Continuing Education Courses

With continuing education courses from esteemed educational institutions like MIT, Harvard, Berkley, Caltech and a host of other universities, you can stop putting off “going back to school.” With continuing ed courses from accredited universities, learn from the very best without having to relocate or take time off from your career.

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MIT Online Courses

Free

What you'll learn

A Notion of computation
The Python programming language
Some simple algorithms
Testing and debugging
An informal introduction to algorithmic complexity
Data structures

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python from MIT

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python from Massachusetts...

1 lesson

Free

What you'll learn

Overcoming the top myths of entrepreneurship
Defining your goals as an entrepreneur and startup
Identifying business opportunities
Performing market research and choosing your target customer
Designing and testing your offering
Planning your business logistics, plus pitching and selling to customers

Becoming an Entrepreneur from MIT

Becoming an Entrepreneur from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Curious about...

Free

What you'll learn

Basic analytical methods
How to apply basic probability models
Statistics in supply chains
Formulating and solving optimization models

Supply Chain Analytics from MIT

Supply Chain Analytics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supply chains are...

Free

What you'll learn

Construct estimators using method of moments and maximum likelihood, and decide how to choose between them
Quantify uncertainty using confidence intervals and hypothesis testing
Choose between different models using goodness of fit test
Make prediction using linear, nonlinear and generalized linear models
Perform dimension reduction using principal component analysis (PCA)

Fundamentals of Statistics from MIT

Fundamentals of Statistics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Statistics is the...

Free

What you'll learn

How to design and analyze circuits using the node method, superposition, and the Thevenin method
How to employ lumped circuit models and abstraction to simplify circuit analysis
How to use intuition to solve circuits
Construction of simple digital gates using MOSFET transistors
Measurement of circuit variables using tools such as virtual oscilloscopes, virtual multimeters, and virtual signal generators

Circuits and Electronics 1: Basic Circuit Analysis from MIT

Circuits and Electronics 1: Basic Circuit Analysis from Massachusetts Institute of...

Free

What you'll learn

How to evaluate limits graphically and numerically
The physical meaning, and geometric interpretation of the derivative
To calculate the derivative of any function
To sketch many functions by hand
To make linear and quadratic approximations of functions
To apply derivatives to maximize and minimize functions and find related rates

Calculus 1A: Differentiation from MIT

Calculus 1A: Differentiation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology How does the...

9 lessons

Free

What you'll learn

How to construct and analyze philosophical arguments
How to write clearly and communicate complicated ideas effectively
Arguments for and against the existence of God
The distinction between epistemic and practical rationality
Theories of Knowledge
Physicalist and Non-Physicalist theories of consciousness
Free Will and Determinism
Personal Identity

Introduction to Philosophy: God, Knowledge and Consciousness from MIT

Introduction to Philosophy: God, Knowledge and Consciousness from Massachusetts Institute...

Free

What you'll learn

Understand the scientific principles underlying the thermal and luminous behavior of buildings
Learn to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of a range of technologies for creating comfortable indoor environments

Sustainable Building Design from MIT

Sustainable Building Design from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Meeting growing...

28 lessons

Free

What you'll learn

Network Design and Facility Location
Supply Chain Finance
Procurement and sourcing
Production planning
Demand management and Sales & Operations Planning

Supply Chain Design from MIT

Supply Chain Design from Massachusetts Institute of Technology This Supply Chain Design...

Free

What you'll learn

Consumer theory: How do consumers make decisions to maximize happiness?
Producer theory: How do firms make decisions to maximize profit?
Market structures: How does the structure of a market affect economic efficiency?
Market failures: How do markets fail and what is the role of government to respond to these failures?
Economic fairness: How do we strike the balance between economic efficiency and fairness?

AP® Microeconomics from MIT

AP® Microeconomics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Want to learn how...

