Online Education

Have you heard of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs? They are courses that you can take online, generally at no cost unless you want a certificate proving you completed it, which you can use to build your skill sets.

Skills you can learn through MOOCs include:

computer programming and data analysis
business management and entrepreneurship
art, poetry and music

Also, MOOCs offer various career advancement courses in collaboration with tech industry leaders including Google (see Udacity), on topics like:

how to strengthen your social network and brand
VR interview prep
optimizing your GitHub (ie, online portfolio)

and more!

See the following pages for more information about MOOCs:

University Affairs article on MOOCs
Another article on MOOCs

Some of the largest providers of MOOCs are:

Coursera
Udemy
Udacity
EdX
Class Central
LinkedIn Learning

One way to learn and possibly get noticed by an employer is to participate in competitions and company-sponsored projects! Search on your own via Google and on platforms like LinkedIn, but you can also find some of them here:

Riipen