FYI. 2,400 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are getting underway in February, 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 February MOOCS. And below we’ve highlighted several courses that caught our eye. The trailer above comes from MoMA’s course, Seeing Through Photographs. 

• Introduction to Philosophy – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – February 4 (7 weeks)
• Modern Masterpieces of World Literature – Harvard University on edX – February 5
• Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – February 11 (4 weeks)
• Roman Architecture – Yale University on Coursera – February 18
• The Ancient Greeks – Wesleyan University on Coursera – February 18 (7 weeks)
• Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation – Monash University on FutureLearn – February 18
• Seeing Through Photographs – The Museum of Modern Art on Coursera – February 18 (6 weeks)
• Inspiring and Motivating Arts and Culture Teams – University of Michigan on edX – February 19

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 February MOOCs here.

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FYI. 1,700 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 January MOOCS. And below we’ve highlighted several courses that caught our eye. The trailer above comes from the Yale course “Music and Social Action.” 

• Music and Social Action – Yale University on Coursera – January 7 (9 weeks)
• Introduction to Philosophy – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – January 7 (7 weeks)
• Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code – University of Toronto on Coursera – January 7 (10 weeks)
• Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity – Stanford University on Coursera – January 7 (8 weeks)
• Our Earth’s Future – American Museum of Natural History on Coursera – January 7 (5 weeks)
• The Science of Well-Being – Yale University on Coursera – January 7
• The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 1)  – Wesleyan University on Coursera – January 7 (7 weeks)
• The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2) – Wesleyan University on Coursera – January 7 (9 weeks)

• The Ancient Greek Hero – Harvard University on edX – January 10 (17 weeks)
• Soren Kierkegaard – Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity – University of Copenhagen on Coursera – January 14 (8 weeks)
• Jane Austen: Myth, Reality and Global Celebrity  – University of Southampton on FutureLearn – January 14
• Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – January 14 (4 weeks)
• Libertarian Free Will: Neuroscientific and Philosophical Evidence  – Dartmouth on edX – January 15
• Music Moves: Why Does Music Make You Move? – University of Oslo on FutureLearn – January 21 (6 weeks)
• The Conscious Mind – A Philosophical Road Trip – Trinity College on edX – January 25 (5 weeks)
• Fundamentals of Music Theory – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – January 28

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 January MOOCs here.

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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 December MOOCS. And below we’ve highlighted several courses that caught our eye. The trailer above comes from The History of Rock: Part 1, offered by the University of Rochester.

• The Modern World: Global History since 1910 – University of Virginia on Coursera – December 3 (7 weeks)
• Science Literacy – How Solid Science Can Help You Save the World – Erasmus University Rotterdam on Coursera – December 3
• Leading the Life You Want – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – December 3
• Introduction to Psychology: The Psychology of Personality – Monash University on FutureLearn – December 3
• History of Rock, Part One – University of Rochester on Coursera – December 3 (8 weeks)
• History of Rock, Part Two – University of Rochester on Coursera – December 3 (7 weeks)
• The Scientific Revolution: Understanding the Roots of Modern Science – University of Groningen on FutureLearn – December 3

• From the Big Bang to Dark Energy – The University of Tokyo on Coursera – December 10 (5 weeks)
• Introduction to Philosophy – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – December 10 (7 weeks)
• Russian History: from Lenin to Putin – University of California, Santa Cruz on Coursera – December 10
• Jazz Improvisation – Berklee College of Music on Coursera – December 10 (6 weeks)
• The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2) – Wesleyan University on Coursera – December 10 (9 weeks)
• Introduction to Psychology – University of Toronto on Coursera – December 10 (8 weeks)
• Søren Kierkegaard – Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity – University of Copenhagen on Coursera – December 17 (8 weeks)
• Positive Psychology – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Coursera – December 17 (6 weeks)

• How Music Can Change Your Life – University of Melbourne on Coursera – December 31

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 December MOOCs here.