Free

What you'll learn

Primary Customer Research
Bottom-Up Market Analysis
Market Segmentation
Beachhead Market Analysis
Development of End User Profile
Profiling of Customer Persona
Estimation of Total Addressable Market Size

Entrepreneurship 101 from MIT: Who is your customer?

Entrepreneurship 101 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Who is your customer...

Free

What you'll learn

Educators--from teachers to school leaders to paraprofessionals--will learn about:

Educator Mindsets: For seeing bias and equity: Equity vs. Equality; Aware vs. Avoidant; Asset vs. Deficit; Context-Centered vs. Context-Neutral.
Equity Teaching Practices: Teaching dispositions, judgments, and activities that help all students, especially underserved students, to thrive and feel valued.
Levels of Change: Addressing inequality through work on the self, the classroom, the school, and society.
Practice Spaces: Simulations for low-stakes practice of challenging decisions in teaching.
Leading Change: Working with colleagues in the lifelong journey towards more equitable schools.

Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices from MIT

Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices from Massachusetts Institute...

Free

What you'll learn

Differentiate rigorous evidence from that which is not.
Understand the concept of causality.
Distinguish between the different types of experimental evaluation design.
Understand the different threats to experimental design and some techniques to solve these problems.
Understand how to use the results of an impact evaluation in the design or scaling up of programs and public policies.
Point out the different components of an impact assessment, from start to finish.

Impact Evaluation of Social Programs from MIT

Impact Evaluation of Social Programs from Massachusetts Institute of Technology This...

Free

What you'll learn

How Electric Fields form and how to measure them
What are Dipoles
Gauss’s Law and why it is important
What is Electric Potential
How Conductors, Insulators, and Capacitors work

Electricity and Magnetism: Electrostatics from MIT

Electricity and Magnetism: Electrostatics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Free

What you'll learn

Educators—from teachers to librarians—will learn about:

New knowledge that can be applied in your lessons and resources for your own students.
How to shift from ineffective information literacy practices towards the kinds of strategies employed by professional fact-checkers.

Sorting Truth From Fiction: Civic Online Reasoning from MIT

Sorting Truth From Fiction: Civic Online Reasoning from Massachusetts Institute of...

Free

What you'll learn

Limits to rationality and market efficiency, and the adaptive nature of markets
Psychological, neuroscientific, and evolutionary foundations of human behavior
Formulation of the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH)
Applications of the AMH to hedge funds, the 2008 Financial Crisis, and COVID-19
Ethical implications and high-impact applications of the AMH

Adaptive Markets: Financial Market Dynamics and Human Behavior from MIT

Adaptive Markets: Financial Market Dynamics and Human Behavior from Massachusetts...

Free

What you'll learn

Use linear differential equations to model physical systems using the input/system response paradigm.
Solve linear differential equations with constant coefficients.
Gain intuition for the behavior of a damped harmonic oscillator.
Understand solutions to nonlinear differential equations using qualitative methods.

Introduction to Differential Equations from MIT

Introduction to Differential Equations from Massachusetts Institute of Technology How do...

14 lessons

Free

What you'll learn

How to prepare an interview protocol, and how to conduct an interview.
How to assess validity in qualitative research.

Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing from MIT

Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing from Massachusetts Institute of...

13 lessons

Free

What you'll learn

You will learn how to prove a number of beautiful theorems, including Cantor's Theorem, the Banach-Tarski Theorem, and Gödel's Theorem.
You will acquire the ability to think rigorously about paradoxes and other open-ended problems.
You will learn about phenomena at the boundaries of our theorizing, where our standard mathematical tools are not always effective.

Paradox and Infinity from MIT

Paradox and Infinity from Massachusetts Institute of Technology In Paradox and...

Free

What you'll learn

21st century application systems driver for photonics adoption and technology innovation opportunities.
Materials properties and processing of silicon or silicon nitride photonic devices; linear versus non-linear photonics materials.
The one-dimensional Helmholtz equation and Finite Difference Method; polarization dependent two-dimensional optical confinement principles.
A toolkit of photonics integration principles.
Dispersion versus loss-limited optical link design.

