क्लास सेंट्रल की रिपोर्ट https://www.classcentral.com/report MOOC News, Interviews, and Analysis Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:41:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 हमारी भलाई बढ़ाने के लिए खुशी पर पुनर्विचार https://www.classcentral.com/report/review-science-of-well-being/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/review-science-of-well-being/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:12:03 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=85398 This is an in-depth review of The Science of Well-Being course by Yale University with Professor Laurie Santos.

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Professor Laurie Santos, course instructor.

The Science of Well-Being, offered by Yale University on Coursera, is an insightful course introducing practices to increase our well-being. Like most of us, my lifestyle significantly changed at the height of the pandemic. By spending most of the day at my apartment alone for months, I gradually began to question my personal values on happiness and wondered how I can increase my sense of fulfillment. So, I decided to enroll in this 10-week course, hoping that I can learn some insights to improve my well-being.

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Understanding What Makes Us Happy

Although we generally believe that a good job, awesome stuff, or true love will make ourselves happy, psychologists advocate that this is an illusion. Professor Laurie Santos argues that they stop bringing you the happiness you expect and rest your reference point for the future, because you habituate with your high salary, fancy car, and partner. Throughout the course, she discusses why we have such misconceptions about happiness and how we can overcome our biases. After introducing what really increases our well-being, Professor Santos suggests strategies to develop habits to put them into practice. The encouraging finding in psychology is that we can work forward to improve our well-being, because actions and thoughts control 40% of our happiness.

For sure, some of the recommended rewirements, practices to increase our happiness, were rather common sense. I knew from my experiences that regular physical exercise, meditation, and good sleep improve my well-being. Still, what was interesting with this course is that all the suggestions were based on evidence from psychological research. For example, academic research using a brain scanner has shown that meditation not only increases your happiness via shutting off the default mode of mind wandering but also strengthens our brain over time. These empirical research findings increase my confidence and motivation to put them into practice.

On the other hand, some of the findings were counter intuitive. For example, investments on experiences will make you happier than purchasing materials. My intuition was that material possessions such as a fancy new car will continue to bring happiness in the future. However, Professor Santos argued that while we habituate to a new car, a nice vacation will end well before we get used to it. In fact, when I recall my good memories in the past, vacations, especially the ones I spent with my family or friends, came on top of my list and certainly not the things I purchased for myself.

Furthermore, Professor Santos gave a fresh perspective on what can make you call a dream job. Instead of seeking high salaries, we should look for jobs that actively use our signature strengths, character strengths most essential to who we are. The act of using those strengths raises our happiness and lowers depressive symptoms, which in turn increases our productivity and job satisfaction. In fact, a good understanding of my signature strengths after taking a free self-assessment introduced in the course certainly gave me a new and interesting angle on how to approach my work differently.

Practicing What Makes Us Happy

The last four weeks were devoted to practicing our favorite rewirement taught in the course. While I chose signature strength, my challenge was to practice it every day, which became apparent during the last week on the project. The positive momentum and enthusiasm can fade surprisingly quickly. I ended up procrastinating, which took me much longer to complete the Rewirement Challenge. This experience revealed that merely knowing something is not enough to put them into practice, which was referred to as the GI Joe fallacy in the first week of this course.

The important lesson was to have strategies for better habits, which was introduced in the sixth week. What I found interesting is that we need to think about the benefits and obstacles of our goal beforehand, if we want to keep overcoming obstacles. My tendency has been either optimistic without considering obstacles, or pessimistic focusing on obstacles, which have limited my potential. Furthermore, we should create beforehand implementation intentions and very specific if-then plans to respond to obstacles, so that we achieve our goal.

Conclusion

Overall, I really enjoyed this 10-week course. The teaching style was very engaging, full of insightful material, which helped me rethink what makes me happy. The recommended reading on signature strength was eye-opening, giving me the courage to confront the root causes of my personal problems and to find solutions for them. Because this course introduces many rewirements to improve your well-being, I am sure you can find something that would meet your preferences. Above all, my happiness score improved over the course. Highly recommended!

My certificate of completion.

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Resumes are pretty much the very first step while applying for almost any job. They give potential employers a first-hand idea of who you are and why you might be a good fit for that job before they even get to meet you. So your resume needs to be as perfect as it can be.

In this guide, I’ve selected the 10 best free and paid resume writing online courses for you from the 50+ resume writing courses on our catalog by following a well-defined methodology that you can find below.

But if you want to jump straight to the results, here are my top 10 picks. You can click on a course to jump to the corresponding section:

Course Workload In Brief
1. Writing a Resume (LinkedIn Learning) 2-3 hours Best free, beginner-friendly course to learn the basics of resume writing and job search basics
2. Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters (University of Maryland) 13 hours Best course for intermediate learners to learn to write resume in a language companies speak
3. How to Write a Resume (Project-Centered Course) (State University of New York) 20-24 hours Project-based course for recent graduates to learn resume best practices and current trends
4. Writing a Tech Resume (LinkedIn Learning) < 1 hour Short course for learners from a technical background to learn to write a tech resume
5. Resume Makeover (LinkedIn Learning) 2 hours Great course for anyone who wants to revamp their resume and learn about the hiring process
6. How To Write A Winning Resume – Top Resume Writing Tips (Professor Heather Austin) 1-2 hours Short, free course for beginners to learn to write resumes, includes useful tips and tricks
7. The Complete Resume, LinkedIn & Get Your Dream Job Course! (Udemy) 12 hours 3-part course for beginners to learn interviewIng skills, resume/LinkedIn skills and networking skills
8. Redesign Your Resume: Designing Professional Documents (Skillshare) 2-3 hours Useful course for beginners to learn to design professional documents and build InDesign skills
9. Designing a Resume for Creatives (LinkedIn Learning) 1-2 hours Beginner-friendly course for learners from a creative background to build an appealing resume
10. [2021] Career Hacking™: Resume, LinkedIn, Interviewing +More (Udemy) 6 hours Good course for beginners to learn resume writing, cover letters, interviewing and networking skills

What is Resume Writing?

A resume is a formal document, typically of one to two pages, that highlights a candidate’s education, experience and skills. Job seekers write resumes while applying for a job for recruiters to evaluate their competency and worth for the concerned job. Employers may collect resumes in person, through a company’s career website, a job search engine, or a professional social media page.

The word “resume” originally comes from the French word ‘résumé’, past participle of résumer which means “to summarize”. However, this term is primarily used in America and Canada to represent a document that showcases your skills and work experiences, and not in France and other parts of Europe where a curriculum vitae (or CV) is used instead. In India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, biodata is often used in place of a resume.

Fun fact: Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci was the first recorded person to write a resume in the 15th century (even though it was more of a letter)?

Leonardo’s “resume” (image credit: DAVRON)

Why are Resume Writing Skills Important?

Resumes create your first impression to potential employers. That’s why resume writing is an important skill to have. Indeed notes down a few more reasons why resumes are important:

  • Provides an opportunity to market yourself to employers
  • Outlines your skills, background and education so employers can easily see how your experience contributes to the success of a company
  • Helps employers eliminate unqualified candidates
  • Allows you to demonstrate your written communication skills

What is My Experience with Resume Writing?

Throughout school and college, I was taught to write good resumes as part of my curriculum and I scored high too. And I landed a pretty decent job alright!

Besides that, I am a Guided Project Instructor and a Beta Tester at Coursera, having tested many courses before they’re officially launched. I have taken over 50 online courses in various subjects.

My experience as an online learner and teacher has given me some perspective on what to look for in an online course. I used my experience to evaluate each course in this list.

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Course Ranking Methodology

I built this ranking following the now tried-and-tested methodology I used in previous rankings (you can find them all here). It involves a three-step process:

  1. Research: I started by leveraging Class Central’s database with 100K online courses and 200K+ reviews. Then, I made a preliminary selection of 50+ resume writing courses by rating, reviews, and bookmarks.
  2. Evaluate: I read through reviews on Class Central, Reddit, and course providers to understand what other learners thought about each course and combined it with my own experience as a learner.
  3. Select: Well-made courses were picked if they presented valuable and engaging content and they have to fit in a set of criteria and be ranked accordingly: comprehensive curriculum, release date, affordability, ratings and enrollments.

The end result is a unique selection of courses that combines a decade of Class Central data and my own experience as an online learner to try to get the best of both worlds. So far, I’ve spent more than 10 hours building this list, and I’ll continue to update it.

Course Ranking Statistics

Here are some statistics regarding this course ranking:

  • Combined, these courses have accrued over 760.6K enrollments.
  • 3 courses are free or free-to-audit and 7 courses are paid.
  • The most-represented course provider in the ranking is LinkedIn Learning, with 4 courses.
  • All 10 courses are in English.
  • The resume writing subject is followed by over 3.6K learners on Class Central, and accounts for over 50 courses in Class Central catalog

So without further ado, let’s get to my picks for the best resume writing online courses.

1. Writing a Resume (LinkedIn Learning)

Stacey Gordon, instructor

My first pick for the best resume writing online course is the free course Writing a Resume on LinkedIn Learning.

This free, beginner-friendly course will teach you the basics of resume writing. What’s more – as a job-seeker, you’ll also understand a few extra job search basics such as identifying companies to work for and determining fit. Moreover, you’ll be able to tackle job hopping, lack of experience, or unemployment gaps while focusing on your experiences.

By the end of the course, you’ll learn what to and what not to include in your resume and showcase your talents and best qualities. You’ll be able to choose the right format for your resume, tailor information to match job requirements, and write alternative resumes that include industry-specific information.

What You’ll Learn

First, you’ll learn how to create an effective resume by understanding its basic components such as the objective statement, skills section, work experience, education, and technical skills. You’ll customize these components to match the job you’re applying for, upgrade your resume by using achievements, awards, and publications, and choose the right layout and formatting.

Next, you’ll cover alternative resume designs, including resumes for different industries and regions, and how to handle common challenges like career changes, gaps in employment, and long-term unemployment.

After that, you’ll understand how to use your resume to stand out from other applicants and conduct a successful job search by focusing on your objective, showcasing the skills that employers want, and effectively using your education and volunteer work.

Finally, you’ll also learn best practices for using a resume in various scenarios, such as online applications, interviews, networking, and informational interviews, and conduct a proactive versus reactive job search by identifying potential companies, determining fit, and finding contacts.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 10 modules. Each module involves about 10 to 20 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, practice exercises and quizzes.

Provider LinkedIn Learning
Instructor Stacey Gordon
Level Beginner
Workload 2-3 hours
Enrollments 411.5K
Rating 4.7/5.0 (3.7K)
Certificate Free

Fun Facts

  • Gordon is focused on improving workplace cultures and her mission is to reduce bias in global talent acquisition and management.
  • She offers diversity, inclusion and career related online courses on LinkedIn Learning.
  • Her book, “UNBIAS: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work”, which is an ‘action manual’ for you to remove barriers and ensure equity throughout your organization

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

2. Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters (University of Maryland, College Park)

Charles Duquette, instructor

My second pick for the best resume writing online course is the free-to-audit Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters, offered by the University of Maryland, College Park on Coursera.

