Free online courses

List of online colleges and other websites that offer free online courses, certificate programs, some degree programs and education resources.

Have you thought about expanding your knowledge by taking some courses? There are several colleges and other websites that offer free online courses, certificate programs, some degree programs and education resources.

Course providers

Coursera

Take the "world's best courses", online, for free.

www.coursera.org

Harvard and MIT

Take great online courses from the world's best universities.

www.edx.org

MIT Open Courseware

OCW makes the materials used in the teaching of MIT's subjects available on the Web.

ocw.mit.edu

Stanford

Stanford Online offers a variety of professional education opportunities in conjunction with many of the University’s schools and departments. an array of free online courses taught by Stanford faculty to lifelong learners worldwide.

online.stanford.edu

iversity

iversity.org is the European platform for online learning that enables universities to share a broad range courses with students from around the globe, providing them with the opportunity to earn recognised credentials, no matter where they are.

iversity.org

Future learn

Join 1,618,425 people learning together at FutureLearn. Enjoy free online courses from top universities and cultural institutions.

www.futurelearn.com

The Open University

We pioneer teaching and learning methods enabling people to achieve their career and life goals.

www.open.ac.uk

DuoLingo

Learn a language for free. Forever.

www.duolingo.com

CodeAcademy

Learn to code (program computers) interactively, for free.

www.codecademy.com

Open Culture

The best free cultural & educational media on the web.

www.openculture.com

Google Digital Garage

Grow your career or business at your own pace, with flexible and personalised training courses designed to build your confidence and help you thrive.https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/