasy: Awesome. Good one Logo. Will check it out.

You'll love it.
Lots of courses and the explanations are detailed.
Seasoned tutors.

Will chk this out! Nice one

Anyone checked this out?

Xtarxhyne

LogoDWhiz: Anyone checked this out?

Xtarxhyne

I'll do dat later

LogoDWhiz: Anyone checked this out?

Xtarxhyne

Yea, but dropped out.

Timzy234:


Yea, but dropped out.

Please continue.

It'll be much easier for you considering the factors are favourable in your location.

kudos LogoDwhiz

papindinho: kudos LogoDwhiz

Thanks bro.
You've checked it?

i started Circuit & Electronics buh dropped out too..thats since 2012.

Y'all should check out this site:www.gcflearnfree.org
its also free.
already gotten a couple of certificates from there.

LogoDWhiz:

Please continue.

It'll be much easier for you considering the factors are favourable in your location.

Yea but Law doesn't give me time even for myself

Timzy234:

Yea but Law doesn't give me time even for myself

lol. ok

Cool. After getting a degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, I might just be using my NYSC year to get a degree in Law. It won't be easy, but I'll give it a try.

X

am packing my bagz.....




mtchew... thought it was yankee stuf sef

I dey com now now

Nice one.

Thanks Op


I've been looking for something like this for some time now.

God bless you.



Btw, This is the type of thread that should be making FP.

Really nice. We. Can never stop learning.

This, for sure, is going to be a nice place to learn. I'll check it out. Thank, op, for that piece.

I heard about it from a friend, yet to check it out tho, but i'll check it now.

This is good!

I have a party to attend

we don hear

n am checking it out bro...

gud one

looks promising. been surfing it all day and found this particular topic on risk management but i can access it.



https://www.edx.org/course/delftx/delftx-tw3421x-introduction-credit-risk-1313

. If you wanna enjoy their course. Just have good and stable internet connection.. And ready your you-tube

nice place to learn, i have completed two courses also a course on http://coursera.org

Yes..... I am one of the current student!

Nice. I'm gonna check it out.