I know. The idea was to provide no or low cost access to technical education. However there are services out there that have been tested and have shown their value to us and many people all over. From our experience, if these platforms are used to their fullest extent, they make it worth the fees.
"At Pluralsight, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to create progress through technology and develop the skills of tomorrow. With assessments, learning paths and courses authored by industry experts, our platform helps businesses and individuals benchmark expertise across roles, speed up release cycles and build reliable, secure products."
ACloudGuru :Now owned by Pluralsight
"To enable anyone, anywhere to become a cloud guru and achieve a brighter future. To enable anyone, anywhere to become a cloud guru and achieve a brighter future."
"We provide a variety of training, primarily in IT, project management, and office productivity topics. Our comprehensive library contains thousands of training videos ranging from Cisco networking to Microsoft Word. Whether you want to pass a certification exam, increase your skills, or simply learn new things, we've got you covered!"
"We created ITProTV because it is the IT training we wanted to have ourselves – engaging, conversational, affordable, and convenient."
"The basic idea of our training courses is simple. Our goal is to provide quality training for the world’s most popular technical certifications. The technology industry is demanding people who have a strong technical foundation, and these certifications provide a common starting point for people working toward their initial technology certifications."
"Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Scratch promotes computational thinking and problem solving skills; creative teaching and learning; self-expression and collaboration; and equity in computing."
"We want to create a world where anyone can build something meaningful with technology, and everyone has the learning tools, resources, and opportunities to do so. Code contains a world of possibilities — all that’s required is the curiosity and drive to learn. At Codecademy, we are committed to empowering all people, regardless of where they are in their coding journeys, to continue to learn, grow, and make an impact on the world around them."
"freeCodeCamp is a community of millions of people around the world who are learning to code together. You can learn to code with free online courses, programming projects, and interview preparation for developer jobs. We're a 501(c)(3) public charity."
"The Odin Project is one of those "What I wish I had when I was learning" resources. Not everyone has access to a computer science education or the funds to attend an intensive coding school and neither of those is right for everyone anyway. This project is designed to fill in the gap for people who are trying to hack it on their own but still want a high quality education."
"Our aim is to provide an unbiased platform for learners to discover the best sources to learn a new skill. Hackr.io lets learners identify the most suitable course of their choice by allowing them to filter courses by fee, course type (video/ebook etc.), spoken language, course reviews etc."
"We're here to help everyone get really good at programming, regardless of their background. We want to share our love of programming, and help people upskill as part of their upward social mobility."