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MOOC Course Report: List of 156 free online courses starting in October, 2013

MOOC Course Report is a monthly column published by Class Central during the first week of each month. MOOC Course report aims to provide a comprehensive list of courses starting/available in the month of publication. Self paced courses are not mentioned below and can be found over at Class Central. Humanities (36) From the Repertoire: Western Music … Continued

MOOC Course Report is a monthly column published by Class Central during the first week of each month. MOOC Course report aims to provide a comprehensive list of courses starting/available in the month of publication.

Self paced courses are not mentioned below and can be found over at Class Central.

Humanities (36)

From the Repertoire: Western Music History through Performance
Oct 1st | 7 weeks long | Coursera
The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem
Oct 1st | Coursera
Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy and the Press: An Introduction
Oct 1st | EdX
INFX523-01: Globalization’s Winners and Losers: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries
Oct 1st | EdX
24.00x: Introduction to Philosophy: God, Knowledge and Consciousness
Oct 1st | EdX
Democratic Development
Oct 4th | Coursera
Securing Digital Democracy
Oct 7th | 7 weeks long | Coursera
Designing Cities
Oct 7th | Coursera
Søren Kierkegaard – Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity
Oct 7th | 8 weeks long | Coursera
Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World
Oct 7th | Coursera
Egiptología (Egyptology)
Oct 14th | 8 weeks long | Coursera
Understanding the Origins of Crime
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Society, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC’s The Walking Dead
Oct 14th | Canvas.net
Jazz Improvisation
Oct 14th | Coursera
Introduction to Guitar
Oct 14th | Coursera
Songwriting
Oct 14th | Coursera
Introduction to Music Production
Oct 14th | Coursera
Introduction to Philosophy
Oct 14th | 7 weeks long | Coursera
Calvin – Histoire et Réception d’une Réforme
Oct 14th | 5 weeks long | Coursera
Conditions of War and Peace
Oct 15th | 4 weeks long | Coursera
Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction
Oct 15th | Coursera
History of Chinese Architecture: Part 1
Oct 18th | EdX
21st Century American Foreign Policy
Oct 20th | Coursera
艺术史/World Art History:Perspective from Chinese Understanding
Oct 20th | Coursera
From the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties: The Emergence of Modern America
Oct 21st | Canvas.net
The Great Depression to the War on Terror: Enter the World Stage
Oct 21st | Canvas.net
Design 101 (or Design Basics)
Oct 21st | iversity
The Kennedy Half Century
Oct 21st | Coursera
Fairness and nature: When worlds collide
Oct 21st | FutureLearn
Creating Site-Specific Dance and Performance Works
Oct 21st | 5 weeks long | Coursera
The Future Of Storytelling
Oct 25th | iversity
Fundamentals of Rehearsing Music Ensembles
8 weeks long | Coursera
History of Rock, Part Two
Oct 28th | Coursera
Changemaker MOOC: Social Entrepreneurship
Oct 28th | iversity
SW12x: China
Oct 31st | EdX
AI12.1x: Poetry in America: The Poetry of Early New England
Oct 31st | EdX

Science (16)

What a Plant Knows (and other things you didn’t know about plants)
Oct 1st | Coursera
Exploring Quantum Physics
Oct 7th | Coursera
Chemistry: Concept Development and Application Part II
Oct 7th | Coursera
Network Analysis in Systems Biology
Oct 7th | 7 weeks long | Coursera
PHYS102x: Electricity & Magnetism
Oct 7th | EdX
SPU27x: Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science
Oct 8th | EdX
Astronomy: Discovering the Universe
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Chemistry – Building Blocks of the World
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Basic Physics
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Climate Change
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Dark Matter in Galaxies: The Last Mystery
Oct 15th | iversity
Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society
Oct 21st | Coursera
Nanotechnology: The Basics
Oct 21st | Coursera
Global Warming: The Science of Climate Change
Oct 21st | Coursera
Our Energetic Earth
Oct 28th | EdX
MCB80.1x: Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron
Oct 31st | EdX

Social Sciences (11)

Isocrates
Oct 1st | CourseSites
Social Network Analysis
Oct 7th | 9 weeks long | Coursera
Model Thinking
Oct 7th | Coursera
Becoming Human: Anthropology
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Foundations of Psychology
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Behavioural Economics in Action
Oct 14th | EdX
Game Theory
Oct 14th | Coursera
Decision Skills: Power Tools to Build Your Life
Oct 14th | NovoED
The Subject is Sports
Oct 14th | CourseSites
Political Philosophy: An Introduction
Oct 20th | iversity
人群与网络 People & Networks
Oct 20th | Coursera

Computer Science (20)

Mobiles for Development
Oct 2nd | Commonwealth of Learning
Programming Languages
Oct 3rd | 10 weeks long | Coursera
Introduction to Infographics and Data Visualization
Oct 6th | Others
M101J: MongoDB for Java Developers
Oct 7th | 10gen
CS184.1x: Foundations of Computer Graphics
Oct 7th | EdX
Human-Computer Interaction
Oct 7th | Coursera
Internet History, Technology, and Security
Oct 7th | Coursera
An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python
Oct 7th | Coursera
Concepts in Game Development
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Machine Learning
Oct 14th | Coursera
C++ For C Programmers
Oct 14th | Coursera
Cryptography II
Oct 15th | 6 weeks long | Coursera
Web-Engineering I: Grundlagen der Web-Entwicklung
Oct 15th | iversity
Informatik für Ökonomen
Oct 16th | Coursera
数据结构与算法 Data Structures and Algorithms
Oct 20th | Coursera
Bioinformatics Algorithms (Part 1)
Oct 21st | 6 weeks long | Coursera
Introduction to Programming for Digital Artists
Oct 21st | 9 weeks long | Coursera
Comprendre les Microcontrôleurs
Oct 28th | Coursera
Begin programming: build your first mobile game
Oct 28th | FutureLearn
Conception et mise en oeuvre d’algorithmes.
Oct 28th | 8 weeks long | Coursera