Fundamentals of Integrated Photonics from MIT

Fundamentals of Integrated Photonics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Are you...

Free

What you'll learn

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Understand the microscopic mechanisms that govern diffusion
Explain how ion exchange can be used to chemically strengthen glass
Predict the charge carrier concentration in various charge compensation regimes using the Brouwer approximation

Microstructural Evolution of Materials Part 2: Defects and Diffusion from MIT

Microstructural Evolution of Materials Part 2: Defects and Diffusion from Massachusetts...

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Harvard University

Free

What you'll learn

Discover sixteenth-century Venice, the commercial hub whose multicultural landscape gives shape to the play
Analyze Shylock, the Jewish merchant: his moral ambivalence, his isolation from and connections to the other characters, and his troubling conversion
Situate the play in a long history of artistic representations of Jews in the West, with attention to the problem of anti-Semitism
Learn how the play, called a “comedy,” incorporates tragic elements that may prompt audiences to identify with Shylock despite his outsider status
Weigh different responses to Shylock over four centuries through the study of artifacts and interviews with authors, actors, and curators

Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: Shylock from Harvard University

In the first act of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice , the Jewish...

Free

What you'll learn

In this short introductory course, you will discover a diagnostic-and-action process for exercising leadership that explores the following foundational principles and strategies:

How to identify and unbundle complex challenges
How to understand the role of formal and informal authority
How to identify the key perspectives of stakeholders
How to build and renew trust relationships
How to approach conflict
How to implement personal strategies for surviving and thriving amidst change

Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles from Harvard University

The crises of our time generate enormous adaptive challenges for our families,...

Free

What you'll learn

HTML, CSS
Git
Python
Django
SQL, Models, and Migrations
JavaScript
User Interfaces
Testing, CI/CD
Scalability and Security

CS50’s Web Programming with Python and JavaScript from Harvard University

Topics include database design, scalability, security, and user experience Through...

Free

What you'll learn

A broad and robust understanding of computer science and programming

How to think algorithmically and solve programming problems efficiently
Concepts like abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development
Familiarity in a number of languages, including C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript plus CSS and HTML
How to engage with a vibrant community of like-minded learners from all levels of experience
How to develop and present a final programming project to your peers

CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science from Harvard University

This is CS50x , Harvard University’s introduction to the intellectual enterprises...

Free

What you'll learn

How and why scrolls were created in the Middle Ages
How scrolls are made, and how they are used
Differences between scrolls and codices
Various types of layouts and uses for scrolls
Various types of scroll decoration

The Book: Scrolls in the Age of the Book from Harvard University

This course is an introduction to the making and use of scrolls in the European Middle...

Free

What you'll learn

A style of handwriting known as notarial cursive, which was used for such documents across most of Europe in the later Middle Ages
The basic form of each letter, including variations and false positives
Standard abbreviations
Editing and navigation marks

The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 1: Reading the Late Medieval Marseille Archive from Harvard University

Medieval Europe has preserved enormous quantities of books and documents—many millions...

Free

What you'll learn

Understand the interaction between conflict, language, and nation-building in the context of the American Civil War

Identify poetic devices
Develop strategies for approaching a poem
Make observations, understand the structure, situate a text in history, and enjoy language

Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath from Harvard University

This module, the fifth installment of the multi-part Poetry in America series, explores...

Free

What you'll learn

How a printed book differs from a manuscript
How xylography differs from typography
How illustrations were printed
How books were censored
How printing developed differently in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East

The Book: Print and Manuscript in Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East (1450-1650) from Harvard University

Printing, or the capacity to reproduce text and image mechanically, has rightly been...

