Do MOOCing not Facebooking

In this present era we are bounded by various technologies which are tracking our valuable time. Smartphone, PC and Desktop with internet connections are the most common sources we use every time. People are interacting in such a way that they cannot spend even an hour without internet. It’s been an inseparable part of human life. Students in schools and colleges are using these technologies for updating in social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so on. Though there are several good aspects but researches show that most students use social media for killing their good time rather than spending it for learning and developing activities. Texting, pictures posting, sharing funny jokes, adult content surfing, etc. are the common activities we see students being engaged in.

What if students try to surf about exploring new ideas and interests through online learning sites? MOOC is an ultimate source to learn and build skills in students. MOOC stands for “Massive Open Online Course” and it is intended to teach learners from various universities of the world. One can learn whatever he/she wants to according to their level. There are different sites where you can learn but some of them are paid. In developing countries like Nepal, it’s difficult to pay $40-$60 for a single course so for this problem Couesera provides you a platform to apply for Financial Aid where you can request for free enrollment and certificate. At this present time courser has become the most popular online learning site for most of the online learners. There are beginner level to degree courses with the time duration of 1 week to 6 months too. So one can learn according to his/her interest and need.

A quick starting guide for beginners:

- Go to www.coursera.org

- Register Your Account/Sign Up
- Search a course

- Click on the course you choose

-  Then you will see this dialogue box

    Click on the Financial aid available

- Then you will get to this 

    Click on Continue to the application

- Tick the boxes and copy the text

    Then Continue

- Fill the Financial aid and submit

Now go to course again and click on enroll for free and then choose full course, no certificate and start the course.

you will get certificate after 14 days of your submission.