New-moocs-2017 Courses

Improving Communication Skills

25 reviews

Enhance your communication skills with this 4-week course by the University of Pennsylvania. Learn to negotiate, build trust, detect lies, and choose the right medium for your messages.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

32 reviews

Explore how nutrition and environmental factors such as toxins influence your chance of developing human disease.

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

Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship

32 reviews

Learn how to develop and act on innovative business opportunities in this 4-week course from the University of Maryland. Enhance your entrepreneurial mindset and build innovative business models.

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Discovering Science: Science Writing

28 reviews

Improve your science writing skills with this 2-week course by the University of Leeds. Learn to record experiments, publish results, and engage audiences effectively. Suitable for all levels.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know

21 reviews

Unlock the secrets of success with this 7-week course from the University of Michigan. Learn from scientific research about what sets successful people apart, and apply these insights to your life.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Design Patterns

28 reviews

Learn to create interactive applications using design patterns with the University of Alberta's 4-week course. Gain skills in identifying problematic designs, refactoring anti-patterns, and more.

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

• Best of All Time

Philosophy, Science and Religion: Philosophy and Religion

23 reviews

Explore the intersection of philosophy, science, and religion in this 6-week course by the University of Edinburgh. Delve into conflicts, cognitive science of religion, and the science-religion debate.

• Coursera
• 1 day 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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)

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

5 reviews

This course offers an intimate, story-based introduction to the experiences of six transgender children and their families. Through illustrated stories and short teaching videos, learners will gain a better understanding of gender identity and the gender…

• Coursera
• 8 hours 17 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)

Causes of Human Disease: Transmitting and Fighting Infection

21 reviews

Learn how pathogens cause infectious diseases, how these diseases are transmitted and how our immune systems respond to infection.

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

Readings in Global Health (2017)

1 review

Learn about the most pressing issues in global health through a series of reviews and interviews with leading experts.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Groningen

Multilingual Practices: Tackling Challenges and Creating Opportunities

23 reviews

Learn about central aspects of multilingualism in today's globalised societies, such as cognition, policies and education.

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

• Best of All Time

Causes of Human Disease: Exploring Cancer and Genetic Disease

19 reviews

Explore how the unravelling of genetic code has led to a deeper understanding of genetic diseases and cancer.

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

Tricky American English Pronunciation

14 reviews

In this course, you’ll practice the sounds of American English that might sometimes be confusing.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)