United States Courses & Certifications

Stanford's Short Course on Breastfeeding

1751 ratings at Coursera

Stanford's Short Course on Breastfeeding was designed for new mothers and the people who support them.

• Coursera
• 4 hours 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Getting Started with Essay Writing

19 ratings

By introducing you to three types of academic essays, this course will especially help prepare you for work in college classes, but anyone who wants to improve his or her writing skills can benefit from this course.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Mechanics of Materials IV: Deflections, Buckling, Combined Loading & Failure Theories

21 ratings

Calculate deflections of loaded structures, solve statically indeterminate beam problems, and analyze and design for column buckling, combined loading, and failure theories.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1

22 ratings

Know cloud systems from the inside out: gossip and membership protocols, P2P DHTs, key-value stores and CAP, clock synchronization, multicast ordering, and Paxos consensus, coded in C++.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost

5 ratings

Explore the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China

5 ratings

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China and Communism

5 ratings

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

5 ratings

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Remote Work Revolution for Everyone

5 ratings

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain ful

• edX
• 3 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Super-Earths and Life

5 ratings

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Facebook;  Google;  HubSpot;  Hootsuite;  Moz;  Mailchimp Career Certificate

Digital Marketing

24 ratings

Develops job-ready digital marketing skills through live campaign execution, performance analysis, and optimization across social, search, advertising, and email channels.

• Udacity
• 73 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Convex Optimization

8 ratings

This course concentrates on recognizing and solving convex optimization problems that arise in applications. The syllabus includes: convex sets, functions, and optimization problems; basics of convex

• edX
• 8 weeks, 10-15 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Mathematics Teaching Ideas for the Common Core - Jo Boaler

8 ratings

Translates research on brain and math learning into growth-mindset teaching strategies that help students enjoy mathematics and engage in richer classroom work.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Drilling, Completing, and Producing from Oil and Gas Wells Lecture

8 ratings

A foundational lecture on drilling, completing, and producing oil and natural gas wells onshore and offshore, including efficiency and environmental impacts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How CRISPR Is Revolutionizing Cancer Research

8 ratings

Explore how CRISPR genome editing reveals cancer-driving mutations, tumor-suppressor functions, gene interactions, and therapy responses.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course