This course is for intermediate learners who want to grab the attention of prospective employers using the language they already speak inside their organization. You’ll get answers to any related questions that you might have, and convert a boring resume into a dynamic asset statement. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to write your resume in a language that employers understand.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll learn how to tailor your resume for a specific job opportunity and to rank high in the relevance scales used by top organizations, and craft powerful accomplishment statements and summarize your experiences effectively.

You’ll also select the best resume format for your career goals, prepare your resume for electronic submission, and write an effective cover letter. You’ll also cover what information to leave off your resume and how to follow up after an interview.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 4 weeks. Each week involves about 3 to 4 hours of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, readings and quizzes.

Institution University of Maryland, College Park
Provider Coursera
Instructor Charles Duquette
Level Intermediate
Workload 13 hours
Enrollments 44.8K
Rating 4.7/5.0
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Duquette is a lecturer and Marketing Coordinator at University of Maryland, College Park.
  • He studied Biology at Georgetown University, Finance at University of Maryland, Mechanical Engineering at The Catholic University of America, and Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

3. How to Write a Resume (Project-Centered Course) (State University of New York)

Zachary Slaybaugh, instructor

My third pick for the best resume writing online course is the free-to-audit How to Write a Resume (Project-Centered Course), offered by the State University of New York on <provider>.

If you’re a young professional or a college student, then this resume writing course is for you. Whether it’s your first resume or an old resume you want to polish, this project-based course will teach you resume best practices and current trends. Regardless of your career stage or professional background, you can benefit from this course and learn by working on a real-world project.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll learn about the purpose of a resume and when it might be used, examine the typical sections of a resume, identify transferable skills from your past experiences, write effective action-statements, use strong verbs, and avoid common pitfalls in writing the content of your resume.

You’ll also organize the sections and create a clear and structured format, become familiar with different headings and “buzzwords”, take a look at an interview with an employer that will provide valuable insights to make your resume stand out, and get answers to any common questions you may have about resumes.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 7 weeks. Each week involves about 30 minutes to 2 hours of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, readings and quizzes.

Institution State University of New York
Provider Coursera
Instructor Zachary Slaybaugh, Holly Justice
Level Beginner
Workload 20-24 hours
Enrollments 205.9K
Rating 4.6/5.0 (3.7K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Justice is a nature lover, equestrian, hiker/backpacker, runner, explorer/traveler, mindfulness meditation practitioner and teacher.
  • She has hiked in over 25 U.S. National Parks and a few international National Parks so far

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

4. Writing a Tech Resume (LinkedIn Learning)

Emma Bostian, instructor

My fourth pick for the best resume writing online course is Writing a Tech Resume on LinkedIn Learning.

Focused on those from a technical background, this course shows you how to showcase your technology skills so that you can stand out from the crowd. You’ll work on minor design details like spacing, font choice and color palette, and create your professional online presence on platforms such as LinkedIn and GitHub. And you can achieve all this in less than an hour!

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll cover everything from logistics, such as resume length and the difference between a resume and a CV, to content tips and tricks, like word choice and highlighting your impact.

You’ll learn what to include in your resume, such as education, work experience, skills, and awards and certifications, as well as how to use tools like word processors, resume builders, and visual design tools to create a polished and professional final product.

Finally, you’ll understand design best practices, such as typography, color, layout, and file format, and how to present a professional online presence through platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub and personal portfolios or websites.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 7 modules. Each module involves about 5 to 10 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos and quizzes.

Provider LinkedIn Learning
Instructor Emma Bostian
Level Beginner
Workload < 1 hour
Enrollments 401.3K
Rating 4.7/5.0 (2K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Bostian is a Software Engineer at Spotify in Stockholm.
  • She founded and manages an open-source project, Coding Coach, a free platform that aims to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
  • She is a co-host of the Ladybug Podcast and panelist on JSParty, and teaches at Stack Overflow, Frontend Masters, and Egghead.io

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

5. Resume Makeover (LinkedIn Learning)

Jenny Foss, instructor

My fifth pick for the best resume writing online course is Resume Makeover on LinkedIn Learning.

This course is for anyone looking to turn their dull, boring resume into something that recruiters will notice. You’ll learn how to put all your experiences into a compelling marketing document while addressing resume gaps and job hops. You’ll also take a look at how the hiring process works so that when you apply for a new job, you have more chances of acing an interview.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll work on your resume roadmap, the summary section, the key skills section, professional experience and work history, education and certifications, customize your resume for different jobs, deal with gaps and career bloopers, finalize the resume, and take a look at resume questions and answers.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 1 module which involves about 1 to 2 hours of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, practice exercises and quizzes.

Provider LinkedIn Learning
Instructor Jenny Foss
Level Beginner
Workload 2 hours
Enrollments 255.8K
Rating 4.8/5.0 (3.8K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Foss is a job search strategist, recruiter, career coach and certified professional resume writer.
  • She’s also an author, an educator, an entrepreneur, a cheerleader, and sometimes, a bit of a therapist.
  • She has written a book, “Do This, Not That: Careers. Learn

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

6. How To Write A Winning Resume – Top Resume Writing Tips (Professor Heather Austin)

Heather Austin, instructor

My sixth pick for the best resume writing online course is the free course How To Write A Winning Resume – Top Resume Writing Tips, offered by Professor Heather Austin on YouTube.

This short, free course will guide you through the process of writing a resume, including important resume writing tips and secrets that will put you ahead of the crowd. You’ll explore examples of good resumes and also get to know where to find sample resume templates that you can download and tailor to apply for your next job. Within just a couple of hours, you’ll have a great resume that will get you noticed.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll start with a template and examples for your resume, write a resume summary, make an ATS-friendly resume that will help you pass the automated screening process, and write a resume with little or no work experience.

You’ll also learn how to craft a resume that will increase your chances of getting hired, format a resume quickly and effectively, write achievements in a resume, and you’ll get additional resources and information to help you write your resume.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 14 videos. Each video involves about 5 to 15 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through video lectures only.

Channel Professor Heather Austin
Provider YouTube
Instructor Heather Austin
Level Beginner
Workload 1-2 hours
Certificate Not available

Fun Facts

  • Austin is the host of #TheCareerClub on Facebook and the creator of ProfessorAustin.com.
  • She teaches professionals how to navigate the job search process from building a solid social media presence on LinkedIn to nailing those tough interview questions. 
  • She gives easy-to-follow tutorials with step-by-step instructions on finding the right career for you on her YouTube channel

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

7. The Complete Resume, LinkedIn & Get Your Dream Job Course! (Udemy)

Chris Haroun, instructor

My seventh pick for the best resume writing online course is The Complete Resume, LinkedIn & Get Your Dream Job Course! on Udemy.

This is a 3-part course that teaches you the three most important topics for getting a job: interviewIng skills, resume/LinkedIn skills and networking skills. You can take the 3 sections in any order that suits you but it is recommended that you take them in the order in which the course is built. No matter at what stage of your career you’re at, this course will help you get the job you want.

What You’ll Learn

This course will help you get any job you want, build the perfect resume, interview better than others, build the perfect LinkedIn profile, and network better than anyone else so that you can get your dream job.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 51 sections. Each section involves about 5 to 30 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, readings and downloadable resources.

Provider Udemy
Instructor Chris Haroun
Level Beginner
Workload 12 hours
Enrollments 112.3K
Rating 4.5/5.0 (6.2K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Haroun is the founder and CEO of the online Haroun MBA Degree Program and the founder and CEO of Haroun Education Ventures.
  • He is the author of the online business course, “An Entire MBA in 1 Course”, and the book, “101 Crucial Lessons They Don’t Teach You in Business School”.
  • He is an MBA graduate from Columbia University

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

8. Redesign Your Resume: Designing Professional Documents (Skillshare)

Anne Ditmeyer, instructor

My eighth pick for the best resume writing online course is Redesign Your Resume: Designing Professional Documents on Skillshare.

Whether you are a student, a marketing professional or a freelancer, this course will teach you how to design professional documents and use design to enhance communication. Using resumes as the starting point, you’ll explore some great examples by professionals. You’ll also build InDesign skills but you can apply the design concepts to other documents as well.

What You’ll Learn

In order to build your resume, you’ll take inspiration from resumes, CVs and general documents, work on layouts and text boxes in InDesign, create master pages, learn design terms and concepts, key design concepts applied in inDesign, tips for working with fonts and type, work with type in inDesign, add details in inDesign, and finalize your document.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 16 lessons. Each lesson involves about 5 to 10 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos and projects.

Provider Skillshare
Instructor Anne Ditmeyer
Level Beginner
Workload 2-3 hours
Enrollments 5.9K
Rating 100%
Certificate Not available

Fun Facts

  • Ditmeyer is an American designer and creative coach based in Paris, France.
  • She founded Prêt à Voyager in 2007 to explore the intersection of travel and design.
  • She offers bespoke tours of Paris at NavigateParis.com and online trip planning tool NavigateParisOnline.com.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

9. Designing a Resume for Creatives (LinkedIn Learning)

Ina Saltz, instructor

My ninth pick for the best resume writing online course is Designing a Resume for Creatives on LinkedIn Learning.

If you are from a creative background, then this resume writing course is for you. As a creative, you can use your resume to actually showcase your design skills while putting in all your details. This course teaches you how to present yourself through a visually strong, content-rich resume, and also includes presentation options for creatives so that your resume is aesthetic as well as informative.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll start off by learning how to write a comprehensive and effective resume that showcases all your relevant information, like education, experience, skills and interests, tailor your resume to different career stages and messages, and present your strengths and achievements in the best way possible.

Then, you’ll choose effective typefaces and margins, create hierarchy and format your resume in MS Word, explore common resume errors and how to avoid them, make sure your message is clear, check for spelling and grammar errors, and choose the right words and text length.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 4 modules. Each module involves about 20 minutes to 1 hour of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos and practice exercises.

Provider LinkedIn Learning
Instructor Ina Saltz
Level Beginner
Workload 1-2 hours
Enrollments 190.1K
Rating 4.6/5.0
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Saltz’s personal and professional interests and activities are related to design, with a strong emphasis on typography, letterforms and publishing.
  • She is an author (books, articles, video tutorials), a professor, a designer, a photographer, a design critic and a design consultant

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

10. [2021] Career Hacking™: Resume, LinkedIn, Interviewing +More (Udemy)

Davis Jones, instructor

My tenth pick for the best resume writing online course is [2021] Career Hacking™: Resume, LinkedIn, Interviewing +More on Udemy.

