The most interesting free online courses from top American universities
You can listen to the best lecturers of the world online and for free. This article contains the most interesting courses from the best American universities like Princeton, Harvard and Yale.
Every year, US News & Reports magazine publishes its ranking of the best universities in the country. These universities are renowned for their solid educational and research programs, professors and faculty with countless achievements on their resumes, and, of course, their beautiful campuses.
Fortunately, there are also online learning sites, such as Coursera and edX. They allow you to become a student of any course for free. By paying $ 40– $ 160 (depending on the course) on edX, you get a certified certificate, which you can attach to your resume or write to LinkedIn in your profile. And for only $ 29– $ 99 you get expanded access to Coursera courses with assignments, passing tests and final assessment.
We made a selection of Coursera and edX courses for each of the top universities, so you can go directly to your favorite or view all the offers.
1: Princeton University
- Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies, 4 weeks, available on Coursera
- Effective altruism, 15 hours, available on Coursera
- Computer Architecture, 5 weeks, available on Coursera
- We dream of other lands, 24 weeks, available on Coursera
- We are building an effective government in troubled countries, 8 weeks, available on edX
- World history of capitalism, 6 weeks, available on edX
- The art of designing structures: bridges, 8 weeks, available on edX
2: Harvard University
- CS50 Informatics for Businessmen, 6 weeks, available on edX
- Science and cooking: from high-class cuisine to studying soft matter, 6 weeks, available on edX
- Masterpieces of World Literature, 12 weeks, available on edX
- The opioid crisis in America, 7 weeks, available on edX
- Data Science: Basics of R, 4 Week, available on edX
- Contract law: from trust and promises to contract, 8 weeks, available on edX
3: University of Chicago
- Critical problems of urban education, 11 weeks, available on Coursera
- Understanding brain function: Neurobiology in everyday life, 10 weeks, available on Coursera
- Internet giants: legal and economic background of media platforms, 9 weeks, available on Coursera
- Modeling climate change, 8 weeks, available on edX
- Critical problems of urban education, 12 weeks, available on edX
4: Yale University
- Introduction to the art of negotiation, 5 weeks, available on Coursera
- Global financial crisis, 11 weeks, available on Coursera
- Arsenal law student, 3 weeks, available on Coursera
- Basics of World Health, 5 weeks, available on Coursera
- Financial markets, 7 weeks, available on Coursera
- The science of being healthy, 6 weeks, available on Coursera
5: Columbia University
- Specialization "Construction Management", 6 months, available on Coursera
- A century of socially responsible development, 19 weeks, available on Coursera
- Development of new financial instruments and risk management, part I, 8 weeks, available on Coursera
- Statistical thinking for data science and analytics, 5 weeks, available on edX
- Computer training for data science and analytics, 5 weeks, available on edX
- The art of analyzing supply and demand, 12 weeks, available on edX
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), 12 weeks, available on edX
6: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science, 9 weeks, available on edX
- Just money: banking, as if society mattered, 16 weeks, available on edX
- Introduction to computer science and programming in Python, 9 weeks, available on edX
- Methods for analyzing supply chains, 13 weeks, available on edX
- Design thinking for guidance and training, 6 weeks, available on edX
- 1 Circuits and Electronics: Basic Circuit Analysis, 5 weeks, available on edX
7: Stanford University
- Algorithms Specialization, 4 weeks, available on Coursera
- Organizational analysis, 4 weeks, available on Coursera
- International Health and Women's Human Rights, 8-11 weeks, available on Coursera
- Baby food and cooking, 8 hours, available on Coursera
- Stanford University introductory course on nutrition and health, 5 weeks, available on Coursera
- Social and economic systems: models and analysis, 5 weeks, available on Coursera
8: University of Pennsylvania
- Business Analytics Specialization, 3 of the Month available on Coursera
- Specialization "Basics of Business", 6 courses, available on Coursera
- Specialization "Basics of Positive Psychology", 4 of the month available on Coursera
- Viral marketing and the creation of contagious content, 6 hours, available on Coursera
- Design: creating artifacts in society, 6 weeks, available on Coursera
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): a strategic approach, 4 weeks, available on edX
- Intellectual property law and policy: part of 1, 6 weeks, available on edX
- Web programming for javascript, 4 weeks, available on edX
- Robotics: fundamentals, 12 weeks, available on edX
- Hollywood: history, industry, art, 4 weeks, available on edX
9: Duke University
- Specialization "From Excel to MySQL: Ways to Analyze Business Data", 5 months, available on Coursera
- Behavioral finance, 9 hours, available on Coursera
- Think IV: how to avoid false conclusions, 10 hours, available on Coursera
- Emotional and cognitive abilities in dogs, 11 hours, available on Coursera
- Sports and Society, 2 weeks, available on Coursera
- Basics of programming, 4 weeks, available on Coursera
10: California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Narcotic drugs and the brain, available on Coursera
- Solar System Science, 7 weeks, available on Coursera
- Evolving Universe, 7 weeks, available on Coursera
- Getting started in the field of cryoelectron microscopy, 18 hours, available on Coursera
- Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematical Analysis, 10 weeks, available on edX
- Pricing options with mathematical models, 10 weeks, available on edX
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