MOOC Course Report is a monthly column published by Class Central during the first week of each month. MOOC Course report aims to provide a comprehensive list of courses starting/available in the month of publication. To receive this list via email signup for our monthly newsletter.

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Ten most popular MOOCs starting in August 2014.

Health & Medicine (11)

AT1X: AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Cases
Aug 1st | EdX
Food, Nutrition & Your Health
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Nursing in Healthcare
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
The Human Body as a Machine
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Understanding Common Diseases
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Wines
Aug 14th | OpenLearning
Alcohol, Drugs, and Baby Boomers: Are you ready?
Aug 18th | Coursera
BIOC372.1x: Fundamentals of Immunology, Part 1
Aug 18th | EdX
Understanding Research: An Overview for Health Professionals
Aug 18th | Coursera
Medicines adherence: Supporting patients with their treatment
Aug 25th | FutureLearn
关爱生命–实用急救和自救技能
Coursera

Education & Teaching (11)

Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects
Aug 1st | Coursera
Applying to U.S. Universities
Aug 3rd | Coursera
Technology Applications in Education
Aug 4th | Canvas.net
Hybrid Courses: Best of Both Worlds
Aug 4th | Canvas.net
Becoming a Confident Trainer
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Early Childhood Education
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Education in a Changing World
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Teaching Adult Learners
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Surviving Your Rookie Year of Teaching: 3 Key Ideas & High Leverage Techniques
Aug 15th | Coursera
Study skills for international students
Aug 18th | FutureLearn
Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom
Aug 18th | Coursera

Engineering (7)

ELEC1200.1x: A System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets (Part 1)
Aug 1st | EdX
Mining Engineering
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Mobile Robotics
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Linear Circuits
Aug 18th | Coursera
Structure Standing Still: The Statics of Everyday Objects
Aug 18th | Coursera
Vehicle Dynamics II: Cornering
Aug 19th | iversity
6.002x: Circuits and Electronics
Aug 25th | EdX

Computer Science (23)

LFS101x : Introduction to Linux
Aug 1st | EdX
Statistical Inference
Aug 4th | Coursera
Regression Models
Aug 4th | Coursera
Practical Machine Learning
Aug 4th | Coursera
Developing Data Products
Aug 4th | Coursera
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
Aug 4th | Coursera
R Programming
Aug 4th | Coursera
Getting and Cleaning Data
Aug 4th | Coursera
Exploratory Data Analysis
Aug 4th | Coursera
Reproducible Research
Aug 4th | Coursera
Regression Models
Aug 4th | Coursera
Interactive Computer Graphics
Aug 5th | Coursera
M101J: MongoDB for Java Developers
Aug 5th | MongoDB University
Web Application Architectures
Aug 11th | Coursera
Concepts in Game Development
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
M101JS: MongoDB for Node.js Developers
Aug 12th | MongoDB University
Usable Security
Aug 18th | Coursera
Introduction to Computational Arts
Aug 25th | Coursera
Algorithmic Thinking
Aug 25th | Coursera
Building an Information Risk Management Toolkit
Aug 26th | Coursera
Designing and Executing Information Security Strategies
Aug 26th | Coursera
Information Security and Risk Management in Context
Aug 26th | Coursera
医学图像处理技术 Medical Image Analysis
Coursera

Business & Management (23)

Introduction to Negotiation
Aug 4th | NovoED
Managing Your Time, Money, and Career: MBA Insights for Undergraduates
Aug 4th | Coursera
Big Data for Better Performance
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Diagnosing the Financial Health of a Business
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Emergency Management
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Financial Literacy
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Financial Planning
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Human Resources
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Innovation for Powerful Outcomes
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Business in Asia
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Negotiation and Conflict Resolutio
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Online Advertising
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Principles of Project Management
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Sports and Recreation Management
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Strategic Management
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Aug 18th | Coursera
Project Management for Business Professionals
Aug 18th | Canvas.net
Creating an Ethical Corporate Culture
Aug 18th | Canvas.net
Personal & Family Financial Planning
Aug 20th | Coursera
Introduction to Computational Finance and Financial Econometrics
Aug 26th | Coursera

Art & Design (6)

The Camera Never Lies
Aug 4th | Coursera
Introduction to Acoustics (Part 2)
Aug 11th | Coursera
The Art of Drawing and Painting
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
The Art of Photography
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
World Music
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Geodesign: Change Your World
Aug 13th | Coursera

Mathematics and Stats (4)

Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 2
Aug 4th | Coursera
Çok Değişkenli Fonksiyonlarda Türev ve Entegral II: İleri Konular ve Uygulamalar / Multivariable Calculus II: Applications and Advanced Topics
Aug 4th | Coursera
Basic Science: Understanding Numbers
Aug 18th | FutureLearn
Scientific Computing
Aug 26th | Coursera

Science (22)

From the Big Bang to Dark Energy
Aug 5th | Coursera
Advanced Chemistry
Aug 11th | Coursera
Introduction to Forensic Science
Aug 11th | Coursera
How Things Work 1
Aug 11th | Coursera
Agriculture and the World We Live In
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Astronomy: Discovering the Universe
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Basic Physics
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Chemistry – Building Blocks of the World
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Climate Change
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Contemporary Issues in Ocean Governance
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Marine and Antarctic Science
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Beauty, Form & Function: An Exploration of Symmetry
Aug 11th | Coursera
Microbiology and Forensic Science
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Water in a Thirsty World
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Chemistry of Beer
Aug 18th | Janux
General Chemistry
Aug 18th | Janux
Human Physiology
Aug 18th | Janux
Preparation for Introductory Biology: DNA to Organisms
Aug 23rd | Coursera
Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach
Aug 25th | Coursera
Introduction to Sustainability
Aug 25th | Coursera
Mechanics: Motion, Forces, Energy and Gravity, from Particles to Planets
Aug 25th | Coursera
CTB3300WCx: Introduction to Water and Climate
Aug 26th | EdX

Humanities (20)

A Brief History of Humankind
Aug 10th | Coursera
Climate Change
Aug 11th | Coursera
Chinese Language and Culture
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Indigenous Studies: Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Midwifery
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Understanding the Origins of Crime
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Writing for the Web
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Student Thinking at the Core
Aug 12th | Coursera
Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine
Aug 18th | Coursera
Gateway to College Learning
Aug 18th | Janux
Law and Justice
Aug 18th | Janux
Philosophy and Human Destiny
Aug 18th | Janux
Understanding the Global Community
Aug 18th | Janux
Human Trafficking
Aug 20th | Coursera
Towards Scottish Independence? Understanding the Referendum
Aug 25th | FutureLearn
Think Again: How to Reason and Argue
Aug 25th | Coursera
UT.3.02x: Age of Globalization
Aug 27th | EdX
UT.2.02x: Ideas of the Twentieth Century
Aug 27th | EdX
Latin American Culture
Coursera
History of Rock, Part Two
Aug 31st | Coursera

Social Sciences (5)

Becoming Human: Anthropology
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Foundations of Psychology
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Sociology
Aug 11th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Sociology
Aug 18th | Janux
Making Better Group Decisions: Voting, Judgement Aggregation and Fair Division
Aug 25th | Coursera