Whether you are a recent graduate or a professional, no matter at which stage you are in your career, you’ll learn resume writing, LinkedIn profiles, cover letters, interviewing and networking skills all in one course. These skills are necessary if you want to get the job of your dreams, and this course makes it possible for you to achieve these easily.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll prepare a keyword-rich, targeted resume, present yourself powerfully on LinkedIn, interview competently and persuasively, create career opportunities using traditional and non-traditional methods, build relevant professional networks, and set the stage for a rewarding career.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 12 sections. Each section involves about 20 to 30 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, readings and quizzes. Downloadable resources are also provided.

Provider Udemy
Instructor Davis Jones, Ludell Jones
Level Beginner
Workload 6 hours
Enrollments 74.6K
Rating 4.5/5.0 (8.8K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Mr. Jones is the Chief Learning Officer at Eazl.
  • Mrs. Jones is the COO of Eazl and was previously the Marketing & Communications Manager there.
  • She earned her master’s degree from SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

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2023 में लेने के लिए 7 सर्वश्रेष्ठ निःशुल्क OCaml पाठ्यक्रम https://www.classcentral.com/report/best-ocaml-courses/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/best-ocaml-courses/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:32:53 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=85425 Here are the best free online courses to learn OCaml, a general-purpose, statically-typed programming language that is widely used in academia and research institutions.

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In this guide, you will find the best free online courses and resources to learn OCaml,  a general-purpose, statically-typed programming language that is widely used for building robust, expressive, and performant applications.

Though OCaml puts the functional style first, it supports other paradigms like object-oriented and imperative programming, giving developers a high degree of flexibility. Along with its robust type system which guarantees safety and reliability, OCaml is a popular choice among large organizations such as Facebook, Microsoft, Bloomberg, and Jane Street. OCaml’s versatile nature enables developers to use it for a wide range of tasks, from writing compilers and developing trading systems, to creating domain-specific languages and web-crawling applications.

If you’re interested in learning a language that combines efficiency, expressiveness, and practicality in a way unmatched by any other language, read on more to find my top picks for the best OCaml course.

But if you’re in a hurry, here are my top picks. Click on one to skip to the course details:

Course Workload In Brief
1. OCaml Programming: Correct + Efficient + Beautiful  (Cornell University) N/A Best free university-level course with videos, textbook, and exercises
2. Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml (Université Paris Diderot) 7 hours Best free university-level video course
3. Programming with OCaml (Anthony Narlock) 3–4 hours long Best free short video course
4. OCaml By Example (O(1) Labs) N/A Best free article-based course
5. OCaml Workshop (Jane Street) N/A Best free hands-on exercise and project-based course
6. Learn OCaml (OCaml Software Foundation) N/A Best free short exercise-based course
7. OCaml (Exercism) N/A Best free exercise-based course with free mentoring

What is OCaml?

OCaml is a general-purpose, statically-typed programming language with an emphasis on expressiveness and safety. It was designed in 1996 by Xavier Leroy and his team at INRIA in France as an extension of the Meta Language Caml dialect. Although Caml had a powerful type system and functional programming capabilities, it was only ever used in academia. However, by incorporating features such as object-oriented programming while retaining the correctness and conciseness of its predecessor, OCaml became a suitable language for building practical, real-world applications (which is what the O in OCaml formerly stood for Objective, if you were wondering).

OCaml’s strong type system, inherited from its predecessors, helps ensure code is safe and correct by catching errors at compile-time, while maintaining the flexibility of untyped languages by performing type inference. Not only that, OCaml’s algebraic data types allows for powerful pattern-matching capabilities, making it easy to match, extract and manipulate data in a concise and expressive way.

Many of OCaml’s features encourage programming in the functional style, such as preferring recursion and higher-order functions over traditional loops and preferring immutable data structures over mutable ones. However, it acknowledges that certain tasks  such as working with files and writing in-place algorithms can be difficult to accomplish using only functional methods. As a result, OCaml offers support for multiple programming paradigms like imperative and object-oriented programming, giving developers flexibility to choose the best paradigm for their problem.

OCaml is also known for performance and ability to easily integrate with other languages, such as C and JavaScript, making it a great choice for building multi-language systems.

As for its applications, OCaml is widely used in academia and research institutions, with many universities like Cornell and Princeton including it in their curriculum to teach functional programming. And although OCaml is relatively niche compared to other languages, it has been used in several large-scale industry projects by companies such as Facebook for compilers and static analysis, Jane Street for guaranteeing the correctness of their internal trading systems, Coq for checking mathematical theorems, and Bloomberg for advanced financial derivatives risk management application.
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Best Courses Guides Methodology

I built this ranking following the now tried-and-tested methodology used in previous Best Courses Guides (you can find them all here). It involves a three-step process:

  1. Research: I started by leveraging Class Central’s database with 100K online courses and 200K+ reviews. Then, I made a preliminary selection of OCaml courses by rating, reviews, and bookmarks.
  2. Evaluate: I read through reviews on Class Central, Reddit, and course providers to understand what other learners thought about each course and combined it with my own experience as a learner.
  3. Select: Well-made courses were picked if they presented valuable and engaging content and they have to fit in a set of criteria and be ranked accordingly: comprehensive curriculum, affordability, release date, ratings and enrollments.

Course Ranking Statistics

Here are some aggregate stats about the ranking:

  • All of the courses in this ranking are free or free-to-audit.
  • All of the courses are suitable for beginners to OCaml. Unfortunately, none of the courses are geared towards complete beginners to programming.
  • Two of the courses are from universities while the rest are from independent providers.

Without further ado, let’s go through the top picks.

1. OCaml Programming: Correct + Efficient + Beautiful  (Cornell University)

The number one OCaml course in this ranking is OCaml Programming: Correct + Efficient + Beautiful from Cornell University.

This free course is my top pick because it is both a textbook and a bite-sized video series. This means that you’ll learn not only through comprehensive written explanations and examples, but also through visual demonstrations and coding exercises.

The course covers a wide range of topics related to OCaml, including functional programming, correctness and efficiency, data structures, and best software engineering practices.

Prior knowledge programming in some mainstream imperative language (Java and Python preferred) and first-semester standard discrete mathematics is assumed prior to taking this course.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll start straight away by diving into the basics of OCaml, starting with basic syntax like writing expressions and functions. You’ll quickly familiarize yourself with the functional style of programming through extensive use of OCaml’s REPL.

As you become more comfortable with the language’s distinctive syntax, you’ll find yourself appreciating its underlying principles that help developers write concise yet expressive, correct yet efficient code. For example, OCaml is awesome for writing compilers thanks to functional programming concepts such as parametric polymorphism, algebraic data types, higher-order programming, pattern matching. Hence, you’ll study all of these in-depth, along software engineering best practices such as error handling, testing, and documentation.

Not only that, data structures will also be covered in the course, from the ones available in the standard library to more complicated data structures that you’ll implement on your own using both imperative and functional programming. You’ll be able to analyze the efficiency of data structures using amortized analysis and choose the one that suits your use case.

Remember that I mentioned OCaml is great for writing compilers? Well, the final part of this course demystifies compilers enough for you to design and implement some small, special-purpose domain-specific languages (DSLs).

How You’ll Learn

This course consists of 9 chapters. You’ll learn by reading through the chapters and watching the videos. At the end of each chapter except the first, you’ll find exercises for you to practice what you’ve learned. Additionally, the course has a feature called collaborative annotations that allows you to highlight and make private notes that you can share with others.

Institution Cornell University
Instructor Michael R. Clarkson
Level Beginner
Workload N/A
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Michael R. Clarkson is a professor at Cornell University. These series of videos and the textbook are materials for the CS 3110 Data Structures and Functional Programming using the OCaml programming language. Due to overwhelming positive feedback, Michael made the videos publicly available for anyone who wants to learn about OCaml, functional programming, and becoming a better programmer.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

2. Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml (Université Paris Diderot)

My second pick for the best OCaml course is Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml offered by Université de Paris.

This MOOC focuses on teaching the principles of functional programming using the OCaml programming language by emphasizing the use of functions as first-class values to create and manage complex data structures. The course will begin by showing the use of OCaml as a functional programming language alone, and by the end, it’ll demonstrate how OCaml can be utilized as a multi-paradigm language, combining functional and imperative programming styles to get the best of both worlds.

To follow this course, you should already have some basic knowledge of writing simple computer programs in a programming language.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll begin the course with an overview of the language, starting with its robust type system. OCaml is statically-typed language, but thanks to its flexible type inference you’ll find yourself working with the type-checker rather than against it, and even create your own types. Combined with immutable data structures, such as tuples, records, and trees, you’ll see how they can be used effectively in your programs.

As a functional-first programming language, OCaml emphasizes the concepts of functional programming (FP), including the use of recursion over loops and the treatment of functions as first-class citizens. You’ll gain hands-on experience with key FP concepts such as partial function application, map and fold operations, and more.

By now, you’ve probably gotten a good understanding of how functional programming differs from imperative programming. Imperative programming is useful in some cases though, so you’ll explore OCaml’s imperative constructs such as modules, input/output, and exceptions.

How You’ll Learn

This course is 6 weeks long, with the total video watch time adding up to 7 hours. You’ll learn by watching the lecture videos and following along with the examples provided by the instructors.

Institution Université de Paris
Provider YouTube
Instructors Roberto Di Cosmo, Yann Regis-Gianas, and Ralf Treinen
Level Beginner
Workload 7 hours
Enrollments 1.5K
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Roberto Di Cosmo is professor of computer science at University Paris Diderot, director of Irill, currently on leave at INRIA. His research interests include functional and parallel programming, type systems, logic, rewriting, and the static analysis of large software collections.
  • Yann Régis-Gianas teaches computer science at Université Paris-Diderot. His research at the PPS laboratory focuses on the theory and the design of programming languages. He did his PhD in the INRIA team that develops OCaml and is now in the development team of the Coq proof assistant.
  • Ralf Treinen is professor of computer science at University Paris Diderot. Symbolic constraint solving, verification and application of formal methods to the quality assurance of software components are among his current research interests. He is also a member of Irill.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

3. Programming with OCaml (Anthony Narlock)

Programming with OCaml teaches the basics of programming in OCaml, especially how it differs from other traditional programming languages.

No prior knowledge of OCaml is required to take this course.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll start this course by getting familiar with the command line tool `utop`. You’ll explore OCaml’s powerful static type system, including its basic types such as integers, floats, booleans, strings, and characters. Additionally, you’ll be introduced to the concepts of recursion and higher-order functions, and understand why they’re often preferred over loops.

As you move on, you’ll delve into lists and pattern matching. You’ll learn how to create and add elements to lists in OCaml, and discover how they can be composed of different types using tuples. You’ll see the power of lists and tuples through practical examples of pattern matching.

Taking a step back, you’ll delve into higher-order functions, focusing on the functions that operate on lists such as List.map, List.filter, List.fold_left, and List.fold_right.

Finally, the course will cover advanced concepts like parametric polymorphism, which allows types with free variables to be replaced with any type, and inductive types, which are programmer-defined types created using the “type” keyword in OCaml. You’ll see an example of this by creating a “message” type with different constructors for string, bool, and float messages, and then defining a list of message types and writing a function that iterates over them.

