It has become more accessible and easier than ever to take courses to elevate your professional expertise.

There are endless online resources to peruse, so it helps to be deliberate before diving in.

Look at the skills needed for your industry and the jobs youre interested in, said Quirk.

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Here are some of the most accessible online learning platforms.

Partners like Yale University, IBM and Google provide outlines for more than 3,900 courses.

Coursera is free to join and nearly all of its courses can be accessed at no cost.

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Some classes on Coursera are paid-only and will generally set you back about $50 per month.

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Google Skillshop

Google Skillshopis one of the classic online learning platforms.

Most options are videos, slides and quick quizzes that build into a final assessment.

A certificate is awarded to passing students and is usually valid for 12 months.

The website runs wholly on donations.

The site even offers life skills courses, which include budgeting, investing and other personal finance topics.

As you complete courses, you earn badges that are displayed on your Khan Academy profile.

As of now, there is no direct way to link your badges to your LinkedIn profile.

Yalealso makes numerous introductory classes accessible to anyone with an internet connection.

This class dives into the meaning of happiness.

Stanfordis another university offering public access to many of its courses for free.

Other prestigious institutions likeHarvardandDartmouthalso offer free online classes.

Udemy

Udemyis an online learning platform specifically designed to help you bolster your professional skills.

Hundreds ofpublic librariesacross the nation offer Udemy courses for no cost with just a library card.

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