29 Free Online Courses
Skillshare
Sample some free online courses from Skillshareto learn about everything from illustration, email marketing, options trading and vlogging to chef knife skills and brewing the perfect cup of java.
Class Central
Class Centralhas a seemingly endless amount of free online courses, including from Ivy Leagues, on topics from coding to literature to women’s studies and more.
DigitalDefynd
Find free courses in everything from foreign languages to personal development, cooking, computer science, music and more from DigitalDefynd.
Coursera
You can take a ton of courses from different companies and educational institutions, including Ivy Leagues and art schools, for free on Coursera. For a fee, you can get certifications in certain courses as well.
Codecademy
Learn to code with Codecademy, which will customize its recommendations for lessons based on exactly what you need.
edX
Access 2,500 courses on everything from epidemics (timely!) to coding to world literature and more from 140 institutions with edX. There are courses in multiple languages as well.
General Assembly
General Assemblyoffers free coding classes through its online Dashprogram.
Yale University
Yaleoffers a number of free open online courses, including Roman architecture and the literature of John Milton.
American Girl
American Girl provides a Smart Girls’ Guide to Life, which can come in handy for daughters, as well as the guide “Taking Care of Others by Taking Care of Ourselves,” which has tips for moms, too.
Fender
Fender is offering new users a free week-long subscription to Fender Play, their online learning app for guitar, bass and ukulele. The platform uses instructor-guided videos to teach how to play songs from Led Zeppelin to Sia and Shawn Mendes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy provides valuable world-class education for free for kids and teens around the world.
Learn SQL
LearnSQLoffers some exercises from each of their courses for free.
Linux
Learn IT for the first time or brush up if you’re experienced with free courses through Linuxand edX.
Spark Databox
Spark Databoxhas a slew of courses on coding and programming.
Photoshop Training Channel
Get free photo editing tutorials from the Photoshop Training Channel. It may even inspire you to pursue a new side hustle!
Alison
Alisonprovides free courses in Google platforms and more, with certifications available.
ESL Tongue Twisters
English not your first language, or not the first language of someone you love? Get new free ESL Tongue Twistersdaily for 30 days.
Everydae
Get free SAT tutoring for grades 8 through 12 from Everydaeduring coronavirus school closures.
PhilanthropyU
Get a crash course in giving back and leaving the world better than we found it courtesy of PhilanthropyU.
HowStuffWorks
Learn about any number of topics from HowStuffWorks, from how horses can detect human emotions to why hand-washing beats hand sanitizer, which is all too relevant right now.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learningoffers a free month of professional online courses.
The Organizing Formula
Feel like your entire life is a bit of a mess? The Organizing Formula is a free course on how to get your stuff together and is available in both English and Spanish from Courses by Caroline.
Node Marketing
Have a blog or website for your business? Get more eyes on it with a free SEO training course from Node Training.
Vital Transformation
Eliyahu Jian, who’s worked with the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Ashton Kutcherand more, is offering a free online platform called Vital Transformationto learn to love yourself—because you absolutely deserve it.
A Life Of Happiness and Fulfillment
With mental health at a premium right now, A Life of Happiness and Fulfillmentfrom The Indian School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin can be a life-changer.
An Introduction to Active Programming in Python
A great choice for those with little to no experience in coding languages, An Introduction to Active Programming in Pythonbreaks down the basics into bits that novices can digest and understand easily.
Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential
Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potentialis both a course as well as a self-coaching system to help you achieve your career goals and stop getting in your own way.
Extinctions: Past and Present
Extinctions: Past and Presentexamines past mass extinctions (think dinosaurs and beyond), as well as risks to wildlife and biodiversity today—and what we can do to curb major catastrophes in our ecosystems.
Introduction to Complexity
You don’t need a scientific or mathematical background to understand Introduction to Complexity, which examines the tools scientists use to understand complex systems. You just need to be willing to get a little hands on!
Fred Astaire Dance Studios
Fred Astaire Dance Studios across the country have created a new online platform offering free dance lessons from pros! Need a break from all that e-learning? Check out these fun online games to play with friends!