How You’ll Learn

This course is 3–4 hours long. You’ll learn by watching the lecture videos, where you’ll see the instructor teaching the basics of the language as well as complete some practical exercises to recap what you’ve learned in the video.

Channel narlock
Provider YouTube
Instructor Anthony Narlock
Level Beginner
Workload 3–4 hours long
Views 15K
Likes 326
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Anthony Narlock is an experienced software developer with programming experience in Java, Python, and C++. He has a YouTube channel where he posts study with me, vlogs, educational tutorials, and software update videos.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

4. OCaml By Example (O(1) Labs)

Learn the OCaml language by following a series of examples in the Ocaml By Example course!

No prior experience of OCaml is required to take this course.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll start this course with an overview of the basic language constructs such as values, functions, pattern matching, tuples, variants, lists, sets, arrays, and records. Although most of the concepts you’ll learn relate to functional programming, you’ll also understand how to program imperatively in OCaml as it is a multi-paradigm language.

Next, you’ll study data structures and algorithms, such as recursion, hash tables, and their implementation in the OCaml language. You’ll also understand the different ways to organize your code, such as modules and packages with the Dune build tool. Error handling and interacting with the file system are some other concepts you’ll also cover.

Finally, you’ll learn the more advanced parts of Ocaml, such as macros, and explore OCaml’s vast library collection, including interoperating with other programming languages such as C, JavaScript, and Rust.

How You’ll Learn

This course is made up of four chapters. You’ll learn by reading through the different articles along with the code examples provided.

Institution O(1) Labs
Provider GitHub
Level Beginner
Workload N/A
Stars 30
Certificate None

Fun Facts

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

5. OCaml Workshop (Jane Street)

Jane Street’s OCaml Workshop aims to help people start developing in OCaml through small hands-on exercises and bigger, more complex projects like arcade games.

To take this workshop, you should have some experience with OCaml.

What You’ll Learn

After you get familiarized with OCaml’s build process and tools, you’ll complete twenty one exercises teaching you OCaml features such as pattern matching, higher order functions, options, and anonymous functions.

Once you get that covered, you’ll begin developing simplified clones of three arcade games: Snake, Lumines, and Frogger. Snake and Lumines both run on your computer, whereas Frogger runs on your web browser. Afterward, you can choose between several more advanced projects, such as writing a IRC bot, implementing command-line fuzzy finder, or improving Frogger.

How You’ll Learn

Two types of exercises are given: small coding exercises and large projects. Small coding exercises test your understanding of different programming aspects of the OCaml language, whereas the larger projects provide the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills to more complex, real-world problems. You’ll need to pass the `expect` tests in order to fully complete the exercises.

The course also provides a few paths you can take after completing the exercises, but these come without `expect` tests.

Institution Jane Street
Provider OCaml
Level Beginner
Workload N/A
Stars 390
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm. It is a significant user of OCaml, which is used in several areas of its technology stack, including trading systems, risk management, and data processing.
  • This workshop was part of the The OCaml Users and Developers Workshop that brings together the OCaml community, including users of OCaml in industry, academia, hobbyists, and the free software community.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

6. Learn OCaml (OCaml Software Foundation)

OCaml Software Foundation’s Learn OCaml site provides a variety of coding challenges for you to practice OCaml programming taken from Université de Paris OCaml courses.

Experience with OCaml is recommended to do the exercises.

What You’ll Learn

The difficulty of the exercises ranges from one star (very easy) to four stars (very hard).

Some of the easier exercises include searching for strings in arrays, balancing binary trees, and using first-class functions.

Meanwhile, the more difficult exercises include implementing algorithms such as merge sort and huffman compression, displaying a filesystem hierarchy, and developing a mini database.

How You’ll Learn

You’ll write and execute code directly in the browser’s coding environment. After each exercise, you’ll receive a grade based on how efficient your code is.

Organization OCaml Software Foundation
Website ocaml-sf.org
Level All levels
Workload N/A
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • The OCaml Software Foundation is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the OCaml programming language and its ecosystem, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of OCaml users.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

7. OCaml (Exercism)

Exercism is an online coding platform that offers a variety of programming exercises and challenges that are suitable for all skill levels. It’s a great way to practice and improve your OCaml coding skills for free.

What makes Exercism stand out from other similar exercise providers is that it offers a free mentoring service. If you ever get stuck on an exercise or want to improve your code, you can request feedback from experienced OCaml programmers.

What You’ll Learn

Exercism offers exercises of varying difficulty levels, including easy, medium, and hard.

Examples of easy exercises include reporting leap years, calculating ages of people in a planet’s solar years, and determining if a sentence is a pangram.

Medium exercises include tasks such as counting the number of rectangles in an ASCII diagram, scoring a bowling game, and adding numbers to a minesweeper board.

For those looking for more of a challenge, there are also hard exercises available, such as calculating the date of meetups, implementing logic of hangman game using functional reactive programming, and creating a zipper for a binary tree.

How You’ll Learn

This course is self-paced, so you can take all the time you need to complete the 40+ hands-on programming exercises. Each exercise comes with automatic feedback of your code as well as personal mentoring to help you understand your code’s strengths and flaws.

Provider Exercism
Level All levels
Workload N/A
Enrollments 3K
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Exercism provides exercises on 50+ programming languages like Python, Kotlin, F#, and even WebAssembly.
  • Their mission is to help everyone get really good at programming, regardless of their background, share the love of programming, and help people upskill as part of their upward social mobility.
  • Around 40 people have contributed towards the OCaml syllabus and exercises, with over 60 mentors available at the time of writing.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

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1700 कौरसेरा पाठ्यक्रम जो अभी भी पूरी तरह नि:शुल्क हैं https://www.classcentral.com/report/coursera-free-online-courses/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/coursera-free-online-courses/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:45:48 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=66895 Did you know Coursera has many courses that are still completely free? Class Central has the complete list.

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Free courses on Coursera

Is Coursera Free?

At Class Central, we get that question so often that I wrote a guide to answer it. Nowadays, most Coursera courses are free to audit. But if you want to complete graded assignments or get a course certificate, you have to pay.

Coursera’s entire catalog used to be entirely free. But in late 2015, they introduced a paywall. Over the following years, this monetization approach expanded to other online course providers, including edX.

But I always knew that there were a few courses on Coursera that remained completely free. When you enroll in these courses, they offer a “Full Course, No Certificate” option, as you can see below.

Free Coursera course: “Full Course, No Certificate” option (with graded assignments)

By contrast, other courses tend to offer a more restrictive free-to-audit option, which doesn’t include graded assignments. This option is also quite easy to miss. You have to look for the “audit” link at the very bottom of the window that pops up when you enroll.

Free Coursera course: Free audit option (without graded assignments)

Which Courses are Entirely Free?

Out of Coursera’s 7000 or so active courses, I expected to find about 50 fully-free courses. Imagine my surprise (shock, really) when I found that close to 1700 Coursera courses are still completely free

The biggest challenge is finding which Coursera courses are entirely free. The Coursera website doesn’t provide any “free course” filter (Class Central does though 😊). To know if a course is fully free, you have to log into Coursera, enroll in the course, and look for the “Full Course, No Certificate” option.

But there are thousands of courses on Coursera, so short of checking them one by one, it’s tricky to manually put together a list of their fully-free courses. So instead, we went with an automated approach.

Originally, I used the browser automation tool Selenium to check the courses for me. My colleague Bob set me up with an AWS instance and Cloud9 IDE, where I could do this automation. Below is a screenshot of the setup. (Yes, I prefer PHP.)

Automating the search for free Coursera courses with Selenium

Out of Coursera’s 7000 or so active courses, I expected to find about 50 fully-free courses. Imagine my surprise (shock, really) when I found that close to 1700 Coursera courses are still completely free (that is, including the graded assignments, minus only the free certificate).

Free Coursera Courses

Below, I’ve compiled the 1700 entirely free courses offered on Coursera. It includes a number of highly-rated courses, including a few from Class Central’s Best Online Courses of All Time, such as Barbara Oakley’s Learning How to Learn.

Here are some stats about the course list:

  • Combined, these courses have 76M enrollments.
  • Combined, they have received 41K reviews on Class Central.
  • There are 9 courses with over 1M enrollments.
  • The most popular one, Yale’s Science of Well-Being, has 4.3M enrollments.
  • 58% of the courses are in English and 14% are in Spanish.

To help you navigate the course list, I’ve broken it down by subject. Click on one to jump to the corresponding courses.

Free Certificate Courses

If you don’t find what you need in the course list below, browse Class Central’s catalog of over 100K courses or visit our thematic collections:

You can find all our free certificates articles here.


Personal Development (78)

Health & Medicine (196)

Science (194)

Humanities (197)

Computer Science (103)

Programming (81)

Mathematics (44)

Engineering (88)

Social Sciences (212)

Business (255)

Art & Design (67)

Data Science (45)

Education & Teaching (85)

Information Security (InfoSec) (16)

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डेटा साइंटिस्ट की तरह सोचना सीखें: MATLAB के साथ खोजपूर्ण डेटा विश्लेषण की समीक्षा https://www.classcentral.com/report/review-exploratory-data-analysis-matlab/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/review-exploratory-data-analysis-matlab/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:22:37 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=85358 This free-to-audit course offered by MATHWORKS with leading experts will help you understand the power of MATLAB in data science with practical and industry-oriented content.

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Introduction

Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB, offered by MathWorks through Coursera, is one of the most practical and industry-oriented courses that I have taken on the web. This course is part of the Specialization program titled Practical Data Science with MATLAB which consists of four courses on this subject. The whole Specialization will take around five months to complete. The theme of the Specialization is well designed to guide the attendees through the standard procedures to analyze data in several forms.

Why I Took this Course

From module 4, Statistical Analysis.

We live in an era where large amounts of data are generated every day. This data comes from several sources including traffic, agriculture, internet of things, interconnected electrical grids, transport and many other areas. The growing amount of data poses a challenge to humans as our brains are not evolved to compute large chunks of increasingly complex data in a short time. On the other hand, we need a timely and accurate analysis of this data to decide on critical situations and financially important matters. As an electrical engineer, I see how much data is generated from the consumers each hour and how difficult it is for humans to make sense of it on our own. MATLAB, as a powerful computational engine has the capability to help us analyse this data and furthermore, use artificial intelligence to train models in this domain. My specific goal was to develop my skills in data science and use it to help in the analysis of electrical power networks planning. We need the following tasks to be successfully done:

  1.     Predict the behaviour of the consumers in short- and long-term intervals,
  2.     Predict weather patterns to plan renewable energy generation,
  3.     Plan the generation to balance the supply and demand in a cost-efficient manner,
  4.     Analyse the consumers data to identify the network’s bottlenecks, congestion times and points, etc.

History

I found the course in the Coursera platform and further searched for similar ones and the rest of the courses in the specialization in Class Central website. After taking a few sessions, the content and courses proved to be unique in many ways and therefore I continued to pursue it.

