Top Online Software Testing Courses

Priya Rani

Published: February 21st, 2018 /
Last Updated: March 7th, 2024

Topics:

QA Training

Like all other digitization improvements, online learning has also transformed the ways of imparting knowledge. An eager learner no longer needs to travel around the world to attend classes from the best tutors. Due to online courses and training materials being readily available, necessary knowledge can now be accessed by anyone from anywhere and at anytime.

The aim of this post is to cover everything you need to know about Software Testing Online Courses. The areas of focus will be:

Advantages of Online Courses
How the Online Model Works
Top Software Testing Online Courses

Advantages of Studying Online Software Testing Courses

Easy Accessibility

The most important benefit we can all think of is the ease of learning, because all you need is a computer system/laptop and a good internet connection. Online courses can be accessed from most geographical locations and they offer flexibility to learn at your convenience.

Cost Effective

Learning in this way can indeed be cost-effective. It cuts out the expense of travelling to take part in classroom training in a specific city on a particular date, and there are also free courses and tutorials available online.

Opportunity to Interact with Different Talents

Taking part in an online course lets you interact with people from different countries. It offers a chance for richer discussions, exchanges of thoughts and experiences.

How the Online Model Works

Next, we will give an overview of how this model works and how a user can access these courses. There are several websites that offer both free and paid courses, and these can be structured in the form of tutorials with content or as videos. The courses also offer hands-on and demo sites for practice.

Flow for choosing to register for an online course

Websites that offer software testing courses will list the courses along with other details like fees, the duration, schedule pre-requisites and give a preview of the course contents. Users are then required to register for the courses that suit their requirements and budget.

There are usually two types of courses offered:

Interactive Courses/Instructor-led Training

Interactive Courses require users to register, then pay for the event as per the schedule. These types of courses are similar to the way classroom courses are run except they can be joined over the internet with no requirement to be physically present at the location. There are various e-learning sites that offer both weekday, as well as weekend, classes and the registration can be done at the user’s convenience. The event/ course schedule will then be shared with all registered participants. This method of learning requires users to be online at scheduled times to take part in the course. The sessions are interactive, and queries are responded to live, during the sessions. The main limitation to this structure is that users need to be available at the time these tutorials are taking place, as they cannot be accessed at a different time more convenient to the learner.

Self Paced Learning

To overcome the schedule limitations of instructor-led training, websites also offer self-paced learning where, following registration, users can have access to the study materials. There are sites which allow materials to be downloaded with lifetime access, but some only allow access to the materials during a limited time-frame. This mode of distance learning is the most preferred among working professionals who are unable to dedicate themselves to set tutorial times or enrol in courses that expect them to be online at specific times. Self-paced learning can be achieved at the user’s availability and convenience.