Udemy

Founded in 2010 by Eren Bali, Oktay Caglar and Gagan Biyani, Udemy has become a widely known and utilized online learning marketplace for millions of users from all around the world. Based out of San Francisco California, the company has been able to connect literally millions of learners with high-caliber instructors to guide them through their educational experience.

One of the many advantages of using Udemy compared to traditional education platforms is that individuals are encouraged to create and publish courses on the platform themselves. As such there are currently more than 130,000 courses available on Udemy format and will continue to grow, therefore offering a terrific range of courses for every conceivable topic including programming, marketing, design, business and personal development.

Many of the courses available are offered at very cheap or zero cost, making Udemy accessible to all types of students and participants. Each course typically consists of one or more pre-recorded videos, downloadable PDF or Word documents resources , and one or more practical exercises to allow individual students to practice what they have learned. Additionally, Udemy offers another product named “Udemy Business” designed for companies to use to develop and train their employees using curated and custom learning paths.

Overall, due to their innovative and flexible manner in which Udemy offers its training and the incredible variety of courses they provide, individuals can learn a new skill, improve their career, or pursue an interest at virtually any time and from anywhere.