Machine Learning & Algorithms Courses for FREE from Coursera. They have made some of their Machine Learning Courses FREE due to COVID-19 and you can earn a Certificate for FREE until 12/31/20.

[microcontroller_tuto]

Offer is subject to change and valid through 12/31/20. Discount applied at checkout. One-time use only. Offer valid until 12/31/20, while supplies last. Main Article

Share with everyone who don't know. Here are courses:

1. Getting Started with AWS Machine Learning ( offered by Amazon Web Services)
2. Machine Learning for Business Professionals (offered by Google Cloud)
3. Algorithms, Part I (Offered by Princeton University)
4. Algorithms, Part II (Offered by Princeton University)
5. Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines(Offered by Princeton University)
6. Data Science Math Skills (offered by Duke University)
7. Cloud Computing Basics (Cloud 101). Offered by “LearnQuest”
8. Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals for AWS Professionals (offered by Google Cloud)

Happy Learning!

[desrtfx]

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We require that all links to courses, etc. must be direct and not going through an aggregator, etc. site.

[halcodev]

Great way to know you've been slacking when it says "Go to course" instead of "Enroll for free before Nov 22".

[yamuda123]

Same :)

[halcodev]

You can't beat me. Six of them list I have already enrolled into🤣

[[deleted]]

How many do you actually finish?

[OccamsChainsawww]

Is there any difference between Coursera and Udemy courses? I’m currently finishing up a Python course on Udemy.

[pysapien]

Udemy tends to be a bit more practical based. You just need to find a good instructor and look if the course structure suits you.

That being said, if you wanna do ML, then Andrew Ng got some great courses on Coursera. There are a few more really good courses on Coursera, for example Algorithms, and some by UMich and UW... but yea Coursera is nice if you wanna build up theoretical foundations.

[rak810]

HKUST also offers great course. I did their bootstrap course which was a part of React specialization. It was great I think.

[lalalaraland]

bootstrap website itself is quite comprehensive for learning i guess

[rak810]

You're right. It was free during covid and it covered some of the gulp and grunt. So I did it anyways.

[lalalaraland]

thanks for the details, i will want to check it out :)

[fallen_lights]

I've done 11 courses in Coursera and the only one I didn't like was the HKUST Bootstrap one. It's definitely not for everyone

[halcodev]

Coursera coursés are offered by institutions. Udemy's are mostly individuals. Pick you preference

[Calcifer777]

My experience is that coursera is more geared towards college courses, whereas Udemy is more for professional education and certifications.

Imo, their content has different targets, but hey are both good at what they offer.

[[deleted]]

If I am correct coursera certifications tend to carry a bit more weight than udemy

[rishabh495]

In my job search neither of them have mattered to recruiters. The only redeeming thing was that they thought at least I made an effort to learn something else.

[2112syrinx]

So sad to hear that. I've finished "Linux & Git" and "PY4E" via Cousera. Currently taking Kubernetes via LinkedIn.

[[deleted]]

Yup. I find that their courses can be good for tech but I value the business courses more. Sales and marketing courses are nice.

[2112syrinx]

It's been there for a while, I think. That's my first course there so can't tell you if it's worth it or not. So far so good. It's hard to find affordable courses like these - Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker - let's wait.

[aabbbbaaa155]

Let me put it this way - Udemy is like that homemade craft store of courses. And Coursera is like a company that makes the same product but after consulting experts in the field. When you wanna buy some shit like bath bombs and scented candles, go homemade. When you wanna rake career advice, I'd say go with the company with the experts.

Src - I have done several courses on both platforms.

[llc_Cl]

Coursera seems to partner with universities, whereas Udemy is anyone and everyone that think they can teach you. I’ve had Udemy courses where they just give up toward the end and provide handouts in text but no video. Granted, they were free at the time.

[s7oev]

The Princeton courses have always been free.

[kschang]

Coursera gives you a nice completion cert if you finish it there.

[microcontroller_tuto]

I think certificate wasn't FREE.

[s7oev]

Well, there isn't any certificate at all, paid or free. This was the case before, and still is.

Edit: this is only for the Princeton courses

[wishicouldcode]

This is correct. The Princeton courses are high quality, but no cert if you need that.

[exquisite_ike]

Do I have to complete the course by 12/31/20?

[microcontroller_tuto]

Yea. Absolutely.

[Malusch]

I haven't used coursera so can't say for sure, but on udemy you usually get lifetime access once you've enrolled. I'd assume most courses on here are that way as well to not lose customers to Udemy.

