Free Online Courses

Some free courses are found here:

https://mooc.magnacartacollege.ac.uk/

 

I thought Magna Carta College was one of Oxford University's continued colleges. "Magna Carta College (also known as Magna Carta College, Oxford and formerly as GBSO) is an independent business school in Oxford, United Kingdom."

 

This neither be the first nor the last school to take advantage of a well-known name in the education industry.

 

There's a school here in Iowa called Cornell College. Acceptance rate, 79%. It actually predates the famous one, but parents around here regularly say their kid is "going to Cornell" and don't correct people who think they mean the Ivy.

 

If you’re into the novel tech buzz DevOps, here’s a free learning pathway with certificate

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shaiomarali_cloud-devops-was-issued-by-intel-to-shaiffadzillah-activity-7301529952682708992-2kGp

The learning pathway comprises of 11 courses in total. I spent 2 weeks going through the process, though that’s with my main work on tow.

 

Power electronics courses for free: https://hil.academy/

 

One "specialisation" is offered by the University of Novi Sad. Interesting: https://hil.academy/converter-circuits-specialization-fundamentals/

 

Free MicroMBA from an university in UK: https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/micro-mba/

 

Yes, having studied physics, I don't like it either, the prefix "micro" like in "one millionth" is simply too small. But "Centi-MBA" (for 15 hours of training) sounds pretty lame either!

 

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has the following free courses, with certificates:

1. Fundamentals of Net Zero and Decarbonisation
2. Fundamentals of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Global Infrastructure Industry
3. Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
4. Fundamentals of Integrity Management for the Global Infrastructure Industry
5. Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption
6. Cyber Security Awareness

 

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has the following free courses, with certificates:

1. Practical Application of Generative AI for Project Managers
2. Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
3. Talking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project Managers
4. PMI Citizen Developer Business Architect: CDBA Introduction
5. Business Continuity
6. Free Introduction: PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)

Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/free-online-courses

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), responsible for LEED certifications, has more than 90 free courses, with certificates:
Source: https://www.usgbc.org/education-listing?Free+course=%5B%22Free+CEs%22%5D&SearchResultsortOption=%22Recently+Published%22

 

• The University of Helsinki: https://www.mooc.fi/en/courses/
• The UN Climate Change: https://unccelearn.org/courses/?language=en
• The UN Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements: https://elearning.informea.org/#course7
• The Council of Europe (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals): https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/local/edcatalog/pages/courses.php

Apparently, all free courses come with certificates.

 

Indiana University offers a plethora of online non-credit courses, many totally free.

https://expand.iu.edu/

 

Not sure if it's already been mentioned (I had no desire to go through 30+ pages and 20 years ), but MIT offers a ton of free courses, some with a certificate for a modest fee;

https://learn.mit.edu/c/unit/mitx

 

New course to start free for the community and law students
From the website
The Law of the Police online course, a first-of-its-kind learning opportunity, based on “The Law of the Police” casebook by Rachel Harmon, University of Virginia, and run in partnership between the American Bar Association Legal Education Police Practices Consortium and the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

This virtual, self-paced & asynchronous course is designed to support students from all walks of life to comprehend the laws that police are tasked with upholding, the case law that protects citizens and officers in their interactions, as well as the laws that hold the profession of policing accountable.

Each of the seven weeks is led by a different legal subject matter expert to examine the evolution and reality of policing as well as inspire learners to be part of an evidence-based approach to understanding safety and security which protects the rights and lives of all people.

• Free to the Community
• Non-credit
• Self-paced
• Suggested due dates, but no deadlines or end dates
  https://law.arizona.edu/law-police-online-course

 

My fear with this kind of thing is the old adage "A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing".

Criminal laws and rights of arrest vary widely among states, and sometimes even among counties and municipalities within the same state.

 

Seems interesting enough: https://academy.wikifarmer.com/course/agriculture-101