Instructor

Course instructors, from left to right: Adam Filion, Heather Gorr, Brandon Armstrong, and Erin Byrne.

I have seen the instructors in the course in multiple other online events and courses offered by MathWorks and they have very deep knowledge and experience of the content they present. I see both theoretical and practical knowledge and organization in the content they are offering which makes the course an enjoyable experience.

My Skills

I have a master’s degree in renewable energy engineering and my bachelor is in electrical engineering. I have been a user of MATLAB both in the academy and my job. I currently work as a specialist engineer and use MATLAB as one of our everyday tools for solving different problems including data analysis. I had also taken other data science courses already like the one offered via Edx by MathWorks.

How to be Successful

As per my experience from the course, it is an advantage if the reader has some theoretical background in data science, mathematics and/or engineering. It is also very good if you start applying the knowledge when you learn the material in the course. However, having MATLAB is essential as the online version will not be available after the course is finished.

Editor’s note: Learners are provided access to MATLAB for all the courses.

Certificate

The course offers a certificate like other MOOCs in Coursera for a fee. You can choose to take the course only or the entire specialization. There are other options in Coursera like the Coursera Plus membership where you can have annual access to thousands of courses and get a certificate for them.

The Course

This course is on Class Central’s Best Free Online Courses of All Time list. It’s rich in content and well organized in five weeks. The course covers all the basics of a standard data science task in it. It describes the workflow of data science, how to import the data, how to filter and sort it, how to do the necessary analysis and calculations on the data and finally how to present it to your audience. Participants can also discuss the topics in several forums and ask questions.

Grading

There are several graded and ungraded quizzes and tests. A lot of practice tests are also provided through the MathWorks website for helping in this course. It is required to pass the graded tests in order to be considered for a certificate.

Time Commitment

It is suggested in the course to dedicate 4 hours per week, however, if you want to deeply understand the topics, you need more time to research the topics further and more importantly practice them on your own.

Conclusion

I successfully went through the contents of the course and found it very useful. It actually helped me a lot in understanding the power of MATLAB in data science. I can now use the learned topics in my own work. It is one of the best courses I have taken online.

Editor’s note: Here is an in-depth review for the third course in the specialization, Course Review: Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning with MATLAB by MathWorks written by Magesh John, with a comment from one of the instructors, Brandon Armstrong.

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भविष्य के शिक्षकों को सशक्त बनाना: &#39;लर्निंग टू टीच - मेंटरिंग एंड ट्यूटरिंग स्टूडेंट टीचर्स&#39; की समीक्षा https://www.classcentral.com/report/review-learning-to-teach/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/review-learning-to-teach/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:39:14 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=85341 Learn how to effectively support beginner teachers in this free course by The Open University.

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I found the Class Central online learning catalog quite by accident while researching online free school mentoring training. I needed this because of my professional advancement (I am a classroom teacher). The course name Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers caught my attention and that’s how I started the training. The course is created by The Open University and available for free on the OpenLearn platform.

The course

From “What is the difference?” lesson 1.

The training is very well designed. It is very clear and I found it so interesting that I went through it “almost in one breath”. It is exactly what I needed and what I was looking for. I learned a lot about mentoring. The term “mentor” means a person who works daily with a teacher at the beginning of their career, supporting their development during their tenure. I remembered the teacher who supported me when I started working at the school.

At this training, guidelines were clearly given on what is important to follow in the role of a mentor, specific instructions and examples of what to pay attention to, and that the role of a mentor includes giving selfless advice as well as observing the emotions of your student.

I also learned that the role of a “tutor” can include providing academic support, if a student is studying for an academic qualification, and visiting the school to observe teaching. There are clear guidelines for this role as well.

Conclusion

From “Mentor role” lesson 2.

My opinion is this training Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers is great, clear, does not require a lot of time, and provides a lot of information. I will wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone who is engaged in the work of a teacher.

This course will help me become a better mentor to my students, as well as a better tutor to students. After this course I have a clear idea of the role of a mentor.

What’s next

A related course that I would like to participate in is Exploring Inclusive Pedagogies.

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2022 में छंटनी से बचने वाला एकमात्र प्रमुख खिलाड़ी होने के बाद उडेमी ने ~200 कर्मचारियों की छंटनी की https://www.classcentral.com/report/udemy-layoffs/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/udemy-layoffs/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:13:47 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=85377 The layoffs represent 10% of Udemy's workforce. Udemy expect profitability in the second half of 2023.

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When I looked back at 2022, I noticed that Udemy was the only major player in online learning that hadn’t undergone layoffs. Just two weeks ago, a Senior Director of Recruiting at Udemy bragged about this and thanked Udemy for “allowing us to feel safe in a very uncertain time”.

Unfortunately for them, a couple of days ago, Udemy let go 10% of their employees. They officially disclosed this during their Q4 2022 earnings report, which was published yesterday.

(2023 also saw Domestika and Thinkific announce new rounds of layoffs.)

The same Udemy Director mentioned that 800 “Udemates” were hired in 2022. Last year, when I analyzed Udemy’s 2021 Annual Report, I learned that Udemy had 1,238 full-time employees at the end of 2021. So back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that about 200 Udemy employees have been laid off.

According to Udemy CEO and Chairman Greggo Coccari, who’s set to retire at the end of this month, these layoffs were prompted by a “challenging macro environment”. Like other layoff messages, it was very generic. The goal is to cut costs and position Udemy for long-term sustainable growth.

The layoffs will result in adjusted severance costs of $8–9 million in Q1 2023 but are expected to save Udemy approximately $30–32 million annually. At the end of 2022, Udemy had $465 million of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and expects to be profitable in the second half of 2023.

Udemy’s 2022 Revenues

Udemy Segment Revenue Over the Years
2019 2020 2021 2022
Total $276.3m $429.9m $515.7m $629.1m
B2C $225.5m $326.4m $328.7m $315.1m
B2B $50.9m $103.4m $187.0m $314.0m

In 2022, Udemy’s revenue grew by 22% to $629.1 million. But all the growth came from its B2B segment, which grew by 68% from $187.0 million to $314 million. This is similar to what we saw in 2021.

For the third year in a row, B2C revenue has remained mostly unchanged, declining by 4% in 2022 to $315.1 million. In Q3 2022, as first reported by Class Central, Udemy’s B2B revenue exceeded its B2C for the very first time.

Udemy: B2C vs B2B (from Q1 2019 to Q4 2022)

Note that B2B revenue has a higher profit margin: 65.8% for B2B — 51.5% for B2C (in 2022). It’s no surprise that Greg Brown, president of Udemy Business, will take over as Udemy CEO on March 1st.

Udemy’s annual revenue projection for 2023 is $700–730 million, which at the high end represents a growth of ~15%.

This is quite similar to Coursera’s projection for 2023, which they announced during last week and were promptly followed by a 14% drop of Coursera’s stock price (though it has recovered a bit since).

In the next few weeks, Udemy and Coursera will publish their annual reports for 2022 (10–K), which I intend to analyze in a new report. Meanwhile, you can read some of my other coverage on the subject:

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2023 में लेने के लिए 9 सर्वश्रेष्ठ दा विंची संकल्प पाठ्यक्रम https://www.classcentral.com/report/best-davinci-resolve-courses/ https://www.classcentral.com/report/best-davinci-resolve-courses/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:58:49 +0000 https://www.classcentral.com/report/?p=85302 Want to use the same post-production tools as Hollywood professionals? Here are the best courses to learn DaVinci Resolve.

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Guess what’s common between your favorite Hollywood movies Dune, Black Widow, Godzilla, Thor: Love and Thunder, Frosty, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Eternals (other than the fact that they are super awesome movies). It’s DaVinci Resolve.

In this guide, I’ve selected the 9 best free and paid DaVinci Resolve online courses for you from the 60+ DaVinci Resolve courses on our catalog by following a well-defined methodology that you can find below.

But if you want to jump straight to the results, here are my top 9 picks. You can click on a course to jump to the corresponding section:

Course Workload In Brief
1. DaVinci Resolve 18 – Training (Blackmagic Design) 17 hours Best collection of free tutorial videos and books from the developers of DaVinci Resolve
2. RESOLVE 18 CRASH COURSE – Davinci Resolve 18 Walkthrough [BEGINNER] (Casey Faris) 1-2 hours Short, free course for video editors to get started with the basics of DaVinci Resolve
3. DaVinci Resolve for Beginners (Domestika) 5 hours 6-part course for beginners to learn basic and advanced features of DaVinci Resolve
4. DAVINCI RESOLVE 18 (FREE COURSE) (Sergio Mota | Academy) 2-3 hours Short, free course for beginners to get started with popular effects in DaVinci Resolve
5. Color Grading with Da Vinci Resolve: Beginner to Advanced (Udemy) 32 hours Comprehensive course for beginners to master color grading in DaVinci Resolve
6. Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18/17: Beginner to Advanced (Udemy) 12 hours Elaborate course for beginners to learn video editing step by step in DaVinci Resolve
7. DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals (LinkedIn Learning) 7 hours Great course for beginners to learn the steps of post processing in DaVinci Resolve
8. DaVinci Resolve Color Grading for Beginners | FREE COURSE (Envato Tuts+) 1 hour Short, free course for beginners and intermediate colorists to master color grading in DaVinci Resolve
9. DAVINCI RESOLVE 18 for BEGINNERS – 2023 Guide | Everything You NEED to KNOW to get STARTED (Jason Yadlovski) < 1 hour Very short, free course for beginners to get started with the essentials of DaVinci Resolve

What is DaVinci Resolve?

As Blackmagic Design says on their website:

“DaVinci Resolve is the world’s only solution that combines editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post production all in one software tool!”

This means that you don’t have to learn and use multiple applications for different post production tasks – you can carry out the entire process in DaVinci Resolve itself, faster and at a higher quality.

DaVinci Resolve (originally da Vinci Resolve) was developed by da Vinci Systems in 2003 which was later on acquired by Blackmagic Design in 2009. The commercial version of the software is known as DaVinci Resolve Studio, while its free version (with reduced functionality) is simply called DaVinci Resolve.

With DaVinci Resolve, you get DaVinci’s Emmy award winning image technology with 32‑bit float processing, patented YRGB color science, a wide gamut color space for HDR workflows. and Fairlight audio processing for the best in class sound.

Why are DaVinci Resolve Skills Important?

DaVinci Resolve is a popular choice for creating visual effects and motion graphics, as well as post-production workflows. As such, professionals who have skills in this software are in high demand in the industry.

DaVinci Resolve is considered one of the leading video editing software in a market that’s projected to reach a value of USD 3.24 Billion by 2030. It’s a popular choice among professional editors and colorists in the film, television, and video production industry.

