This week I was looking for some online courses for the blog and we have stumbled upon the platform of free training from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Very interesting! So let's go tell a little how it works.
Many students are probably already familiar with these learning resources. training, but it is undeniable that other students do not. AND Being freely accessible, you have to take advantage of the opportunity.
The education platform of the UNAM is called “I learn more” and is integrated into the web (provides us with quality and reliability) and from the courses that we have been able to tell, there are about 60.
The web works based on a Moodle management, for environments virtual teaching (it is a teaching system designed to create and manage online learning spaces) easily use.
The UNAM courses are completely free and registration for everyone (They are such as MOOC courses – Massive Online Open Courses), always that you have Internet, obviously.
The subjects taught are grouped into four main categories:
Content menu:
What are the courses? Learn+?
These are courses related to culture, art, health, education, finances, technologies, languages, etc. what do you will allow you to acquire new knowledge through learning online and at the pace you want.
The different subjects last between 6 and 30 hours. They are self-study, that is, you decide when to start and finish each course online. All subjects have videos, images, audio, readings, links to other sites and other elements of interest to complete the training.
Do the UNAM courses have any cost?
No, Aprendo+ courses are free and open, so, to register, you will only have to register on the website. It shows that this quality teaching is influencing to improve the positions of the university in the ranking of the best universities in the world, good!
Will someone check my activities?
No, the UNAM online courses are designed for you to verify your learning yourself, through of the materials and activities that you will find throughout the course.
Is there a forum or will I be able to share my learning with other people?
Yes, all formations have a forum in which you can share what you do, see the activities and exchange points of view with other participants.
Do I have a deadline to finish the course?
No, the study period is up to you.
What do you get at the end of the course?
An electronic certificate (It has no curricular value). Is a digital badge that validates achievement in Open Badges (See more HERE). To obtain the digital badge you must from:
Badges are awarded based on the score you'll earn in the final quiz: Gold (Score from 9.5 to 10), Silver (Score from 8.5 to 9.4) and Bronze (Score from 8.0 to 8.4) and can be printed.
This section captivates by learning Microsoft Office (remember that we already have an article about various courses on Excel that are of interest) or by the course of the stoves solar.
As a note. Two articles of interest to engineers, surveyors or architects:
Here, we highlight the subject matter of learning; art history and the course of art movements, or a interesting theme, oral presentation and presentations.
In this section we can find informative courses quite interesting as; ecological ordering or the course responsible consumption, among others.
In this section we have been interested in these two aspects of teaching; learn to say NO and how to manage and control anxiety. Very useful for the world of work.
It is a good opportunity to improve our training and to zero price. You can access the learning platform of UNAM from Learn More HERE.
You may also be interested in an article that we already published over 10 free courses for architects and engineers.
