600 free online courses




600 free online courses

If you haven’t heard, universities around the world offering their courses online for free (or at-least partially free). These courses are collectively called as MOOCS or Massive Open Online Courses.

In the past seven years or so, over 800 universities have created around 10,000 of these MOOCs. And I’ve been keeping track of these MOOCs the entire time here at Class Central, ever since they rose to prominence.

In the past four months alone, 190 universities have announced 600 such free online courses. I’ve compiled this list below and categorized the courses into the following subjects: Computer Science, Mathematics, Programming, Data Science, Humanities, Social Sciences, Education & Teaching, Health & Medicine, Business, Personal Development, Engineering, Art & Design, and finally Science.

Here’s the full list of new free online courses. Most of these are completely self-paced, so you can start taking them at your convenience.

PROGRAMMING

ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE

SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

SCIENCE

ART & DESIGN

MATHEMATICS

HUMANITIES

BUSINESS

HEALTH & MEDICINE

DATA SCIENCE

EDUCATION & TEACHING

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT


Top Online Courses

Note: Some of the courses are free. But if you decide to purchase anything (using the links below) you’ll be financially supporting the Personal Growth publication. Thanks for your support.

Coursera

From courses to degrees. 100% online learning from the world’s best universities and companies. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums. Courses are free, certificates are available for a modest fee.

CreativeLive

Master your craft, your passion, or something new with creative classes taught by the world’s best. Grammy winners. Best-sellers. World-renowned photographers. 700+ master creators. Streaming a handful of classes 24/7. Drop in daily and watch for free. 1500+ classes on-demand, all year.

Skillshare

Unlimited Access to over 25,000 classes. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in the community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

Udemy

Learn on demand. Study any topic, anytime. The world’s largest selection of courses. Choose from over 80,000 online video courses with new additions published every month.

Editor’s Picks

(Note: I haven’t taken these courses, but they seem the most interesting to me, and I have a favorable view of the instructors.)

Mindfulness Practice for Joy & Compassion by Thich Nhat Hanh

A world famous Buddhist monk will teach you how to find happiness and access the “Kingdom of God” in the here and now. You’ll practice mindfulness techniques, including meditation and simple breathing methods, so you can concentrate fully and connect with all the life that surrounds you.

Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence, hope, mindfulness, and compassion help a person reverse the damage of chronic stress and build great leadership relationships. The Positive and Negative Emotional Attractors inspire sustained, desired change and learning at many levels.

How to Present: Share Ideas That Inspire Action by Simon Sinek

You’ll learn how to identify your passions, speak with conviction, transform nerves into natural energy, and articulate what you really want to say. This class is perfect for creatives, professionals, conference speakers, and everyone looking to make lasting connections.

Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop

This course is an active journey of self-reflection. You’ll learn to distinguish between leaders and managers, paint a picture of where you want your leadership journey to go, and motivate people to join you in your cause. Perhaps most importantly, you’ll learn that you can lead even when you don’t have formal authority.

Seth Godin’s Freelancer Course

This course begins with an introduction into what it means to be a freelancer, regardless of what industry you work in. You’ll realize that you have the opportunity to take control of your career, regardless of your previous experience, by seeing the world the way your clients do.