The job market for professionals with skills in DaVinci Resolve is generally strong, as the software is widely used in the film and television industry, you can easily find job openings on LinkedIn, Indeed, and Upwork with an average salary of USD 54,946 in US, according to Glassdoor. However, the level of competition for jobs can vary depending on the specific role and location. Generally, the more specialized and in-demand the role, the higher the competition.

Having skills in DaVinci Resolve is an important asset for any professional in the video editing industry, but it is not the only skill that is needed to get a job. Employers also look for candidates who have a solid understanding of the technical aspects of video editing, such as color correction, visual effects, and audio mixing, as well as experience working on real-world projects. Additionally, a strong portfolio and a good understanding of the industry are important factors when looking for a job.

What is My Experience with DaVinci Resolve?

I am a Guided Project Instructor and a Beta Tester at Coursera, having tested many courses before they’re officially launched. I have taken over 50 online courses in various subjects.

My experience as an online learner and teacher has given me some perspective on what to look for in an online course. I used my experience to evaluate each course in this list.

Find your next course.

Course Ranking Methodology

I built this ranking following the now tried-and-tested methodology I used in previous rankings (you can find them all here). It involves a three-step process:

  1. Research: I started by leveraging Class Central’s database with 100K online courses and 200K+ reviews. Then, I made a preliminary selection of 60+ DaVinci Resolve courses by rating, reviews, and bookmarks.
  2. Evaluate: I read through reviews on Class Central, Reddit, and course providers to understand what other learners thought about each course and combined it with my own experience as a learner.
  3. Select: Well-made courses were picked if they presented valuable and engaging content and they have to fit in a set of criteria and be ranked accordingly: comprehensive curriculum, release date, affordability, ratings and enrollments.

The end result is a unique selection of courses that combines a decade of Class Central data and my own experience as an online learner to try to get the best of both worlds. So far, I’ve spent more than 11 hours building this list, and I’ll continue to update it.

Course Ranking Statistics

Here are some statistics regarding this course ranking:

  • Combined, these courses have accrued over 57.8K enrollments.
  • 5 courses are free or free-to-audit and 4 courses are paid.
  • The most-represented course provider in the ranking is YouTube, with 4 courses.
  • All 9 courses are in English.
  • The DaVinci Resolve subject is followed by over 500 learners on Class Central, and accounts for over 60 courses in Class Central catalog.

So without further ado, let’s get to my picks for the best DaVinci Resolve online courses.

1. DaVinci Resolve 18 – Training (Blackmagic Design)

Chris Roberts, Instructor

My first pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is a collection of free courses DaVinci Resolve 18 – Training, offered by Blackmagic Design.

Blackmagic Design, the developer of DaVinci Resolve, provides their very own, professional-standard courses and books to learn the software for both beginners and professionals alike. With their exclusive training, you’ll be able to become a DaVinci Resolve certified editor, colorist or sound editor quickly and easily.

What You’ll Learn

Blackmagic Design offers both training videos and training books for learning DaVinci Resolve:

  1. Training Videos (4 sections)
  • DaVinci Resolve Edit with Chris (4 videos)
  • DaVinci Resolve Color with Daria and Cullen (5 videos)
  • DaVinci Resolve Fairlight with Mary (7 videos)
  • DaVinci Resolve Fusion with Tony and Matt (4 videos)
  1. Training Books (5 books)

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 20 training videos and 5 training books. Each video involves about 30 minutes to 1.5 hours of work. You can download the PDFs of the books or buy them online. Downloadable project files are also provided along with each video and book. After completing each book, you can try an online exam.

Institution Blackmagic Design
Instructor Chris Roberts, Daria Fissoun, Cullen Kelly, Mary Plummer, Tony Gallardo, Matt DeJohn
Level All levels
Workload 17 hours
Certificate Each training book has its own online exam.

Fun Facts

  • Roberts is an award-winning video editor, trainer and writer based near Birmingham, UK.
  • Fissoun is a freelance colourist and VFX compositor.
  • Kelly is a seasoned professional in both film and commercial color grading.
  • Gallardo is a father, creative director, editor and mographer.
  • DeJohn is a VFX/Editorial Workflow Manager at Blackmagic Design.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the courses and how to enroll here.

2. RESOLVE 18 CRASH COURSE – Davinci Resolve 18 Walkthrough [BEGINNER] (Casey Faris)

Casey Faris, instructor

My second pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is the free course RESOLVE 18 CRASH COURSE – Davinci Resolve 18 Walkthrough [BEGINNER], offered by Casey Faris on YouTube.

If you’ve used any editing software before and would like to learn DaVinci Resolve, then this free course is for you. Within a matter of a couple of hours, you’ll learn about the different components and functionalities of DaVinci Resolve 18 and get started with the software.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll cover the following topics:

  • What is Resolve and how to download it
  • The Layout and Page 
  • The Edit Page
  • The Cut Page
  • The Media Page
  • The Fusion Page
  • The Color Page
  • The Fairlight Page
  • The Deliver Page

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 10 videos. Each video involves about 5 to 30 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through video lectures only.

Channel Casey Faris
Provider YouTube
Instructor Casey Faris
Level Beginner
Workload 1-2 hours
Certificate Not available

Fun Facts

  • Faris teaches video editing, color grading, and visual effects in DaVinci Resolve, Blender, and more.
  • He also gives courses on editing, color grading and effects in DaVinci Resolve on his website, groundcontrol.film.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

3. DaVinci Resolve for Beginners (Domestika)

Alex Berry, instructor

My third pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is DaVinci Resolve for Beginners on Domestika.

This course is spread out into 6 subcourses. Throughout these courses, you’ll learn how to add balance and stylize your video footage with the basic and advanced features of the free version of DaVinci Resolve. A basic understanding of video formats and non-linear editing software will be helpful but is not required in order to take this course.

What You’ll Learn

First, you’ll learn about why we color grade, opening DaVinci resolve for the first time, exporting your film from Premiere, importing footage with xml or flattened qt, finding still images as references, log and raw terminology, exploring nodes, and playback speed and creating caches.

Then, explore preparing media for grading, primary controls, learning to use scopes, changing levels, changing color, matching color and contrast between shots, giving your film a feel, balancing then giving shots feeling, and secondaries and using the qualifier.

Next, you’ll understand power windows and drawing shapes, tracking with power windows curves as secondaries, parallel vs. serial nodes, alpha channels, using keyframes, keys, trackers and keyframes, LUTs, teal and orange split tone look, and bleach bypass look.

After that, you’ll take a look at cross processed look, low contrast vintage film look, assessing and recreating looks from TV, using color theory in your work, experimenting with creative looks, remote grades, groups and colourtrace, organizing the node tree, and useful terms.

Finally, you’ll learn about grading control surfaces, delivery interface and exporting, exporting with handles to return to Premiere, export colors and why they change, databases and project archiving, and exporting your work.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 6 subcourses (41 lessons). Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, exercises and downloadable resources.

Provider Domestika
Instructor Alex Berry
Level Beginner
Workload 5 hours
Enrollments 8.8K
Rating 95%
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Berry is a professional colorist from the UK.
  • He co-founded his own creative studio in East London in 2010.
  • He has worked with brands like McLaren, Nintendo, Puma, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Airbnb, Clarks, the NHS, FIFA, and more.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

4. DAVINCI RESOLVE 18 (FREE COURSE) (Sergio Mota | Academy)

Using Magic Mask in DaVinci Resolve

My fourth pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is the free course DAVINCI RESOLVE 18 (FREE COURSE), offered by Sergio Mota | Academy on YouTube.

This short, free course is a great option for beginners to get started with video editing in DaVinci Resolve 18. Within a matter of a couple of hours, you’ll become familiar with DaVinci Resolve and learn how to use popular Resolve tools and techniques to edit your videos. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to work with text, reduce noise and create effects in Resolve.

What You’ll Learn

First, you’ll use magic mask, put text behind moving objects, optimize DaVinci Resolve 18 for faster editing (proxy and render cache), stabilize your videos, ramp speed, give clone effect, 3D track text, and create animated neon lines.

Next, you’ll add video inside text, give typewriter effect, reduce noise, zoom, change the color of any object, do ink transition, split screen, make VHS effect, replace skies, blur objects and faces, give ghost effect, and remove green screen.

Finally, you’ll give locked-on stabilization effect, turn videos to drawing, give cloning effect, export videos, install LUTs, do super slow motion, export videos without background, add camera shake in your videos, add text, and refine faces.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 40 videos. Each video involves about 3 to 12 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through video lectures only.

Channel Sergio Mota | Academy
Provider YouTube
Instructor Sergio Mota
Level Beginner
Workload 2-3 hours
Certificate Not available

Fun Facts

  • Mota is from Spain and he runs a second YouTube channel where he also shares his videos and DaVinci Resolve tutorials in Spanish.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

5. Color Grading with Da Vinci Resolve: Beginner to Advanced (Udemy)

Primary grading in DaVinci Resolve

My fifth pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is Color Grading with Da Vinci Resolve: Beginner to Advanced on Udemy.

This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to using DaVinci Resolve 17. As a beginner, you’ll start from scratch and go all the way to high-end and professional color grading, while practicing through real-world hands-on projects. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to take a grading project from start to finish and deliver it to a professional standard.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll learn to use the tools found in each panel, import projects from other editing software such as Premiere Pro and Final Cut, read images using scopes, use the calibrating tools, work on a short sequence from a short film shot on a Blackmagic Cinema camera, and apply the skills learned in the course to a project shot on a Sony 700 camera.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 20 sections. Each section involves about 30 minutes to 5 hours of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos and readings.

Provider Udemy
Instructor Matthew Falconer
Level Beginner
Workload 32 hours
Enrollments 18.4K
Rating 4.5/5.0 (3K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Falconer is a freelance colorist with nearing 6 years of experience in using DaVinci Resolve,
  • He has produced work for the web, broadcast and cinema as well as music videos, short films and drama projects.
  • He teaches editing, visual effects and color grading at the Met Film School in London.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

6. Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18/17: Beginner to Advanced (Udemy)

Louay Zambarakji, instructor

My sixth pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18/17: Beginner to Advanced on Udemy.

This beginner-friendly course will teach you visual effects, motion graphics, color correction and grading, and audio editing in DaVinci Resolve ( both 17 and 18 versions). You’ll work on your first video step by step from start to finish right from importing your video clips all the way to color correction and grading, while adding music, graphics, text and transitions. 

What You’ll Learn

First, you’ll understand the workflow in DaVinci Resolve, import and organize your media from Bins to Power Bins, video edit in the Edit Page, create your first short video, multiple ways to assemble your video (from inserts to swaps), and fine edit your clips a frame at a time.

Next, you’ll re-time your clips with speed graphs (slow motion and fast motion), create your own transitions, add graphics, lower thirds and titles, create an intro and outro, work in Fusion Text, apply and customize Effects from ResolveFX, and achieve perfect color correction.

Finally, you’ll use Power Windows, Cloud and Point Trackers, understand and work with advanced tools such as Curves, Qualifiers and Keys, color grade like a colourist, and learn advanced editing techniques like the tree point edit, J cuts and L cuts.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 24 sections. Each section involves about 30 minutes to 1.5 hours of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos, readings and downloadable resources.

