Khan Academy is a non-profit organization headquartered in Palo Alto that offers free online course content for students.
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UpGrad
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UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients. UpGradâ's range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.
Khan Academy is a great supplement for things you already have learned, or as a mid-level course (versus a deep dive or high school/university level course). It is great for a paced learning environment if you want to casually refresh yourself on a subject or learn something new. I don't think this should be a replacement for structured learning, or if you struggle in self-paced learning environments. There have been times I would like to have been able to ask a professional (like an instructor) when struggling with a subtopic, which is possible in a classroom setting.
Gives you holistic learning with a combination of lectures and assignments
Can be accessed via website and mobile application
You can download videos and watch them later
Overall it is a cost-effective tool
Their video player needs a lot of improvement. It keeps on buffering a lot and use a lot of data. Some additional features could be provided like fast-forwarding videos by 5 or 10 seconds
I've only had to seek support one time. There was a glitch in one of my lessons and I submitted an email. The glitch was fixed by support within a few days, but I would've liked for it to be faster. However, I don't have a big complaint there because it is a free service.
I personally found Khan Academy much better suited for adult learning of difficult or larger topics. Not so much for smaller changes that can be communicated via email. But it was more engaging and I found the information easier to digest. Change management can be tough but with the right tools it can be a breeze.
Since this is a free platform, the ROI is limited only by the time put into learning a subject.
A downside to this course-style learning is the inability to have a specific question answered, or quickly learn a specific task in a software program. It is designed to build your knowledge of a topic one step at a time.
A positive to this style of learning is you gain much more knowledge of a topic vs. a single piece of information or a single skill.