I stumbled upon edX quite accidentally. One of my very respected LinkedIn contacts shared a link about an online course on the topic ” The Challenges of Global Poverty” by MIT and highly recommended it. I got hooked to this concept and explored “edX” further. What did I learn?

– edX is an initiative by MIT and Harvard

– Free online courses are offered by the edX consortium, comprising of some of the best schools in the world(including Berkley, Cornell, IIT Bombay)

– The courses are spread over 10-12 weeks(approximately)

– Certificates are given to those whose grades are above a certain threshold.

I liked the idea of “continuing education” and enrolled for the course on Global Poverty. It started off well, but at one point, I was not able to dedicate enough time for it and had to drop out. But I learned a lot of new things, and got more confident about completing an online course by managing my time better. Last month, I registered for another course, this time by the University of Texas, Austin on the subject ” Energy 101″ . The course has begun and this time, I am enjoying it more. I have already enrolled for my third course and have plans to learn things I never had the chance to study, like – ” Introduction to Philosophy: God, Knowledge and Consciousness”  by MITx, ” The Ancient Greek Hero” by Harvardx, etc…

Want to know more about edX and the courses? Click here , here and watch the video below.