FYI. 2,000+ MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are getting underway this month, giving you the chance to take free courses from top flight universities. With the help of Class Central, we’ve pulled together a complete list of July MOOCS. And below we’ve highlighted several courses that caught our eye. The trailer above comes from Søren Kierkegaard – Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity, a course created by the University of Copenhagen.
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Microsoft on edX – July 1
- Introduction to Design Thinking – Microsoft on edX – July 1
- Introduction to Linguistics – University of Birmingham on FutureLearn – July 2
- Søren Kierkegaard – Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity – University of Copenhagen on Coursera – July 2 (8 weeks)
- Positive Psychology – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Coursera – July 2 (6 weeks)
- Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – July 2 (4 weeks)
- Seeing Through Photographs – The Museum of Modern Art on Coursera – July 9 (6 weeks)
- Modern Art & Ideas – The Museum of Modern Art on Coursera – July 9 (5 weeks)
- Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why – Duke University on Coursera – July 9 (6 weeks)
- Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector – University of Virginia on Coursera – July 16
- Jane Austen: Myth, Reality and Global Celebrity – University of Southampton on FutureLearn – July 16
Here’s one tip to keep in mind: If you want to take a course for free, select the “Full Course, No Certificate” or “Audit” option when you enroll. If you would like an official certificate documenting that you have successfully completed the course, you will need to pay a fee.
You can browse through the complete list of July MOOCs here.
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Are these available in the UK?
MOOCS are available wherever you are, providing you have an internet connection. Once you create an account on one of the MOOC platforms (Coursera, Edx, etc) you can start enrolling in classes :)