Online Computer Education for Old People

Today, nearly every aspect of our lives is steered by computers whether its web conferencing, gaining access to news or else, but for old people this entire thing is not less than a huge cultural change. The reason behind it is that alike today’s young kids they were not raised with tablets, notebooks and personal computers. Due to this reason majority of the seniors citizens are not familiar with usage of computers. In fact, they treat computer more like an alien.

That is very much understandable, but in this era where every other person heavily relies on computer and technology, unfamiliarity with the computer can frustrate old people. Thus, to avoid such a situation below we have provided a guide that will let old people know why they should get familiar with the computer and from where they can learn to use this machine.

Why Old People Should Learn Computer

Computers are swiftly dominating social scene. In this situation, old people who cannot even send an email, does not use social networking websites or type extremely slowly may begin to feel lonely or cut off from the rest of the world. While others, who try to use these things without any basic knowledge may face embarrassment. For instance, they feel really awkward when they post a private message on a wall or public forum.

Furthermore, not every old person falls in the category of retire people, so the ones who wants to retain a position or gain a promotion in their job should also need to learn basic computers skills. In fact, some may need even more advanced knowledge of computer in order get back to a job. In brief, it’s unavoidable for any old person to ignore computer in a time when people pay their bills or transfer money from one to another account without moving an inch from their house.

Basic Computer Skills

The basic computer knowledge is for those old people who have no idea about these machines. Thus, such people need to brush up their computer skills at least by gaining basic knowledge of computer. For instance they should study how to type at decent pace, if for some reason they cannot do that then, use of voice recognition software is not a bad idea. In order to communicate with people through email and social media, apart from learning how internet really works. Besides, it is also necessary for seniors that they should also learn how to identify a scam, malware and use Microsoft Office.

Advanced Computer Skills

On the other hand, seniors who know how to communicate and create documents through computers may require more advanced skills. That can range from usage of spreadsheets to computer programming to web development or even photo editing. The best way to gain the knowledge of advanced computer skills is by finding free online courses or training programs that will them to gain knowledge of such complex skills.

Where to Gain Knowledge of Computer

Enrolling in a program of an institute or college can prove costly for the seniors therefore, its better that they should opt for Massive Open Online Courses that are also called MOOCS. There are several advantages of opting for MOOCs, as first of all they offer courses at extremely affordable prices and in some cases free as well. Like ninthd (9th D) that has recently launched international certifications in Pakistan with the help of top foreign institutes like UKCET and iCarnegie Global Learning that is powered by Carnegie Mellon University of USA.

You can learn HTML from scratch by opting for ninthd’s Web Developer course and the best part about this program is that old people can take its lectures online at any time and from any where. Above all the prices of ninthd’s international certification are extremely affordable as they range from 12,000 Rs, to 25,000 Rs.

Ali Raza is an online content writer, who has been witting for more than three years. During this period, Ali has covered sports, technology, employment and education, specifically online learning.