UPDATE: Coursera is no longer free, usually. But, as I write during the quarantine, it is free, as a way to help others out. University and college students who enroll by July 31, 2020, will have free access through September 30, 2020. For non-college students: “To help everyone keep learning, we’ve extended the offer to earn a free certificate in 100+ courses through July 31, 2020.”
At Coursera, there are many college-level courses beginning in the next couple of weeks.
At Coursera, dozens of universities offer hundreds of courses ranging from guitar to chemistry, from physiology to language, and from art appreciation to business management. The courses begin at a certain date and run for a certain length of time. The student learns at his or her own pace, but assignments are collected. Certificates are given for completed courses (but no college credit). And..all the courses are free!
The courses may be taken by anyone over 13 years of age, but are created for the college level students, so they would be best for those who are in upper high school.
Use them as an excellent sample of college work load for your high schooler, or to complete credits, or even to increase your own knowledge!
Look at the Course Listings and Learn More about Coursera here.
Wow, this post couldn’t have come at a better time. My son was JUST mentioning how he would like to do something like this!!! Thanks for the link…
Thank you for your feedback, Topsy-Techie!
This is amazing! Thank you so much for searching out these awesome educational options.
I’m really excited about it, too. Thanks for commenting, Jeanna!
Wow! This is great, all courses offered for free! Such online courses can prove to be very helpful for children in enhancing their skills. Nice approach!
Hey,
I am not able to view the list of courses, the link mentioned in the blog just takes me to the Coursera site. Need some help here
Thank you for letting me know. Looks like Coursera is no longer free. They have this list of a few free courses: https://www.coursera.org/collections/popular-free-courses .
I’ll search for another site of free college courses, and will update this post when I find it! ~~ Lori