{"id":635,"date":"2016-12-02T13:36:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T13:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=635"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:21:48","slug":"what-its-like-to-learn-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/what-its-like-to-learn-online\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is It Like To Learn Online With GetSmarter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>What is it like to learn online?<\/h5>\n<p>If you&#8217;re thinking of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\">taking an online short course<\/a>,\u00a0or want to know what it&#8217;s like to learn online, watch this video of past GetSmarter students, speaking about their online learning experience:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J9WsXiU-IHk\" width=\"970\" height=\"545\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most GetSmarter\u00a0learners have never studied online before, but 88% report some form of career advancement after completing an\u00a0online short course from one of our world-leading university partners. 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