Best MOOCs of 2017

Protecting Business Innovations via Copyright

65 reviews

Learn how to protect business innovations using copyright law with this 5-week course from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Grenoble School of Management

New Energy Technologies: Energy Transition and Sustainable Development

58 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore sustainable energy solutions from a business and tech perspective in this 6-week course by Grenoble School of Management. Ideal for those in the energy industry or electrical engineering.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EU policy and implementation: making Europe work!

52 reviews

In this course, we learn how the European Union prepares and decides on policy, and how policy is transferred to member states and implemented by various authorities, including regional and local governments.

• Coursera
• 2 days 7 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

University of Groningen

Understanding the GDPR

44 reviews

Get to grips with the General Data Protection Regulation and take the first steps to ensuring that your organisation is compliant.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

China’s Economic Transformation Part 1: Economic Reform and Growth in China

24 reviews

Explore China's economic transformation since 1978 in this 6-week course by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Learn about key reforms, fiscal impacts, and future challenges.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

International Women's Health and Human Rights

5 reviews

This course focuses on women’s health and human rights issues from infancy through old age, including information about positive interventions relating to those issues. Learners are encouraged to interact with each other through interactive discussions.

• Coursera
• 2 days 9 hours 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Love as a Force for Social Justice

408 ratings at Coursera

Explore concepts of love and its power as a social justice tool in this 6-week Stanford University course. Gain insights from various disciplines and apply knowledge for positive social change.

• Coursera
• 1 day 3 hours 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Public Transportation Systems (Spring 2017)

6 reviews

This course discusses the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing on bus and rail.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 22 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World

16 reviews

Explore global security and safety challenges with Leiden University's 6-week course. Learn about cyber-crime, terrorism, environmental disasters, and how to address these complex issues.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions

7 reviews

Explore and apply positive psychology interventions with this 4-week course from the University of Pennsylvania, ideal for personal and professional contexts.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health (Spring 2017)

4 reviews

This course focuses on science and technology innovation system, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing, and health sectors, with an emphasis on public policy and the federal government's role in that system.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 31 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science

5790 ratings at Coursera

Explore the science of human flourishing with Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, the "father of Positive Psychology", in this 4-week course from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing

5 reviews

Everyday Parenting gives you access to a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviors you would like to see in your child.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being

790 ratings at Coursera

A 4-week course by the University of Pennsylvania, applying key concepts from the Foundations of Positive Psychology to design a positive intervention, with a certificate upon completion.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods

1128 ratings at Coursera

Explore Positive Psychology with University of Pennsylvania's 4-week course. Learn research methods, study "True Grit", develop hypotheses, and interpret empirical study results.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)