Free

What you'll learn

Best practices for reading, analyzing, and discussing poems and other texts
An understanding of American Modernism (ca. 1910-1945) in its historical, social, cultural, and artistic contexts
Strategies for identifying formal and thematic features that make the diverse array of American Modernist poems “Modern”

Poetry in America: Modernism from Harvard University

This literature course, the sixth module in the Poetry in America series, explores a...

Free

What you'll learn

Through the life and work of Albert Einstein, the changing role of physics in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Einstein's engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology
How to engage with questions about what it means to understand physics in its broader history.

The Einstein Revolution from Harvard University

Albert Einstein has become the icon of modern science Following his scientific, cultural,...

Free

What you'll learn

How the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history.
How the Ming dynasty established a new global economy.
How New World silver brought together the Americas, Europe, and East Asia.
How the intellectuals of the East and West spoke directly to each other.
How to analyze land-based versus sea-based approaches to empire-building.

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming from Harvard University

In the 13th century, by force of arms, the Mongols created the greatest empire in human...

Free

What you'll learn

An overview of modern Chinese history.
About the Qing’s forced re-encounter and engagement with the West.
The impact of imperialism and dynastic decline.
What ultimately caused the fall of the Qing dynasty.
How intellectuals wrestled with the confrontation of western ideas and technology.
The historiography of periodization and how one can define the modern period.

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China from Harvard University

In the 18th century, the Qing Dynasty is at its height; it is the wealthiest, most...

Free

What you'll learn

Survey the transformation of contemporary Chinese literature through direct engagement with five books and author interviews
Explore contemporary China from a range of perspectives including politics, ethics, culture, and gender
Understand how literature (particularly in the context of China) can become a source of political intervention and articulate tensions between authoritarianism and individual freedom.
Develop your own approaches to modern literature, culture, and history via close reading, critical discussion, and analysis
Express ideas more clearly and confidently through the study of primary and secondary sources

ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China from Harvard University

How can literature and literary analysis allow us to understand the dynamics of...

Free

What you'll learn

How the first centralized bureaucratic empire was created.
How the foreign religion of Buddhism gained prominence.
The dynamics of political systems and changing state-society relations.
How religion functions as a historical phenomenon.
How to develop your own approaches to history and gain a critical appreciation of China’s many resources.
How to express ideas clearly and confidently.

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism from Harvard University

This course, the second in a collection on Chinese history and culture, addresses how the...

Free

What you'll learn

Cultural traditions that are revered in China today.
How to interpret Chinese philosophical texts.
How to analyze and appreciate masterpieces of Chinese literature.
How to see the “individual voice” in visual works.

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture from Harvard University

In China’s history, there has been a longstanding belief that being cultured and being...

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University of California, Berkeley

Free

What you'll learn

Improve your English vocabulary and grammar in order to write more effective stories
Communicate more effectively with others in interviews and reports
Different styles of news writing include humor, satirical, sports and broadcast
Understand current issues facing journalists globally
How technology and science affect journalism
Understand issues of ethics, equality, and fairness as they apply to journalism

English for Journalists, Part 2 from Berkeley University

English for Journalists offers instruction in English language development for students...

Free

What you'll learn

Refine persuasive writing techniques and essay development
Gain skills for proofreading, self-editing, revision, tone, and vocabulary
Develop strong English-language writing and communication skills

Academic and Business Writing from Berkeley University

College Writing 22x provides an introduction to academic and business writing for English...

Free

What you'll learn

Basic grammar terminology and understanding
How to write effective sentences and paragraphs
How to tackle writing introductions and conclusions
Strategies for writing longer texts and thesis statements

How to Write an Essay from Berkeley University

College Writing 21x is an introduction to academic writing for English Language Learners,...

Free

What you'll learn

What happiness really means and why it matters to you
How to increase your own happiness and foster happiness in others
Why social connections, kindness, and community are key to happiness
Which mental habits are most conducive to happiness and how mindfulness can help

The Science of Happiness from Berkeley University

“A free eight-week Science of Happiness course that will offer practical,...

