Metacognition Courses and Certifications

Helping Students Own Their Learning Through Metacognition

Helping Students Own Their Learning Through Metacognition has been designed to address 4.1.2, 6.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintain Proficient Teacher Accreditation.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Practical Metacognition for Learning

Master metacognitive study strategies: use chunking, questioning, mind mapping, and retrieval practice, plus growth mindset and lifestyle habits, to improve comprehension and retention.

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

Inspiring Deep Learning with Metacognition

Make metacognitive processes visible through explicit modelling, structured questioning, and classroom discussion that supports reflection and independent learning.

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

Stanford Seminar - Learning, Memory, and Metacognitive Control

4 ratings

Explores how learners’ control over what, when, and how they study shapes memory, metacognitive judgments, and performance in experiments and online platforms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

That's So Meta(cognitive)!

8 ratings at edX

That’s so Meta(cognitive)! — investigates how explicitly teaching students metacognitive strategies helps them become more effective learners, able to integrate knowledge rather than just memorize iso

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

Learning How to Learn: Unlocking a Growth Mindset with AI

Foster a growth mindset, embrace continuous learning and personal development, and transform your future. Master the skills for learning how to learn while leveraging AI as a learning partner to overc

• edX
• 4 weeks, 1-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tina Huang

10 Principles to Learn Anything

Master 10 proven principles from Scott Young's Ultralearning to accelerate your learning in any subject, with practical prompts and strategies for effective skill acquisition.

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

University Studies for Student Veterans

Ease the move from military to campus: build metacognition and mindset, active reading, note-taking, study routines for technical courses, time management, and campus-culture navigation.

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

American Psychological Association

Better Learning

20 ratings at Coursera

Apply cognitive psychology research to your studying: use elaboration, focused learning, spaced learning, and retrieval practice to encode and recall information better.

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

Learning Success

11 ratings at edX

Learn successful strategies that will help you achieve your academic goals, allowing you to make the most of your college education.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

University Studies for Student Veterans

This course helps veterans transition smoothly from military service to college, and helps them maximize their success once they arrive.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

How to Learn Online

92 ratings at edX

This course will prepare you with strategies to be a successful online learner. The edX learning team has curated powerful, science-backed techniques which you can start using right away on any learni

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

American Psychological Association

Be a Better Learner Using Psychology

8 ratings at edX

Many people report engaging in study habits that are not very effective or very efficient. How do we know what strategies are best? Cognitive psychologists have been doing research to ask this very qu

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IGNOU;  Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata

Reading and Reflecting on Text

Develop critical and reflective reading through metacognitive comprehension strategies, text responses, and independent writing activities for educators and trainee teachers.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Project University

Neuroeducation - Challenges For Learning: Higher Education

The course Neuroeducation - Challenges For Learning: Higher Education was developed to understand how neuroscience principles can contribute to improving teaching and learning within the university co

• edX
• 12 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)