Provider Udemy
Instructor Louay Zambarakji
Level Beginner
Workload 12 hours
Enrollments 35.8K
Rating 4.6/5.0 (6.7K)
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • This course is a bestseller on Udemy.
  • Zambarakji loves teaching video editing, animation, motion graphics and visual effects.
  • He has a 4.6 instructor rating on Udemy with over 394K students.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

7. DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals (LinkedIn Learning)

Patrick Inhofer, instructor

My seventh pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals on LinkedIn Learning.

This course will teach you post production in DaVinci Resolve using a 60 seconds commercial that you’ll work on. You’ll go through all the steps of the process, starting from importing your media, building a rough cut, refining your rough cut, adding titles and transitions, correcting colors, organizing and mixing sound clips, and exporting your final product.

What You’ll Learn

The course starts with the setup essentials, including an overview of the interface, essential system and user preferences, and creating your first project. You’ll then learn about organizing media on the Media and Cut pages, including importing footage, organizing it into bins, and building a rough cut. Finally, you’ll learn about rendering and delivering your final project on the Deliver page, including rendering for online streaming platforms and managing the Render Queue.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 7 modules. Each module involves about 30 minutes to 2 hours of work. Concepts are taught through a combination of videos and practice exercises.

Provider LinkedIn Learning
Instructor Patrick Inhofer
Level Beginner
Workload 7 hours
Enrollments 10.2K
Rating 4.7/5.0
Certificate Paid

Fun Facts

  • Inhofer is a professional film and video colorist with a pedigree in editing and finishing.
  • He has over 30 years of professional experience in delivering high-quality programming for broadcast, commercial, corporate and indie clients.
  • For over 10 years, he has also developed a career in  teaching others how to digitally color correct moving images.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

8. DaVinci Resolve Color Grading for Beginners | FREE COURSE (Envato Tuts+)

Tom Graham, instructor

My eighth pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is the free course DaVinci Resolve Color Grading for Beginners | FREE COURSE, offered by Envato Tuts+ on YouTube.

Whether you are a beginner or even an intermediate colorist looking to improve your skill level, this short, free course will teach you color grading within a matter of a couple of hours. Even if you’ve never opened DaVinci Resolve before, after taking this course, you’ll get up and running with color grading in Resolve.

What You’ll Learn

First, you’ll get started in Resolve, get to know the layout, set up your project, use Scene Cut Detection to import your footage, get an in-depth overview of the color tab, read scopes (Waveform, Parade, Histogram and Vectorscope), and understand pro color grading workflow.

Next, you’ll learn what the Primaries Color Wheels do, color correct skin tone, use Noise Reduction to clean up the image, motion track your grade using the Tracker Window tool, color grade the background of your image, and dial in ‘the look’ for your color grade.

Finally, you’ll add finishing effects like Film Grain to your footage, use the Halation effect on background lighting, produce the final product, deliver your grade to the editor, and create a custom LUT from your grade.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 19 videos. Each module involves about 1 to 5 minutes of work. Concepts are taught through video lectures only. Useful links are also provided in the YouTube description of the course. Just click on Start Learning and go to Direct link.

Channel Envato Tuts+
Provider YouTube
Instructor Tom Graham
Level Beginner
Workload 1 hour
Certificate Not available

Fun Facts

  • Graham is a content creator with a background in commercial filmmaking.
  • He has worked as a Director, DoP, Producer, Editor and Creative Director across television commercials, feature films and large-scale corporate video events.
  • He creates post-production and filmmaking content for the Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

9. DAVINCI RESOLVE 18 for BEGINNERS – 2023 Guide | Everything You NEED to KNOW to get STARTED (Jason Yadlovski)

Jason Yadlovski (all three), instructor

My ninth pick for the best DaVinci Resolve online course is the free course DAVINCI RESOLVE 18 for BEGINNERS – 2023 Guide | Everything You NEED to KNOW to get STARTED, offered by Jason Yadlovski on YouTube.

This free course is the shortest one on this list. But don’t let that fool you. One hour is enough to get started with DaVinci Resolve 18. Step by step, you’ll go through all the necessary tools and techniques in order to become familiar with Resolve and start editing your videos.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll store and organize projects, create a project library, import media, get an overview of the various tabs and functionalities such as the Media, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight, and Deliver tabs, and explore the Edit Tab interface.

You’ll also learn how to set in/out points, create a timeline, add clips, make cuts, explore various timeline view options, edit effects, perform transitions, move around the timeline, and color and export videos using Deliver presets and export settings.

How You’ll Learn

The course is broken down into 98 videos. Each video involves about 1 minute of work. Concepts are taught through video lectures only. Useful links are also provided in the YouTube description of the course. Just click on Start Learning and go to Direct link.

Channel Jason Yadlovski
Provider YouTube
Instructor Jason Yadlovski
Level Beginner
Workload < 1 hour
Certificate Not available

Fun Facts

  • Yadlovski shares tips, tricks and tutorials in DaVinci Resolve on his YouTube channel.
  • He also talks about some gear that can help make your videos better.
  • You can find more of his work on his website.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

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Most Popular Courses

Here are the 25 most popular free online university courses and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) starting in March 2023, based on Class Central learners’ activity.

If you don’t find what you’re after here, browse Class Central’s extensive catalog of over 100K online courses via our subjects page, or have a look at our thematic collections:

You can find all our free certificates articles here.


Connected Leadership
Yale University via Coursera
This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools.

Introduction to 3D Modeling
University of Michigan via Coursera
On this four-week practical course from the University of Michigan, you’ll not only learn how to use the Rhino software to create your 3D models, but you’ll also gain basic design skills to help bring your imagination to life.

Teaching LGBTQ+ Health
Stanford University via Coursera
The course goals are to improve your knowledge, teaching skills, and attitudes pertaining to the provision of health care to LGBTQ+ patients.

Creating a Startup Company
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
The course starts by exploring entrepreneurial ecosystems and systems thinking. The Technology Adoption Life Cycle is introduced to help explain market dynamics and support developing business strategy.

Ukraine: History, Culture and Identities
University of Washington via Coursera
Explore the history, culture and society of the people of Ukraine from the Middle Ages to the present in this introductory course developed by the Ukrainian Institute, educational studio EdEra, and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and offered on Coursera in cooperation with the University of Washington.

Foundations of Information Systems for Business
Howard University via Coursera
This course introduces business information systems. It presents essential components of data systems, how data systems are used in business, and the roles and responsibilities of people who work within information systems.

The Science of Well-Being for Teens
Yale University via Coursera
In this course, you will explore what the field of psychology teaches us about how to be happier, how to feel less stressed, and how to thrive in high school and beyond.

Modes of Science Communication
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
In this course, you will explore different modalities of science communication, including oral presentations, written forms of communication, technology, and artistic media, including best practices for each.

Quantum Technologies for Decision Makers
University of Queensland via edX
Quantum technology is all around yet many of us can readily be confused by the science. Our interest lies in exploring enough of the science to boost our understanding so that we can make informed decisions.

The Softer Side of Science Communication
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
In this course, you will continue to explore how to develop and implement evidence-based methods for science communication. Here we’ll be looking at the softer but no less important side of science communication.

Managing Customer Expectations with Jagdish Sheth
University System of Georgia via Coursera
This course, taught by Professor Jagdish Sheth, 2020 Padma Bhushan Award winner for Literature and Education, suggests shaping customer expectations is as, if not more, important than exceeding customer expectations.

Player Evaluation, Team Performance and Roster Management
State University of New York via Coursera
This course will provide students with an introduction to using specific data techniques to address key sports administrative functions in team and roster management.

Speaking to a Technical Group
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
Great speakers focus on voice, nonverbals, eye contact, body language, and storytelling to captivate their audiences. This course focuses on the fundamentals of excellent oral communication.

Intro to Improving the Patient Experience Through Analytics
Northeastern University via Coursera
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Ruralization: Creating New Opportunities in Rural Areas
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Interested in intelligent systems?

Prolog is a powerful declarative logic programming language that’s mainly used for artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and symbolic computation. It’s based on first-order logic, which means that programs in Prolog consist of logical statements that are interpreted as facts or rules (for example, the premise ‘If it rains, then the ground is wet’ and ‘It is raining’ lead to the conclusion ‘The ground is wet’).

These facts and rules can be used to make logical deductions which can help in developing intelligent systems that can reason, learn, and solve problems using logical rules and data, such as in complex decision making systems and AI.

In this guide, I’ve picked the best free online courses to learn Prolog. If you’re in a hurry, here are my top picks. Click on one to skip to the course details:

Course Workload In Brief
1. The Power of Prolog (Markus Triska) N/A Best overall free up-to-date comprehensive Prolog course for beginners
2. Simply Logical – Intelligent Reasoning by Example (Simply Logical) N/A Best free Prolog course for artificial intelligence and computational logic for beginners
3. Prolog Programming (Ryan Schachte) 1–2 hours Best free short video course for beginners
4. Prolog Tutorial (Derek Banas) 1 hour Best free alternative to 3
5. Prolog Problems (Bern University of Applied Sciences) N/A Best free exercises to practice Prolog programming
6. An introduction to Prolog for SQL programmers (Robert Laing) N/A Best free beginner Prolog course for SQL programmers

What is Prolog?

Prolog, short for Programming Logic, is a declarative programming language that was first developed in 1972 by Alain Colmerauer and Philippe Roussel. It is unique in that it is homoiconic, meaning it treats code as data, and is focused on specifying what you want to achieve rather than how to achieve it. This makes it well-suited for artificial intelligence and natural language processing tasks, as it allows the programmer to define a set of facts and rules that describe a problem and then use these to find a solution, or in other words, to ‘reason’.

Prolog is not only used in academia though, it has also seen commercial applications. The Java Virtual Machine Specification contains Prolog, NASA uses Prolog for voice-control, IBM Watson’s natural language processing abilities come from Prolog, New Zealand’s stock broking system is written in Prolog, and a third of all airline tickets are handled by Prolog.

While Prolog has been around for more than half a century now, that hasn’t stopped it from evolving, with more declarative features that make it easier to understand and use to create general programs with less effort. If you need to model and solve complex problems through symbolic data and logical deductions, a logical programming language like Prolog can save the day.

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Best Courses Guides Methodology

I built this ranking following the now tried-and-tested methodology used in previous Best Courses Guides (you can find them all here). It involves a three-step process:

  1. Research: I started by leveraging Class Central’s database with 100K online courses and 200K+ reviews. Then, I made a preliminary selection of Prolog courses by rating, reviews, and bookmarks.
  2. Evaluate: I read through reviews on Class Central, Reddit, and course providers to understand what other learners thought about each course and combined it with my own experience as a learner.
  3. Select: Well-made courses were picked if they presented valuable and engaging content and they have to fit in a set of criteria and be ranked accordingly: comprehensive curriculum, affordability, release date, ratings and enrollments.

