Courses

These universities offer free online courses. These courses are offered by a number of well-known universities. Interested students can register directly for these courses. If you’re seeking knowledge on a particular topic, a free online course may be what you need. It is more likely that these will be self-paced, which means less direct guidance from an instructor.

You can choose from a variety of subject areas, including soft skills and hard skills.

In this section, we have categorized the free online courses in Public Health, American History, English Language for University Studies, and Business Administration.

Course Category

American History and Civic Engagement

American History and Civic Engagement

Business Administration and Entrepreneurship

Business Administration and Entrepreneurship

English as a Second Language for University Studies

English as a Second Language for University Studies

Public Health and Health Services

Public Health and Health Services

other online courses

Other Online Courses

All Courses

Bioconductor for Genomic Data Science

Bioconductor for Genomic Data Science

This course is part of the Genomic Data Science Specialization. Learn to use tools from the Bioconductor project to perform analysis of genomic data. This is the fifth course in the Genomic Big Data Specialization from Johns Hopkins University. Syllabus Learn...

Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance

Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance

This course is part of the Healthcare IT Support Specialization. In the final course of the Healthcare IT Support program, we will focus on the types of healthcare data that you need to be aware, complexities of security and privacy within healthcare, and issues...

Toxicology 21: Scientific Applications

Toxicology 21: Scientific Applications

This course familiarizes students with the novel concepts being used to revamp regulatory toxicology in response to a breakthrough National Research Council Report “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy.” Syllabus Learn More

Leading Change in Health Informatics

Leading Change in Health Informatics

This course is part of the Health Informatics Specialization. If you are aiming to rise up in the ranks in your health system or looking to pivot your career in the direction of big data and health IT, this course is made for you. You'll hear from experts at Johns...

Algorithms for DNA Sequencing

Algorithms for DNA Sequencing

This course is part of the Genomic Data Science Specialization. We will learn computational methods -- algorithms and data structures -- for analyzing DNA sequencing data. We will learn a little about DNA, genomics, and how DNA sequencing is used. We will use Python...

Python for Genomic Data Science

Python for Genomic Data Science

This course is part of the Genomic Data Science Specialization. This class provides an introduction to the Python programming language and the iPython notebook. This is the third course in the Genomic Big Data Science Specialization from Johns Hopkins University....

Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research

Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research

The course is intended for researchers who lead research teams or collaborate with others to perform multidisciplinary work. We have especially aimed the material for those with moderate to no computational experience who may lead or collaborate with informatics...

Secure Coding Practices Specialization

Secure Coding Practices Specialization

This Specialization is intended for software developers of any level who are not yet fluent with secure coding and programming techniques. Courses Learn More

Fundamental Neuroscience for Neuroimaging

Fundamental Neuroscience for Neuroimaging

This course is part of the Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Specialization. The course will also introduce basic neuroscience concepts necessary to understand the implementation of neuroimaging methods, including structural and functional human neuroanatomy, cognitive...

Chemicals and Health

Chemicals and Health

This course covers chemicals in our environment and in our bodies and how they impact our health. It addresses policies and practices related to chemicals, particularly related to how they get into our bodies (exposures), what they do when they get there (toxicology),...