In the 21st century, Internet courses are the best way to acquire the desired knowledge in a wide variety of fields. We present to you the 10 best courses from world-renowned universities on the Coursera website, which can be taken for free in the next few months, and whose knowledge will be appreciated by every employer.
Advantages internet courses on the website Coursera is more. The first is certainly that they offer us in English more than 600 coursesin a wide variety of fields - from psychology, art and medicine to entrepreneurship, economics and computer science. The second is that it is about courses world-renowned universities such as Stanford and Brown, which means that we are truly gaining knowledge from the greatest professionals. The third is that they are all right free of charge. In most cases, it is only necessary to pay if we want to receive a certificate at the end of the course. The fourth is that learning with the help of Internet courses is much more flexible and friendly to our schedule.
Here are ten of them from a variety of fields that you can tackle in the next few months (read more about them by clicking on the titles).
1. Learning to learn: Powerful mental tools to master difficult subjects
University of San Diego
Duration: October 3 – November 3 (3-4 hours of work per week)
Practical tips and study strategies to help us master everything in life - even the most difficult subjects.
2. Basics of playing the guitar
Berklee College of Music
Duration: October 13 – November 24 (6-8 hours of work per week)
Learning the basics of playing both acoustic and electric guitar.
3. Wind, waves and tides: Alternative energy systems
University of Toronto
Duration: October 12 – December 2 (5-7 hours of work per week)
How natural sources of energy work and what are the advantages and disadvantages of these alternative methods of obtaining energy, in which our future lies.
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4. Buddhist meditation and the modern world
University of Virginia
Duration: January 19, 2015 - April 20, 2015 (2-6 hours of work per week)
What is the history and what is the current practice of yoga, meditation, visualization and learning to be present in the moment in the fast pace of today's life.
5. Chinese for beginners
Peking University
Duration: September 15 – November 30 (1-2 hours of work not a week)
ABC Chinese course for complete beginners!
6. Programming mobile applications on Android
University of Maryland
Duration: September 26 - November 21 (5-10 hours of work per week)
Fundamentals of designing and implementing applications on smartphones and tablets with the Android operating system.
7. Successful negotiation: Strategies and skills
University of Michigan
Duration: October 6 – December 12 (2-3 hours of work per week)
What are the strategies and skills you need to successfully negotiate in any business.
8. A better leader - a richer life
Wharton - University of Pennsylvania
Duration: October 5 – December 14 (3-8 hours of work per week)
Practical methods on how to become the best leader both in business and at home, in the community and for yourself, and to live fully and in harmony.
9. Foundations of business strategies
University of Virginia
Duration: October 6 – November 24 (5-6 hours of work per week)
When starting your own company, how to put together an organizational strategy that will bring success and efficiency to the company.
10. Strategy: What managers can learn from philosophy
Ecole Centrale Paris
Duration: October 28 – December 9 (2-3 hours of work per week)
In the phrase "creative thinking", the most important word is not creative, but thinking. How we can discover new ways of thinking with the help of the greatest philosophers of all time.
You can find more free courses from world universities at:
www.coursera.org
