Futurelearn

Futurelearn is an award-winning digital education platform launched in 2012 and based in the UK. The company has over 12 top university partners, including Princeton, Yale, and The University of Amsterdam. Its courses cover various topics, from Artificial Intelligence to Philosophy to Global History. Futurelearn also offers micro-credentials accredited by its partner universities on topics like Digital Leadership and STEM teaching. Futurelearn is founded on the belief that learning can be inspiring and accessible to everyone. It strives to create a global community of learners through its online platform, which provides high-quality educational materials in videos, texts, quizzes, articles, and discussions.
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Futurelearn
Professional Development for Early Career Teachers
4.79

Improve your teaching practice and learn to manage your workloadThe early stages of a career in teaching can be daunting. You’re regularly faced with new responsibilities and challenges. On this course you will get advice...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 5 hours
Exploring Play: The Importance of Play in Everyday Life
4.69

This course from the School of Education at the University of Sheffield will encourage you to think differently about play. We’ll discuss definitions of play and current debates about how the nature of play changes....

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 7 hours
Coaching in Education: Addressing the Need for Deep Communication
4.78

Coaching can strengthen your ability to support others to reach their goalsCoaching draws on positive psychology and, more recently, neuroscience to help people understand how to stay on track and reach their goals within an...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Digital Transformation in the Classroom
4.72

Discover digital learning and accelerate digital transformation in the classroomHow can teachers adapt their classroom practice to a developing digital world? On this course, you will explore the opportunities and challenges of moving from using...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 3 hours
Becoming a Teacher
4.83

Learn what being a teacher is really likeThis course is for anyone thinking about becoming a teacher – it will help you to decide if teaching is for you, give you a sense of what...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Education Research That Matters: Ways of Researching
4.82

Learn about key education research methods and how to use themConnecting insights from existing research to practice and building on this to design realistic and high-quality research projects can be challenging. Understanding research methods is...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Education Research that Matters: Applying Research to Your Teaching Practice
4.73

Explore how engaging with research can transform your teaching practiceAs an educator, research provides you with the opportunity to improve your teaching and better support your students. On this course, you’ll discover how to find...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Basic English 1: Elementary
4.84

Learn everyday English for work or studyingHave you always wanted to learn English, or need to know the language for your work or studies? This free online 4-week course will help you learn basic English...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Basic English 2: Pre-Intermediate
4.81

Develop your English for a range of everyday situationsOn this course you will build your English skills. You will develop your use of English in a wider range of everyday situations and grow your listening...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
English for Academic Study
4.77

Increase your knowledge of English for academic studyIf you are preparing to study at a university where the first language is English, this course aims to help you understand what is expected, develop skills to...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Contemporary Chinese I:  1.2

Take your basic Chinese to the next levelOn this four-week course from Chinese Plus, you will continue to build the foundations of Chinese, while enhancing your learning by exploring Chinese culture and society. Learn how...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Contemporary Chinese I: 1.1

Expand your horizons and discover the Chinese languageLearning the Chinese language is an essential first step towards understanding China’s culture, history, political and economic system. Mastering the Chinese language will broaden your employment...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 5 hours
The Qur'an Between Judaism and Christianity
5

Explore the relationship between the Qur'an, Judaism and ChristianityThis online course will illustrate how the Qur’an situates itself as part of, and as a correction to, the religious discourse of the Jewish and Christian communities...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Writing and Editing: Drafting

Learn to start the writing process with workable draftsThis four-week course will arm you with the essential skills to help you tackle first drafts with confidence and turn them into effective written communication. You’ll learn...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Writing and Editing: Revising

Understand and harness the power of revisions during the writing processFollowing the course on Drafting, this fourth and final course in the Good with Words: Writing and Editing series from the University of Michigan will...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Writing and Editing: Structure and Organisation
5

Develop your writing skills to include impactful text layout and flowThis is the second course in the Good with Words: Writing and Editing series from Michigan University, and directly follows the Word Choice and Word...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order
5

Level up your writing skills with impactful word selections and sentencesSuccessful written communication begins with the correct word choice and word order. This four-week course will show you how to achieve that in your writing...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Intermediate Spanish: Spanish for Education and Work
5

Advance your career and personal aspirations in the Worlds of SpanishOn this four-week course, you’ll investigate some of the differences between the educational systems in Spain and Latin America and learn how to talk about...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Intermediate Spanish: The Worlds of Spanish
5

Sharpen your Spanish and interact with confidenceThis four-week course will introduce you to the rich diversity of the Spanish language, contemporary cultures, and geographies. You’ll gain an overview of key linguistic aspects and be able...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Learn English Through TV Drama Series: Adrift

Learn the core building blocks of conversationOn this five-week course from Chasing Time English, you’ll build on your language knowledge by watching and studying the television drama Adrift. This series focuses on instruction and adjacency...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 5 hours