Free

What you'll learn

A formal definition of distributed consensus and foundational topics such as the CAP Theorem and the Byzantine Generals Problem.
The alternative consensus mechanisms to Bitcoin’s Proof-of-work, including Proof-of-Stake, voting-based consensus algorithms, and federated consensus.
The meaning and properties of cryptoeconomics as it relates to its two compositional fields: cryptography and economics, as well as the goals for cryptoeconomics with respect to distributed systems fundamentals
The various enterprise-level blockchain implementations, such as JP Morgan’s Quorum, Ripple, Tendermint, and HyperLedger, including the industry use cases for blockchain, ICOs, and the increasing regulations surrounding blockchain.
The challenges with scaling and obstacles to widespread blockchain adoption, as well as the possible solutions within vertical scaling (e.g. blocksize increases, Segregated Witness, and the Lightning Network) and horizontal scaling (e.g. sidechains, sharding).
The measures that governments have taken to regulate and control blockchain technology e.g. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations, anonymity goals, and government techniques for deanonymization of entities on blockchain.
An exploratory look into blockchain ventures today, such as venture capitalism, ICOs, and crowdfunding.

Blockchain Technology from Berkeley University

Developed by Blockchain at Berkeley and faculty from UC Berkeley’s premier Computer...

1 lesson

Free

What you'll learn

Understand current issues facing journalists globally
Improve your English vocabulary and grammar in order to write more effective stories
Communicate more effectively with others in interviews and reports
Understand issues of ethics, equality, and fairness as they apply to journalism

English for Journalists, Part 1 from Berkeley University

English for Journalists offers instruction in English language development for students...

Free

What you'll learn

The personal, social, and professional advantages of happiness at work
How to identify barriers and pitfalls to achieving happiness at work
A series of research-backed, practical ways to boost happiness at work
Strategies for evaluating levels of happiness within an organization

The Foundations of Happiness at Work from Berkeley University

This course explains what happiness at work looks like, why it matters, and how to...

Free

What you'll learn

In this part of the course, you’ll learn:

How to read and interpret great works of fiction
Cultural and historical background of gothic literature
Academic writing skills
Test-taking strategies

AP® English Literature & Composition – Part 1: Stories from Berkeley University

This course prepares you to read more deeply and write more clearly about works of...

Free

What you'll learn

Discover the psychological and biological roots of empathy, trust, and cooperation
Understand how the skills of emotional and social intelligence support organizational happiness and productivity
Develop research-based strategies for strengthening empathy and resolving conflicts constructively
Learn how to lead with social intelligence

Empathy and Emotional Intelligence at Work from Berkeley University

One of the key insights from the science of happiness is that our own personal happiness...

Free

What you'll learn

Basics of the Python programming language, and how to use it as a tool for data analysis
Tools widely used by industry and academic data scientists, such as Jupyter Notebooks
How to use computation to help your data tell a story
Fundamental principles and methods of visualization

Data Science: Computational Thinking with Python from Berkeley University

We live in an era of unprecedented access to data Understanding how to organize and...

Free

What you'll learn

How stress can impair our performance and well-being at work, and harm organizations
The differences between healthy and toxic stress, and how to leverage healthy stress for success
The benefits of mindfulness for helping you build resilience to stress, as well as innovation and team spirit at work
Research-based strategies for cultivating mindfulness within yourself and your organization

Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work from Berkeley University

Stress, anxiety, and burnout are rampant across workplaces today: 80 percent of workers...

Free

What you'll learn

Fundamental concepts of machine learning
Linear regression, correlation, and the phenomenon of regression to the mean
Classification using the k-nearest neighbors algorithm
How to compare and evaluate the accuracy of machine learning models
Basic probability and Bayes’ theorem

Data Science: Machine Learning and Predictions from Berkeley University

One of the principal responsibilities of a data scientist is to make reliable predictions...

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