Duolingo is a website and app that teaches you to speak and write a new language. The languages it offers at the moment include Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. If you use the site regularly, and diligently put in the hours, you can become well-versed in a new language quickly and pleasurably.
If you couldn’t afford to attend college or just want to take a course in something you never got the chance to study, this site offers you the opportunity to take collegiate level courses. You can choose any subject including history, science, art, economics, math, and computer programming. The website provides you with the resources and can even assess your progress and evaluate what you’ve learned.
The guitar is one of the more accessible instruments to learn, and it is relatively easy to do so via the internet. A young man named Justin created a website filled with hundreds of free guitar lessons, tips, and other resources making it all the more easier for you to learn how to play this instrument.
For some people, cooking comes naturally and following recipes is as easy as pie. But for other people, recipes aren't specific and detailed enough, and this is where Cooking for Engineers can help. This blog not only provides recipes concerned with creating flavorsome meals, but also includes a breakdown of ingredients, equipment, and instructions in an analytical fashion so no mistakes can be made.
Not everyone can attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but the educators there are not exclusive with their course material and want to share their knowledge with you, for free. Thus, the Open Courseware was created. You can find hundreds of courses online, and this initiative has influenced other universities to offer free courses and even podcasts of certain lecture series.
The financial world can seem daunting to the uninitiated, but you don’t have to feel intimidated anymore when a conversation turns 'financial'. This educational website helps you understand economics and the financial world through easy to understand videos and tutorials, and an easy to digest 'news' blog. Their informative news stories are straightforward and let you know what is going on in the ever-changing face of the money market scene.
There are many dictionaries online, but finding a comprehensive one that covers more complicated words, obscure phrases, or slang, can be more challenging. If you love reading, learning definitions and finding a variety of resources to lead you to your answer, this is the resource for you.
This informative website combines readable tidbits with a map, to create an interactive geography resource. The map allows you to select any country and learn about all the facets of that country including its history, population, and other important details.
This invaluable website is brought to you by the Discovery Channel and is filled to the brim with information on how things work. This growing network includes articles, podcasts, and YouTube videos regarding a variety of topics, from the technical to the mundane, in the most fascinating way. The topics range from history, technology, science, health, and all the way to culture.
TED Talks occur around the world, gathering the smartest minds from all sorts of fields to present their ideas in 20 minute lectures. While attending the live events is a costly experience, their website publishes videos of all the talks for free, providing you with hours of enriching insights, interesting topics, and valuable lessons.
This ingenious initiative grants you access to hundreds of free books, that can keep you occupied for hours. The library of downloadable books provided by Project Gutenberg is both legal and free as most of the collections are public domain books.
A strong educational technique for recalling information quickly is the use of flashcards. Online site Anki lets you memorize streams of information with their innovative flashcard system. This resource helps you embed text, videos, images, and audio into your flashcards, allowing for a fun learning experience and faster recall.