Education & Teaching (16)

More than a High Score: Videogames and Learning
Oct 3rd | 10 weeks long | Coursera
The Dynamic Earth: A Course for Educators
Oct 7th | Coursera
Common Core in Action: Literacy Across Content Areas
Oct 7th | Coursera
Learning Beyond Letter Grades
Oct 7th | Canvas.net
Digital Tools for the K-12 Educator
Oct 7th | Canvas.net
Becoming a Confident Trainer
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Early Childhood Education
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Education in a Changing World
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Teaching Adult Learners
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students
Oct 15th | Coursera
Teaching Online: Reflections on Practice
Oct 21st | Canvas.net
Common Core in Action: Math Formative Assessment
Oct 21st | Coursera
Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for the Common Core State Standards
Oct 21st | NovoED
Effective Classroom Interactions: Supporting Young Children’s Development
Oct 22nd | Coursera
Big Data in Education
Oct 24th | Coursera
Surviving Your Rookie Year of Teaching: 3 Key Ideas & High Leverage Techniques
Oct 26th | Coursera

Health & Medicine (16)

Canine Theriogenology for Dog Enthusiasts
Oct 4th | Coursera
Understanding and Improving the US Healthcare System
Oct 7th | Coursera
SAFETY FUNCTION & ACTION: Strategies for Disaster Responders
Oct 7th | Canvas.net
Global Health: Interdisciplinary Overview
Oct 7th | 8 weeks long | Coursera
Introduction to Pharmacy
Oct 11th | 7 weeks long | Coursera
Food, Nutrition & Your Health
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Nursing in Healthcare
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Care of Elders with Alzheimer’s Disease and other Major Neurocognitive Disorders
Oct 14th | Coursera
HSPH-HMS214x: Fundamentals of Clinical Trials
Oct 14th | EdX
Epidemics – the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Oct 15th | 8 weeks long | Coursera
Training and Learning Programs for Volunteer Community Health Workers
Oct 21st | Coursera
Going Out on a Limb: The Anatomy of the Upper Limb
Oct 21st | Coursera
The New Nordic Diet – from Gastronomy to Health
Oct 21st | 8 weeks long | Coursera
Diabetes: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Opportunities
Oct 28th | Coursera
Health Technology Assessment
Oct 28th | 4 weeks long | CourseSites
Neuronal Dynamics – Computational Neuroscience of Single Neurons
Oct 28th | EdX

Business & Management (31)

Financing New Ventures
Oct 7th | NovoED
Innovation and Design Thinking
Oct 7th | CourseSites
Sustainable Agricultural Land Management
Oct 7th | Coursera
Introduction to Finance
Oct 7th | Coursera
Economics of Money and Banking, Part Two
Oct 13th | Coursera
Big Data for Better Performance
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Diagnosing the Financial Health of a Business
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Financial Literacy
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Financial Planning
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Innovation for Powerful Outcomes
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Business in Asia
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Online Advertising
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Principles of Project Management
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Sports and Recreation Management
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Strategic Management
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
Writing for the Web
Oct 14th | 4 weeks long | Open2Study
An Introduction to Marketing
Oct 14th | Coursera
The Finance of Retirement & Pensions
Oct 14th | NovoED
The secret power of brands
Oct 14th | FutureLearn
Financial Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
Oct 14th | CourseSites
Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Oct 15th | iversity
Grundlagen des Marketing
Oct 15th | iversity
Social Entrepreneurship: A Grassroots Revolution
Oct 16th | CourseSites
DQ 101: Introduction to Decision Quality
Oct 21st | NovoED
Project Management for Business Professionals
Oct 21st | Canvas.net
Law and the Entrepreneur
Oct 23rd | 8 weeks long | Coursera
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Oct 28th | Coursera
Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I
Oct 28th | Coursera
Corporate Finance
Oct 28th | Coursera
Markets with Frictions
Oct 30th | 6 weeks long | Coursera

Mathematics and Statistics (7)

Pre-Calculus
Oct 7th | Coursera
Arithmétique: en route pour la cryptographie
Oct 7th | Canvas.net
Mathe-MOOC: Mathematisch denken!
Oct 15th | iversity
Analysis of a Complex Kind
Oct 21st | Coursera
Introduction à la théorie et au calcul des probabilités
Oct 21st | Coursera
Numbers for Life
Oct 21st | NovoED
Data Analysis
Oct 28th | Coursera

Engineering (3)

Digital Signal Processing
Oct 7th | Coursera
Principles of Electric Circuits: Part 1
Oct 17th | EdX
Dynamics
Oct 28th | EdX

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Dhawal is the CEO of Class Central, the most popular search engine and review site for online courses and MOOCs. He has completed over a dozen MOOCs and has written over 200 articles about the MOOC space, including contributions to TechCrunch, EdSurge, Quartz, and VentureBeat.

Comments 5

  1. sateeshkumar16

    great work

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  2. Andres Solis

    Great stuff!

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  3. Srikant Mahapatra

    Great work @Class Central but there’s an error: You’ve placed the course “Chemistry – Building Blocks of the World” in the wrong category. It should have been listed in the Science category rather than the Business & Management category.

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    • classcentral

      Thanks! Fixed it.

      Reply
  4. Rosane Vieira

    very good!

    Reply

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