A selection of sites with free online courses

Now there are many opportunities to gain new knowledge. One of the most convenient are sites with free online courses. The materials available for study will help you to master a new area of ​​interest, and in some cases earn credits (ECTS), which are useful for a resume. We suggest you pay attention to the mentioned sites and find something interesting for yourself.

Stepik

The Stepik platform offers courses in mathematics, statistics, science and social studies. Many of them are taught in Russian. After registration, you can enroll in any course for free. Each of them has its own rating, and users can write comments to individual lessons, so there is feedback. The platform is especially suitable for those who want to learn more about statistics and programming languages. There are courses in foreign languages: Chinese, Lithuanian, Latin, French.

Link to the site: https://stepik.org/

Several interesting courses:

• Modern astronautics ,

• Chinese language ,

• Neural networks .

Coursera

Coursera offers free and paid courses in multiple languages.Some paid programs can be used for free, but then you will not be able to get a certificate. If documenting and obtaining credits (ECTS) is important to you, try applying for funding. They have been reviewed for over a week, but if paid, you will complete your homework, complete the course materials, and earn some credits.

Link to the site: https://www.coursera.org/

Some interesting courses:

• Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics ,

• Dog Emotion and Cognition

• Biohacking Your Brain's Health

Future Learn

Site with various free courses in English.There are lessons in the arts, business, health, environment, law and many more.You can learn languages: courses for beginners in Italian, Spanish, Korean are available.

Link to the site: https://www.futurelearn.com/

Some interesting courses:

• Young People and Their Mental Health ,

• Who Made My Clothes ,

• The Business of Film .

HTML Academy

The site offers various courses on programming: basics of HTML, CSS, Java Script and others. During the training, you will be accompanied by a cat named Keks. For example, in the HTML Basics course, you will make a page about it.Each program is divided into chapters and includes tasks.

Link to the site: https://htmlacademy.ru/

Several interesting courses:

• Decorative effects ,

• Text decoration ,

• Fundamentals of Java Script .

Open Yale Courses

Free Courses from Yale University! Although you will not receive a certificate for studying them, you will be able to listen to lectures by teachers that were previously heard within the walls of the educational institution for free. There are materials on economics, finance, chemistry, astronomy, history, physics, philosophy and political science. The recordings can be downloaded in mp3 format and listened to on a long journey or going about their daily activities.

Link to the site: https://oyc.yale.edu/courses

Some interesting courses:

• Game Theory ,

• Roman Architecture,

• Global Problems of Population Growth .

EdX

Site where you can find courses in a variety of subjects.You can listen to the lessons for free, but if you want to get a certificate, you must make a contribution, the amount of which depends on the course.Here you can study Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, French and prepare for TOEFL and IELTS.

Link to the site: https://www.edx.org/

Some interesting courses:

• Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success ,

• Smart Cities ,

• Healthy Aging in 6 Steps.Let your environment do the work.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy offers courses in economics, history and science and many lessonsmathematics. There are courses on preparation for SAT, GMAT and some other exams.

Link to the site: https://www.khanacademy.org/

Some interesting courses:

• Introduction to animation ,

• Stars, black holes and galaxies ,

• Art History .

Alison

Alison offers courses in various fields of science, as well as in the field of lifestyle.Here you can study Arabic, German, Swedish, Japanese and other languages. There are also many English courses that aim to train the language for use in specific areas of life.

Link to the site:https://alison.com/

Some interesting courses:

• Color Theory for Artists and Designers ,

• Introduction to Ecology ,

• How to Plan Your Career Path .

Academic Earth

Academic Earth has links to many courses and materials from universities. You find a topic that interests you and you are taken to the primary source, where you find lectures or course records.It has helpful links to materials in psychology, sociology, business, management, marketing, finance, and more.

Link to the site: https://academicearth.org/

Interesting materials

• IELTS and TOEFL: what they are

• Self-control and motivation: how to maintain the desire to learn

• How to make money and learn English