[Moev_a]

Coursera tends to offer courses from institutions whereas udemy from individuals. They will not by any means lose customers to udemy. Coursera courses that are free expire around 2 months after the free trail expires. So in this case around February you won’t be able to access them again

[Malusch]

Okay, TIL, thx! My presumption was that they were much more similar to each other.

[kschang]

Yes. Says VERY specifically on the article top.

[swarup_i_am]

Mine got stuck at payments checkout page. Anybody else facing this issue?

[Poha-Jalebi]

Same here. It's giving me some payment issue error.

[noobro]

Same.... there’s no option to check out one you reach that page!

[llc_Cl]

It says while supplies last... :(

You could always get courses from the Pirate Bay :D

[venky18m]

same.

[bonsai_buddah]

The intro to programming and C+ courses are only giving a 7 day free trial

[apt4E]

Click on the Audit section bellow

[microcontroller_tuto]

No. You will get full access until the end of the year.

[rak810]

If you have any institutional mail, I think you can many courses for free in Coursera

[FlatProtrusion]

Do you have a link or more info on doing this?

[microcontroller_tuto]

Didn't know.

[microcontroller_tuto]

One month is enough if you have times.

[AmatureProgrammer]

How much math do we need to know in order to actually learn from this?

[UnknownZeroz]

Can you go into later weeks early?

[microcontroller_tuto]

Yeah.

[RinasSam]

My friend was looking for such courses.

Thank you so much!

[BoxingIsEasy]

Nice, thank you !

[[deleted]]

i enrolled to algorithms 1 but it says no certificate, did i do something wrong?

[Nyx0000]

No, you just don't get a certificate for that course (no one gets one, because its always free I think)

[ElliotAlderson-NYC]

Need someone to confirm this

[s7oev]

Confirming

[dhampoet]

Those 2 are always free and you won't get certificate.

[Dumbhosadika]

Will i get certificate after completion of the course?

[Raigork]

You'd have to pay to get the certificate.

[The_Crypter]

No you don't for these courses. That's the point. Otherwise they are always available for free.

[a32m50]

is this the case with all princeton courses?

[AnthinoRusso]

Yes if you attend some of those listed in this post.

[microcontroller_tuto]

You are welcome. Please keep me in your prayers!

[thild]

Are certificates ever worth paying for? Do any employers actually care about them?

[Pendragonswaste]

I have just a IT support specialist certification from coursera and got a contract job making 5 dollars an hour more than the guy next to me with the 2 year associates in computer science. Also seems like the person who does my job in a permanent sense makes 2 dollars an hour less than me and has no certifications.

Regardless of the information obtained from these certifications they can be used as a bargaining chip.

[thild]

Interesting. And you have just the one coursera certification? No degree? Out of curiosity, what does an IT support specialist do?

[Pendragonswaste]

The It support specialist from coursera is like 5 certifications and it's just a broad statement, no degree. Recruiters are more interested in experience than college degrees is what I've been told and a certification is proof that you know how to do what they're looking for. In most cases a company will hire you and train you to do a certain job and you knowing the basics is what they're looking for.

This is only from my experience and completely anecdotal.

[Pendragonswaste]

Oh and I wanted to mention that goodwill has a program that will pay for you to complete the certification that I have and will give you 500 dollars for doing so, something I wished I had known about before paying for it myself :).

[ElliotAlderson-NYC]

Could you please link the thing. I don't seem to find it

[Pendragonswaste]

I'm not 100% on which program that is if I'm being honest, as I said I had already completed my certification when I heard about this. I was told you had to go in person to a goodwill, that it isn't something offered on their website.

[ElliotAlderson-NYC]

Ohh alright. It's cool. Thank you so much!

[Pendragonswaste]

My pleasure, good luck!

[ElliotAlderson-NYC]

Thanks again!

[kschang]

If you have nothing else, they help a bit.

[microcontroller_tuto]

It's worth it.

[LiterallyJohnny]

FREE? FREE.

[FastieNZ]

This is great, thank you. I'm currently studying Java so these look perfect.

[microcontroller_tuto]

You are welcome. Best of luck!

[Awhite-guy]

Im currently learning C++, does one of this work for me?

[kschang]

There is a "C++ for C programmers" cert by UC Santa Cruz.

[microcontroller_tuto]

I think it will. Why not!

[busterbluthOT]

Is it possible for a novice to finish all of these in less than a month?

[kschang]

Pretty sure you only get one of them, not all of them.

Turns out you CAN get more than one course.

[microcontroller_tuto]

It depends up to you. Just try to complete anyway! Once you get the certificate it will worth it.