Course Ranking Statistics

Here are some aggregate stats about the ranking:

  • All of the courses in this ranking are free.
  • All of the courses with an exception of one are suitable for beginners to Prolog.
  • Four of the courses are text-based, whereas two are video-based. One course makes use of text and video formats.
  • Two of the courses are interactive in the browser — no installation required!

Without further ado, let’s go through the top picks.

1. The Power of Prolog (Markus Triska)

My number one course for the best Prolog course is The Power of Prolog.

This free course is my top pick because it is the most comprehensive and up-to-date course on Prolog that I have found. It has been consistently updated for two decades, so you can rest assured that you’re learning the latest modern features of the Prolog language. 

The course covers a wide range of topics, including simple integer arithmetic, web applications, theorem proving, and even artificial intelligence! In addition to its comprehensive course material, there are also sample programs for you to practice with and video tutorials to help guide your learning. Before you get started, watch the course’s trailer.

The course presumes no background knowledge about logic or logical programming, although some experience in programming is helpful.

What You’ll Learn

To get started in logical programming, you’ll need to know the foundations of logic first. You’ll understand that Prolog is based on a subset of classical first-order predicate logic called Horn clauses which allows for the proving of theorems through resolution — an amazing tool for solving complex problems!

Once you have the fundamentals of logic under your belt, you’ll soon be writing and reading Prolog programs. First, you’ll learn the most basic concepts of Prolog, such as its program and data structures. From there, you’ll learn how to reason effectively with Prolog by reading and writing Prolog programs, including doing integer arithmetic, sorting, and searching. You’ll level up your Prolog skills by exploring more advanced concepts such as logical purity and definite clause grammars, as well as practical techniques like declarative testing and debugging that can truly be a life-saver.

The potential of Prolog is truly limitless — from web applications, to databases, to cryptography, and of course, building artificial intelligence. Why is Prolog used for these? It’s because Prolog can emulate the process behind human decision making, proving complex mathematical theorems, and solving logic puzzles. You’ll find out how Prolog does this, as well how it is used in all of these applications in detail.

How You’ll Learn

This course consists of 33 chapters. You’ll learn by reading through the course chapters, looking at the code examples, and watching the lecture videos.

Website metalevel.at
Author Markus Triska
Level Beginner — Advanced
Workload N/A
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • The website the course is hosted on uses a reverse proxy written in Prolog!
  • You can find the course’s Github page here.
  • The Power of Prolog aims to bring traditional old Prolog textbooks up to date with the current modern state of the language. That’s why this book is currently in use by eight university courses.
  • Markus Triska studied at the Vienna University of Technology. He has made significant contributions to the development of the language, like creating several libraries for SWI-Prolog and maintaining Prolog’s FAQ Frequently Asked Questions webpage. In addition, he has won the Prolog Programming Contest twice and received a Master’s degree and a doctoral degree in the field of Prolog and constraints. Tristan has also published numerous scientific papers on combinatorial optimization, Prolog, and constraints, and has contributed to the Prolog ISO standard (N226) and the Prolog teaching environment GUPU.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

2. Simply Logical – Intelligent Reasoning by Example (Simply Logical)

My second pick for the best Prolog course is Simply Logical – Intelligent Reasoning by Example.

This free course focuses on Prolog programming in the context of Artificial Intelligence, implementing intelligent behavior in machines, and Computational Logic, automating various kinds of reasoning. The course’s philosophy is ‘teaching by showing, learning by doing’, which is reflected in the interactive code blocks embedded in the course page for you to experiment with. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how logic can be used to solve problems in AI.

What You’ll Learn

The course is divided into 3 parts: Logic and Logic Programming; Reasoning with structured knowledge; Advanced reasoning techniques.

The first part serves as an introduction to Logic Programming with Prolog, where you’ll deal with concepts such as program clauses, query answering, proof trees, and recursive data structures in an intuitive manner. Then, you’ll cover them much more formally by proving soundness and completeness in a program. You’ll also uncover common Prolog programming techniques, including the use of SLD-trees, arithmetic expressions, second-order predicates, and programming techniques.

In Part II, the focus shifts to Artificial Intelligence concepts, specifically structured knowledge. You’ll learn how to represent structured knowledge (relationships) as graphs, and how to answer a problem with no known analytic solutions through two kinds of search — blind and informed.

Part III will explore advanced reasoning techniques beyond the boundaries of clausal logic, where sequences of events are happening over time, where truth is not guaranteed, and knowledge is available in non-logical form such as pictures or spoken text. You’ll learn how to turn natural language into clausal logics, and how to reason with incomplete information, and finally how to conduct inductive reasoning through generalization or specialization.

How You’ll Learn

This course consists of 12 chapters in total. You’ll learn by reading through chapter material, playing around with the interactive code samples, and completing the exercises given, some of them having answers.

Institution Simply Logical
Website book.simply-logical.space
Author Peter Flach
Level Beginner
Workload N/A
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • About Simply Logical is an open-source project providing a suite of online resources about Artificial Intelligence and Logic Programming with Prolog.
  • Peter Flach is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Machine Learning journal from 2010 to 2020. Prof Flach has also been involved in organizing several conferences in the field of machine learning, and is a founding board member and current President of the European Association for Data Science. He is a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

3. Prolog Programming (Ryan Schachte)

Ryan Schachte’s Prolog Programming video series will teach you the fundamental concepts of Prolog and how to use it to solve complex problems through logical reasoning and symbolic data representation.

What You’ll Learn

First, you’ll start by getting a handle on the basics. You’ll delve into the basics of running and compiling basic prolog code and understand how facts like “The sky is blue” are represented as simple predicates in Prolog. Next, you’ll learn how to define rules that make use of these facts, such as “If the sky is blue and the sun is shining, then it is a nice day”. Then, you’ll see Prolog do something magical — give it a query like “Is it a nice day?” and watch as it determines the answer for you!

Moving on, you’ll dive into representing information as variable syntax and structs, and figure out how to ask more sophisticated questions about the data you have. Arithmetic operations will become second nature as you see how Prolog performs them. And that’s just the beginning! You’ll learn about Prolog’s support for complex data structures, such as lists and pairs, and how to perform advanced operations like sorting and searching through lists to get the information you need.

How You’ll Learn

This course is 1–2 hours long and consists of 4 parts. You’ll learn by watching the lecture videos and following along with the instructor as he codes.

Channel Ryan Schachte
Provider YouTube
Instructor Ryan Schachte
Level Beginner
Workload 1–2 hours
Views 253K
Likes 2.8K
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Ryan Schatche’s YouTube channel discusses programming in C, C++, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Assembly, MIPS, computer architecture, mathematics, and computer science theory. He also covers numerous topics for web design, algorithm analysis, statistics, discrete mathematics, and more.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

4. Prolog Tutorial (Derek Banas)

Derek Banas’s Prolog Tutorial is a very concise one-hour video teaching the essentials of Prolog. You’ll learn how to use Prolog to describe facts and relationships about problems to facilitate automated reasoning.

What You’ll Learn

Prolog is a programming language that enables you to describe facts and relationships about problems rather than merely outlining a series of steps to solve them. You’ll learn how to define facts and rules to facilitate automated reasoning, and use variables as a placeholder for values that might change. Then, you’ll learn how to use if statements to create complex terms and rules.

Prolog also has logical and arithmetic operators. You’ll learn how to use them, both sequentially as well as recursively. You’ll also see how you can read and write to consoles and files. In fact, one of the things you’ll discuss is how to modify the database of facts and rules directly. Finally, you’ll learn how to create lists in Prolog to represent more similarity-related values and work with strings.

How You’ll Learn

This course is 1 hour long. You’ll learn by watching the lecture video and following along on your PC.

Channel Derek Banas
Provider YouTube
Instructor Derek Banas
Level Beginner
Workload 1 hour
Views 816K
Likes 13K
Certificate None

Fun Facts

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

5. Prolog Problems (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

Prolog Problems is a free collection of problems aimed to help students practice their logic programming skills in Prolog, where your goal should be to find the most elegant or logically clear solution of the given problems. Problems are marked by their difficulty, from easiest to hardest. 

What You’ll Learn

The collection is structured into seven sections:

  1. Prolog Lists: Manipulating lists in Prolog. Example questions:
    • Find the last but one element of a list.
    • Drop every N’th element from a list.
  2. Arithmetic: Primes, mathematical algorithms, and functions. Example questions:
    • Determine whether two positive integer numbers are coprime.
    • Determine whether a given integer number is prime.
  3. Logic and Codes: Creating truth tables and encoding sequences. Example questions:
    • Truth tables for logical expressions.
    • Huffman code.
  4. Binary Trees: Manipulation of binary trees. Example questions:
    • Check whether a given term represents a binary tree
    • Construct height-balanced binary trees
  5. Multiway Trees: Manipulation of Multiway Trees. Example questions:
    • Count the nodes of a multiway tree
    • Lisp-like tree representation
  6. Graphs: Manipulation of Graphs. Example questions:
    • Cycle from a given node
    • Construct all spanning trees
    • Generate K-regular simple graphs with N nodes
  7. Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous computer science questions. Example questions:
    • Syntax checker
    • Crossword puzzle
    • Von Koch’s conjecture

How You’ll Learn

This course consists of seven sections. You’ll learn by going through the problems and solving them hands-on. The course provides solutions to the problems at the end of each section if you get stuck.

Institution Bern University of Applied Sciences
Author Werner Hett
Level Beginner — Advanced
Workload N/A
Certificate None

Fun Facts

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

6. An introduction to Prolog for SQL programmers (Robert Laing)

If you’re primarily familiar with SQL, then thinking of Prolog as a relational database query language might be a great way to get started. That’s what this free course is about.

An introduction to Prolog for SQL programmers teaches Prolog by simulating basic SQL operations through Prolog code, from querying to modifying databases.

What You’ll Learn

This course is made up of three parts.

The first part walks you through querying databases where you simulate traditional SQL commands like SELECT, INSERT, WHERE, and JOINs in Prolog. 

The second part is a translation of the Social-Network quiz questions from Databases: Relational Databases and SQL Stanford course. You’ll convert natural language questions into Prolog prompts.

The third part of the course is all about recursion, or in mathematical terms transitive closures. Here, you’ll also learn commands that are easy to do in Prolog but not in SQL, for example returning paths and guarding against endless cycles.

How You’ll Learn

This course consists of three parts. You’ll learn by going through each part and doing the interactive in-browser exercises for hands-on practice.

Provider SWISH: SWI-Prolog for Sharing
Author Robert Laing
Level Beginner
Workload N/A
Certificate None

Fun Facts

  • Robert Laing has a Prolog Cookbook website where he writes down notes on logic programming with Prolog.
  • He has also made a website where you can play Chinese Checkers coded in Prolog.

If you’re interested in this course, you can find more information about the course and how to enroll here.

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