It’s hard to find ways to continue to learn about Information Technology (IT) without going bankrupt or settling for old (outdated) training at an affordable price. If you are like me and learning is the joyful process of jamming as much knowledge as possible in the vast storage space that we have for brains; then you have to check out Microsoft’s Virtual Academy a.k.a. the MVA!
What’s the MVA?
The MVA can be considered a cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) available to anyone with a Microsoft Live ID (formerly a Hotmail account). Given the greatness and flexibility of HTML5 websites, Microsoft offers a virtual learning environment through the web in which you get FREE (yes, free) lessons on very pertinent, current and useful IT topics. The level of complexity ranges from end-user to full blown software developers.
Great features
These are all the different resources offered on the Microsoft Virtual Academy:
Live Events (webinars)
That’s right, get it from the experts and interact with them in a synchronous virtual training.
Learning videos (recorded sessions broken down in modules)
HD and up to 1080p quality videos at-your-pace model.
Free e-books (if you have to flip pages in the real world, this is not for you)
An e-learning library with thousands of courses and over 30 topics
Your own personalized learning plan.
Compete against the world by ranking up on points
How to get it?
Getting access to all this awesome content is very easy. If you have an old Hotmail.com email account or a live.com account you are set! All you have to do is go to www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com and sign up.
If you don’t have a live.com email account, go get one and join the 1.8 million global users already taking advantage of the MVA.
