Education Policy Courses and Certifications

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation

222 ratings at edX

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale—learning how to generate innovative, scalable intervention strategies that supports early childhood deve

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

Internationalization of Education: Global Issues & Trends

18 ratings at Coursera

Examine how globalization reshapes schooling: migration and refugee education, international cooperation and North-South relations, Global South pedagogies, global citizenship education, and international governance of education.

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

THINK GLOBAL: TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE (IDP-ICE)

187 ratings at Coursera

Learn to teach and assess global competence in school: cross-cultural theory, global citizenship education, teaching methodologies, measurement, and a project-based cross-curricular classroom project.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Critical Issues in Urban Education

75 ratings at Coursera

Examine the debates driving American school reform: No Child Left Behind, the Common Core State Standards, school choice and charter schools, and teacher accountability and evaluation.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Saving Schools: Reforming the U.S. Education System

1 rating

An overview of the past, present, and future of the United States public K-12 education system.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Enhancing education through open opportunities

Explore Open Educational Resources and practices: adopt, adapt and remix openly licensed materials, and use open education policies to drive change in teaching.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to EdTech

89 ratings at Coursera

Explore EdTech fundamentals: digital and alternative education, hybrid learning, challenger universities, learning apps, and the AI, data and AR/VR technologies institutions can adopt.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

CPACE: Test Prep & Study Guide

Prepare for California’s CPACE educational leadership exam through lessons, quizzes, and flashcards covering governance, instruction, and school administration.

• Study.com
• 35 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

DSST Foundations of Education: Study Guide & Test Prep

Prepare for the DSST Foundations of Education exam through short lessons covering educational history, philosophies, governance, inclusion, and contemporary issues.

• Study.com
• 15 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

History of Special Education

Trace the development of special education from 1800 to today, including IDEA and modern trends.

• Study.com
• 3 hours 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Foundations of Education for Teachers: Professional Development

An overview of U.S. education history, psychology, philosophies, law, governance, inclusive education, and professional organizations for teachers.

• Study.com
• 8 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Foundations of Education: Certificate Program

Explore the history, theories, philosophies, governance, policy, and inclusive practices shaping education in the United States.

• Study.com
• 8 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Governance and Management of Higher Education in India

Examines how Indian higher education balances institutional autonomy with regulation and accountability across central, state, affiliated, and autonomous institutions.

• Coursera
• 15 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Right to Education - విద్య హక్కు - Broadening Horizon of Rights

Discover the fundamental right to education and its expanding scope in constitutional law through Telugu language instruction.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Looking globally: the future of education

37 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course you will explore three big themes that are challenging the world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate