There are millions of free online courses to choose from online to study any subject. But if you want something very specific, you can also turn to ChatGPT. These websites use the power of GPT-4 to create a guided online course on any topic you ask, often complete with quizzes, tests, and exercises.
1.Skillflow(Web): Simple, Step-by-Step Online Courses Generated by AI
Skillflow is the simplest and easiest app forlife-long learners to get new skillsby generating custom courses using GPT-4. You’ll need to register for an account to save and track your progress. There isn’t a library of courses to browse through, so you will need to write your own prompt in 50 characters. The 50-character limit will mean you have to choose your words carefully.
The app then generates a course, showing you each chapter unit that you’ll need to go through. However, you’re able to’t skip any unit, as Skillflow hasn’t generated the content within the unit yet. Only when you click and start the unit does Skillflow begin generating the coursework through GPT-4. And once you finish reading the lesson, it’ll also give you a couple of quizzes or tests to check how well you understood it.
The free basic plan lets you generate up to two courses per week, while the paid plan ($15 per month) lets you generate unlimited courses. You can also invite friends to participate in your courses, which can be a useful tool for teachers to generate a short beginner’s course for their class.
2.CourseGen(Web): Best-Looking, Minimalist GPT Course Generator
CourseGen is the best-looking and most minimalist of the several GPT course generators that we’ve tested. It lacks features like quizzes or tests, but it gives you quick and full access to all the material in a course in a neatly formatted window. And it’s got a cool Dark Mode if that’s your style.
The free version of CourseGen lets you generate up to two courses. The course chapters are presented in a neat index in the left pane, with units in the chapters nested under a drop-down. you’re able to click any of these to immediately open the course contents in the large main pane.
CourseGen does not track your progress or offer gamification to keep you motivated. It’s extremely simple and in our opinion, is best for those who want a text-only online course that they can read through as quickly as possible.
3.Coursable(Web): Customizable AI-Generated Courses, With Videos
Coursable sets itself apart from other AI-generated course makers with a few simple elements that, frankly, seem like they should be standard features in other apps. For starters, once you generate a course, Coursable gives you five levels of complexity settings. This way, you can decide whether you want a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level course and cover material accordingly. You’ll see a preview of the course before you finalize your decision.
The text lessons of the course units are much shorter than most other ChatGPT-generated courses. But Coursable makes up for it by giving you external materials to read, as well as linking you to the best YouTube videos on each topic. This way, you are learning from a real human being, not just an AI summarizing what an expert has said. Also, Coursable lets you export your course as a PDF or share the link with others.
The only real problem we have with Coursable is the design. In trying to make it mobile-friendly, the reading pane for the actual material is too small on desktops, with unnecessary space being dedicated to the course name and index when there should have been options to minimize those.
The free version of Coursable lets you generate two courses through ChatGPT, while paid plans give you 10 or unlimited courses. The app also offers a discount to students.
4.101 School(Web): Library of Free AI-Generated Online Courses
101 School already hosts a library of GPT-generated courses for you to browse and enroll in. They’re classified in categories such as science and mathematics, engineering and technology, arts, literature, communication, social sciences, legal, admin, personal services, health and safety, business and management, etc.
Any course you start has a simple three-pane format. The first pane is the index, showing you each chapter or section. The middle pane displays the current unit’s content of text and images; so far, we haven’t found any GPT-generated course on 101 School with video content. The last pane is a ChatGPT window, where you can ask AI to give you a test on the material you just read, conduct practical exercises, or ask for further reading. Of course, you can also ask any other question using thebest prompting techniques for ChatGPT.
you’re able to go through the whole course in one go or ask to get a daily, bi-daily, or weekly email containing the next unit. You’ll need to register for a free account to keep track of your progress in courses, or to create your own course.
5.StudyRaid(Web): AI-Generated Courses That Feel Like Regular Online Courses
Even though all the content on this website is generated by ChatGPT, there is something about the look and feel of StudyRaid that makes it feel like some of thebest sites to find free online college courses. There are already several courses to choose from categories such as history, mathematics, science, computer science, English language arts, physics and chemistry, social sciences, and general.
Each course is broken up into several chapters and units, and you can jump to any without needing to finish the previous unit. While each unit has a full explanation written by AI as is standard, there is also a helpful summary or “key points” to skim through the material. Also, StudyRaid generates a quiz and an exam for each unit, both of which are optional.
And yes, you’re able to also chat with the AI tutor while reading any unit, thus giving you the option to find more information or clarify doubts. StudyRaid also includes a simple way to access ChatGPT directly through the “Ask” option without having to open any course.
When to Rely on Traditional Human Courses
AI-Generated online courses are obviously going up against human-made courses. And most of these generators suggest that these ChatGPT tutorials are not a substitute for professional courses. That said, in our opinion, they do a decent job for subject matters that lack nuance, like engineering, math, or language.
Traditional human courses are better when you want to learn from either directly the leading expert on the matter (which you’ll find in courses offered by universities) or you’re dealing with a topic that isn’t completely objective. And, of course, if your preferred learning style is video content, then human courses are the way to go.
