# Education/Training Via Internet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2000, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554 "2000-03-12T13:27:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Crystalguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Crystalguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crystalguy)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554/1 "2000-03-12T13:27:00Z")

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My specific interests at the moment are Web Design (for personal use only) and Microsoft PowerPoint. I would like input as to who offers such courses and an honest appraisal of value for the costs involved. Thanks for any assistance.

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Crystalguy

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**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554/2 "2000-03-12T13:42:00Z")

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Try ZD University (sorry, I don’t have a link handy). I know that they have Web Design, but I’m not sure about Powerpoint.

Can’t beat the cost–it’s free (for a limited time, though). The online textbooks, however, are overpriced, but many courses can be completed without them.

-David

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**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554/3 "2000-03-12T13:43:00Z")

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Oh…and I believe that almost all of their courses will transfer as credit to any mainstream college.

-David

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**Author:** ![abderian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554/4 "2000-03-14T20:58:00Z")

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Here’s another possibility:  
[http://www.blackboard.com/](http://www.blackboard.com/)

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**Author:** ![Cowboy\_Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Cowboy\_Greg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy_Greg)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554/5 "2000-03-14T22:02:00Z")

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For web page design and coding, one of the better resources out there is the [Web Developer’s Virtual Library](http://stars.com/Authoring/). And it’s free.

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A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.

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**Author:** ![Crystalguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Crystalguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crystalguy)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2000, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-training-via-internet/8554/6 "2000-03-15T00:55:00Z")

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Thanks for the input. Following links on ZDNet landed me on [smartplanet.com](http://smartplanet.com). It looks interesting. I was not aware of the other two but will try them tonight. Thanks again.