Free Online Writing & Journalism Courses

Note: This section includes a lot of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). If you want to enroll in a free version of a MOOC, please select the “Full Course, No Certificate” (edX) or “Audit” (Coursera) option. If you opt to take the course for a certificate/credential, you will be charged.

• A Beginner’s Guide to Writing in English for University Study – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – University of Reading
• An Introduction to Screenwriting – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – University of East Anglia
• Advanced Writing – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Irvine
• British News Media Systems – Free iTunes Video – Joe Foote, University of Oklahoma
• Broadcast Journalism – Free iTunes Audio – Lawrie Zion, La Trobe University
• Business Writing – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC-Boulder
• Creative Writing: The Craft of Character – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Wesleyan
• Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Wesleyan
• Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Wesleyan
• Creative Writing: The Craft of Style – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Wesleyan
• Creative Writing: A Master Class – Free iTunes Video – Alison Ersheid
• Discovering Science: Science Writing – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – University of Leeds
• English for Journalists, Part 1 – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Berkeley
• English for Journalists, Part 2 – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Berkeley
• Getting Started with Essay Writing – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Irvine
• Grammar and Punctuation – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Irvine
• Grammar and Punctuation Advanced – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Irvine
• How To Make A Poem – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Manchester Metropolitan University
• How to Write an Essay – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – UC Berkeley
• Journalistic Ethics – Free Online Course – Jim Newton, UCLA
• Journalism Under Siege – Free Online Course – Multiple Faculty, Stanford University
• Memoir and Personal Essay: Managing Your Relationship with the Reader – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Wesleyan University
• Press and Society – Free iTunes Audio – Christopher Scanlon, La Trobe University
• Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Harvard University
• Script Writing: Write a Pilot Episode for a TV or Web Series – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Michigan State
• Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Cal Arts
• Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Berklee College of Music
• Start Fiction Writing – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Open University
• Start Writing Essays – Free iTunes iOS Course – Open University
• Writing for Strategic Communication – Free iTunes Audio – Karen Morath, La Trobe University
• Writing in the Sciences – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Stanford University
• Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy – Free Online Videos – BYU, Brandon Sanderson
• Writing Stories About Ourselves – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Wesleyan University

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