Technology has become a part of our life. Having a website of your own not only gives you a luxury of ease of communication with your customers, but it also shows an aspect of your multi-lateral skill capability which most recruiters look for nowadays especially with Finance and Technology is foreseen to merge together and play a huge role in Business success in the future.

Having said that, students from other sectors (Commerce and Arts) should also consider developing skill in Web using proper Web Development Courses which is also called Front-End Development in many online course websites like Udemy, Udacity etc. which are described below as you read.

This article discusses the many options available in the market which can help you develop skills in Web Development.

When we talk about Front-End Development involves the use of HTML programming to develop easy to use interface designs which make navigation easy for your customers.

Back-End Development involves the use of Programming languages like JavaScript, MySQL, and Python which handle data management, networking and data storage tasks inside your Laptop/Desktop/Smartphone etc.

A person having skills in Front-End Development has knowledge of these two areas which comprise the Front-End Web Development arena or just colloquially called Front-End Development.

1). UDACITY

Founded by Sebastian Thrun, UDACITY has paid online courses in Front-End Web Development called “NANODEGREE PROGRAM”. They also have individual modules of their NANODEGREE PROGRAMS made available to students for additional reference.

Once you enroll for their programs, you get access to 24×7 mentoring and Job Fair registration through their Chat app called “SLACK”. The course content is also easy to understand as they explain each segment of code projects in a step-by-step detailed basis.

You also get to work on real-life projects as well. Do look out for their scholarship contests co-organised with Google, Facebook, and others.

2). KHAN ACADEMY

Another great option in MOOC category which covers every aspect of chapters belonging to a particular subject of your choice through a variety of self-guided tutorials providing audio and/or video guidance by subject experts on the topic.

While interactive on-screen windows show the code and output the results during narration. Hence, making some of the toughest subjects easy to understand and fun to learn.

One should also not miss out the latest SQL engine implemented by the creators which ask you to solve exercises and test codes before showing you where you are going wrong. For certification, they only ask you a nominal fee for Exam.

3). TUTORIALSPOINT

No doubt, a haven for developers belonging to every sector (HTML, Android, iOS etc). The website not only contains articles and notes on various concepts related to Front-End Web Development, but it also contains free video lectures by eminent techies experienced in their line of work.

Referred by several well-known organizations around the world apart from college institutes like Amity University, you can get their specially developed pdf notes on subjects like JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Python, and many others.

4). COURSERA

Similar to Khan Academy with the slight difference being that Coursera offers a plethora of online courses from a variety of universities around the world for free.

With each differing in the timeline, the courses are extremely detailed making it easy for students to understand every aspect of the Fundamentals of their chosen subject.

There is also an option for certification, which you can acquire by paying a small nominal fee. With recruiters today looking for extra-special candidates, it won’t hurt having a multi-skilled personality, would it???

5). UDEMY

Gives you the best of both worlds, as you can not only get access to unlimited project-based video lessons from individual creators across the world, it also has the easiest registration process to enable you to share your knowledge to the world around and earn a quick buck.

With every lesson pack, you also get activity/question paper files which can help you practice the concepts while going through the videos and you also get email ID and chat facility to speak to your faculty.

So, these are my top 5 sources where Beginners can learn Web Development for FREE. Hope you like it and if you don’t like these, then there is Google baba available 24×7 to help you out when you are in trouble.

Below are other very good sites which you can try out:

1. Codecademy
2. PluralSight
3. Unacademy
4. Edx
5. Lynda