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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 November MOOCS. And below we’ve highlighted several courses that caught our eye. The trailer above comes from The Music of the Beatles, offered by the University of Rochester. As you’ll see, a good number of the courses start tomorrow:

• The Music of the Beatles – University of Rochester on Coursera – November 5 
• The French Revolution  – University of Melbourne on Coursera – November 5 
• Big History – From the Big Bang until Today – University of Amsterdam on Coursera – November 5
• Music Psychology: Why Does “Bohemian Rhapsody” Feel So Good? – Griffith University on FutureLearn – November 5
• In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting – The Museum of Modern Art on Coursera – November 5

• Design Thinking: Empathizing to Understand the Problem – Rochester Institute of Technology on edX – November 5
• Introduction to Philosophy – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – November 12 
• Critical Thinking: Fundamentals of Good Reasoning – Campus – the Israeli National Project for Digital Learning on edX – November 14
• Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – November 19
• Math Behind Moneyball – University of Houston System on Coursera – November 19
• Learn to Program: The Fundamentals – University of Toronto on Coursera – November 19 
• Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies – Duke University on Coursera – November 19

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 November MOOCs here.

Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture? Please consider making a donation to our site. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your contributions will help us continue providing the best free cultural and educational materials to learners everywhere.

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FYI. 1,900+ 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 August MOOCS. And below we’ve highlighted several courses that caught our eye. The trailer above comes from The Science of Well-Being, an adaptation of the most popular undergraduate course at Yale University.

• Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – August 6 (5 weeks)
• Philosophy and the Sciences: Introduction to the Philosophy of Physical Sciences – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – August 6
• Seeing Through Photographs – The Museum of Modern Art on Coursera – August 6 (6 weeks)
• Innovation: the World’s Greatest – University of Leeds on FutureLearn – August 6 (2 weeks)
• Roman Art and Archaeology – University of Arizona on Coursera – August 6 (6 weeks)
• How to Survive on Mars: the Science Behind the Human Exploration of Mars – Monash University on FutureLearn – August 6
• Big History – From the Big Bang until Today – University of Amsterdam on Coursera – August 13
• Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector – University of Virginia on Coursera – August 13
• Introduction to Classical Music – Yale University on Coursera – August 13 (9 weeks)
• The Science of Well-Being – Yale University on Coursera – August 13
• The Ancient Greek Hero  – Harvard University on edX – August 16 (17 weeks)
• Music and Social Action – Yale University on Coursera – August 20 (9 weeks)
• Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity – Stanford University on Coursera – August 20 (8 weeks)

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 August MOOCs here.

Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture? Please consider making a donation to our site. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your contributions will help us continue providing the best free cultural and educational materials to learners everywhere.

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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.

Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture? Please consider making a donation to our site. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your contributions will help us continue providing the best free cultural and educational materials to learners everywhere.

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FYI. 1,000+ 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 June 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.

• Soren Kierkegaard – Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity – University of Copenhagen on Coursera – June 4 (8 weeks)
• Positive Psychology – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Coursera – June 4 (6 weeks)
• Intellectual Humility: Science – University of Edinburgh on Coursera – June 4
• Math behind Moneyball – University of Houston System on Coursera – June 4
• Shakespeare: Print and Performance – King’s College London on FutureLearn – June 4
• Introduction to Psychology: The History and Science of Psychology – Monash University on FutureLearn – June 4
• Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters  – Scholars at Risk on FutureLearn – June 4
• Machine Learning – Columbia University on edX – June 4
• Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City  – University of Reading on FutureLearn – June 4
• Hinduism Through Its Scriptures – Harvard University on edX – June 4 (27 weeks)
• Data Science: Wrangling – Harvard University on edX – June 19

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 June MOOCs here.

Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture? Please consider making a donation to our site. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your contributions will help us continue providing the best free cultural and educational materials to learners everywhere.

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