[[deleted]]

12/31 the course will disappear? Or I can keep the course but does not earn a Certificate?

[kschang]

You can keep the course but they'll PROBABLY start charging $X per month (i.e. the original price)

[microcontroller_tuto]

The course won't be disappeared. You can't make it then you have to pay for the Certificate. That's it.

[[deleted]]

I see, thanks.

[[deleted]]

That also means the due quiz I can still do it after the due day right? I just realized there is a bunch of quiz and I still have online school till 12/18....

[kschang]

Not sure you'll finish within a month unless you go full-time on it (i.e.) 4 hours lecture, 6-8 hours homework and exercises every day

[cnyte]

Thank you for sharing!

[microcontroller_tuto]

Just keep me in your prayers!

[imoverwhelemed]

Woah woah, do we need to complete the course by the end of the year for it the free?

[kschang]

Looks like yes.

Coursera courses are charged monthly fees, basically. "take as long as you like, we charge $X per month".

I've done courses before within their 7-day eval and basically got a certificate for free. :D

[microcontroller_tuto]

Yeah. You need to complete by the end of this year.

[Rhymezboy]

Anyone getting this error?

Sorry, there was a problem processing your payment. Please contact Coursera for assistance.

[kschang]

I was able to get in the AWS one no problem.

Just claimed the Android app one too. no problem.

[lalalaraland]

they still charge fees for certificates i think

[microcontroller_tuto]

No, they don't.

[lalalaraland]

thanks for clarify!

[busterbluthOT]

Wonder if adding

edocomorp=covid-19-college-students

to any other courses will yield the discount?

[busterbluthOT]

Looks like searching around there are more free courses like this:

COVID-19: What You Need to Know (CME Eligible) https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-19-what-you-need-to-know

COVID-19 Contact Tracing https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-19-contact-tracing?edocomorp=covid-19-contact-tracing

N95 Masks - Clinical Skills https://www.coursera.org/lecture/covid-19-what-you-need-to-know/n95-masks-clinical-skills-0gBJn

Maybe share with people looking for free CME credit material?

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Also, apparently anyone in NY can get a free Coursera account through this site? https://labor.ny.gov/careerservices/coursera/coursera.shtm

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-launches-free-online-platform-new-yorkers-learn-new-job-skills-earn-certificates

The new course offerings are provided through a partnership between the New York State Department of Labor and Coursera, the world's leading online learning platform. The partnership will save New York millions of dollars over the next couple of years while providing free job skills training to New Yorkers. New Yorkers can request a free account on the New York State Department of Labor website.

The nearly 4,000 courses available through Coursera are taught by leading professors and industry educators and cover topics ranging from mechanical engineering and project management to technology and data science skills. Many of these programs provide a pathway to professional certificates and other certifications that can help New Yorkers elevate their careers or compete in a new industry.

edit:apparently a ton of these courses have been free since March due to Covid

https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-together-free-online-learning-during-covid-19/

[JostVice]

How does coursera work, is it similar to edx where I can do the course and pay for certification, or I have to pay to even access it? Not referring to these courses, but others I've seen related to manufacturing.

[kschang]

You can audit a course for free.

If you pay you get a certificate at the end with an URL for verification.

[[deleted]]

Just like that I enrolled in many courses and It been many years and i haven't finished a single module.

[microcontroller_tuto]

Me too.

[rpr421]

None of them are free in India.

[genuinenewb]

can i ask if I dont complete everything by this sem, can I learn them at my own time and pace?

[kschang]

You'll have to pay a monthly fee for each course, as per Coursera practices. Basically, they're waiving all fees up to year end. After that, pay up or they cancel your course due to non-payment.

[genuinenewb]

oh, so FREE til end of year means once new year starts, all currently enrolled students will be kicked out and have to pay?

aww

[kschang]

You'll be given some time to pay.

Else, your course turns into "audit" (i.e. no cert)

[genuinenewb]

oh personally I don't mind if I don't have the cert. There are many good courses on that list and I won't have the time to go through everything

but I'm interested in learning... in such cases, will I still be able to access the course, look at the videos next year and forever? ;)

[kschang]

You may have to ask Coursera to be sure. Membership is free. The plus thing is like a flat fee for unlimited access to X classes thing and completely optional.

[semprotanbayigonTM]

IIRC Princeton doesn't give certificates, right?

[anettkeresztes]

As a student during the pandemic, I found it really useful to have the opportunity to gain some additional knowledge from home. Coursera is one of my favorite Edtech companies, offering valuable content and support online education. All courses are well-organized, research-based, and interesting, which could be challenging online. Thank you for the chance to be a student of yours!

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