Here Are 115 Coursera Certificates You Can Now Earn for Free (During the Coronavirus Pandemic)

At the end of March, the world’s largest Massive Open Online Course provider Coursera announced that they are offering 100 free courses in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most recently, Coursera added another 35 new courses from its Latin American university partners and extended the deadline.

I analyzed these 135 now-free Coursera courses using Class Central‘s dataset. And I discovered that 115 of the courses offered certificates that you would normally have to pay for. The other 20 courses were already free but didn’t offer a certificate. The entire list can be found below.

The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to increasing interest in online education. The course directory website I run, Class Central, has seen also seen a huge increase in people interested in learning online.

The ongoing situation has also driven course providers to launch a  number of initiatives. For learners, this means new opportunities. We  are keeping track of these in three lists that we’re continuously  updating:

• Free Online Learning Due to Coronavirus
• Free Courses That Teach About COVID-19
• List of Digital Learning Conferences Going Virtual Due to Coronavirus

In fact, we had previously discovered 1,400+ courses that are completely free. Many do have certificates that you need to pay for, but access to all the course materials is free – including the graded assignments.

None of these 115 courses belong to a Coursera Specialization. And Coursera is only keeping them free until the end of July 2020. Now this has further been extended till the end of this year.

Also, I asked Coursera why some people weren’t seeing the discount. After clicking on Go To Class on Class Central, when you arrive to the course page on Coursera, wait for the promotional banner to appear at the top, and only then click on Enroll for Free. If you don’t see the banner, please refresh. This gif shows the steps to follow.

If you were already auditing a course listed here and would like to re-enroll to get the free certificate, here’s how: 1. Log into Coursera. 2. Go to My Courses. 3. Click on the three-dots icon on the top-right of the course card. 4. Click on Unenroll. Then, follow the steps in the gif  to re-enroll with a free certificate.

These courses come from around 50 universities, including:

• University of Pennsylvania
• Georgia Tech
• Johns Hopkins
• Caltech
• Duke
• and Imperial College London.

Some of the courses also come directly from companies like Google and Amazon.

It’s also worth noting that eight of these newly-free courses are ranked among Class Central’s best online courses of all time.

Here is the full list of free courses that have free certifications until end of 2020, ranked by their reviews:

• Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential from McMaster University ★★★★★(4845)
• A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment from Indian School of Business ★★★★★(468)
• Mountains 101 from University of Alberta ★★★★★(419)
• Learning How To Learn for Youth from Arizona State University ★★★★★(373)
• Introduction to Programming with MATLAB from Vanderbilt University ★★★★★(205)
• Mechanics of Materials I: Fundamentals of Stress & Strain and Axial Loading from Georgia Institute of Technology ★★★★★(95)
• Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology from University of Alberta ★★★★★(85)
• Social Psychology from Wesleyan University ★★★★★(78)
• Introduction to Philosophy from University of Edinburgh ★★★★☆(72)
• De-Mystifying Mindfulness from Leiden University ★★★★★(65)
• The Science of the Solar System from California Institute of Technology ★★★★★(43)
• Psychological First Aid from Johns Hopkins University ★★★★☆(38)
• Chinese for Beginners from Peking University ★★★★☆(34)
• Introductory Human Physiology from Duke University ★★★★☆(28)
• How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics from University of Virginia ★★★★★(27)
• Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation from University of Cape Town ★★★★★(27)
• C++ For C Programmers, Part A from University of California, Santa Cruz ★★★☆☆(26)
• Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ★★★★☆(23)
• Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence from Case Western Reserve University ★★★★☆(23)
• First Step Korean from Yonsei University ★★★★☆(22)
• Dog Emotion and Cognition from Duke University ★★★★☆(19)
• The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know from University of Michigan ★★★★★(18)
• New Models of Business in Society from University of Virginia ★★★★☆(18)
• Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society from University of Pennsylvania ★★★★☆(17)
• Introduction to Sustainability from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ★★★★☆(16)
• Creative Problem Solving from University of Minnesota ★★★☆☆(16)
• Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space from University of Arizona ★★★★☆(16)
• Sit Less, Get Active from University of Edinburgh ★★★★☆(13)
• Animal Behaviour and Welfare from University of Edinburgh ★★★★☆(13)
• Introduction to Personal Branding from University of Virginia ★★★★☆(13)
• Big History: Connecting Knowledge from Macquarie University ★★★★★(13)
• Disaster Preparedness from University of Pittsburgh ★★★★☆(12)
• Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments from Duke University ★★★★☆(10)
• The Challenges of Global Health from Duke University ★★★★★(10)
• Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming from University of Edinburgh ★★★★★(10)
• Marketing Analytics from University of Virginia ★★★★☆(10)
• Personal & Family Financial Planning from University of Florida ★★★★☆(10)
• Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks from University of Pittsburgh ★★★★☆(10)
• Tricky American English Pronunciation from University of California, Irvine ★★★★☆(9)
• Data Science Math Skills from Duke University ★★★★☆(9)
• Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success from Imperial College London ★★★★★(9)
• Cloud Computing Basics (Cloud 101) from LearnQuest ★★☆☆☆(9)
• COVID-19: What You Need to Know (CME Eligible) from Osmosis University ★★★★★(9)
• Calculus: Single Variable Part 1 – Functions from University of Pennsylvania ★★★★★(8)
• Introduction to Chemistry: Reactions and Ratios from Duke University ★★★★★(8)
• Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ★★★★★(7)
• How to Get Skilled: Introduction to Individual Skills Management (Project-Centered Course) from State University of New York ★★★★☆(6)
• The Strategy of Content Marketing from University of California, Davis ★★★★☆(6)
• Teamwork Skills: Communicating Effectively in Groups from University of Colorado Boulder ★★★★☆(6)
• Getting Started with AWS Machine Learning from Amazon Web Services ★★★★☆(6)
• Successful Career Development from University System of Georgia ★★★★★(6)
• The Truth About Cats and Dogs from University of Edinburgh ★★★★★(5)
• Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19 from University of Toronto ★★★★★(5)
• Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age from University of Toronto ★★★★★(5)
• How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course) from École Polytechnique ★★★★★(5)
• Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation from American Museum of Natural History ★★★★★(5)
• COVID-19 Contact Tracing from Johns Hopkins University ★★★★★(4)
• The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs from University of Toronto ★★★★★(4)
• Science of Exercise from University of Colorado Boulder ★★★★★(4)
• Machine Learning for Business Professionals from Google Cloud ★★★★★(4)
• Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals for AWS Professionals from Google Cloud ★★★☆☆(4)
• Build Your First Android App (Project-Centered Course) from École Centrale Paris ★★★★☆(4)
• Developing AI Applications on Azure from LearnQuest ★★★★★(4)
• Introduction to Chemistry: Structures and Solutions from Duke University ★★★★★(3)
• Getting Started With Music Theory from Michigan State University ★★★★☆(3)
• Disease Screening in Public Health from University of Geneva ★★★☆☆(3)
• Communicating During Global Emergencies from Emory University ★★★★☆(3)
• Healing with the Arts from University of Florida ★★★★★(3)
• Fashion as Design from The Museum of Modern Art ★★★★☆(3)
• Introduction to Calculus from The University of Sydney ★★★★★(3)
• Essentials of Global Health from Yale University ★★★★☆(2)
• Converting Challenges into Opportunities from University of California, San Diego ★★★★★(2)
• The Language of Design: Form and Meaning from California Institute of the Arts ★★★★★(2)
• Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions from University of Alberta ★★★★★(2)
• Computer Vision Basics from University at Buffalo ★★★★★(1)
• Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview from University of Geneva ★★☆☆☆(1)
• Making Architecture from IE Business School ★★★★★(1)
• Career planning: resume/CV, cover letter, interview from Tomsk State University ★★★★★(1)
• AWS Computer Vision: Getting Started with GluonCV from Amazon Web Services ★★★★★(1)
• Introduction to Cloud Identity from Google Cloud ★★★★★(1)
• [New] COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers from Stanford University
• High Stakes Leadership: Leading in Times of Crisis from University of Michigan
• Disease Clusters from Johns Hopkins University
• Rastreamento de contato da COVID-19 from Johns Hopkins University
• Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review from Georgia Institute of Technology
• Industrial IoT on Google Cloud Platform from Google Cloud
• Building Conversational Experiences with Dialogflow from Google Cloud
• Population Health During A Pandemic: Contact Tracing and Beyond from University of Houston

Free Spanish Language Certificate Courses

• Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java from Universidad de los Andes ★★★★★(18)
• Diseño de proyectos para promover el bienestar from Universidad de los Andes ★★★★★(5)
• Mindshift: Transforma tu mente para superar obstáculos en el aprendizaje y descubrir tu potencial oculto. from McMaster University ★★★★★(3)
• Robótica from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ★★☆☆☆(2)
• Desarrollo rápido de productos innovadores para mercados emergentes from Tecnológico de Monterrey ★★★★★(2)
• Competencias digitales. Herramientas de ofimática (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point) from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona) ★★★★★(2)
• Bienestar, equidad y derechos humanos from Universidad de los Andes ★★★★★(2)
• ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación from University of Edinburgh ★★★★★(1)
• Estadística y probabilidad from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ★★★★★(1)
• ¡¿Cómo?! ¿Química en mi casa? from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ★★★★★(1)
• Pre-Calculus from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona) ★★★★☆(1)
• Actúa ante el dolor crónico from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona) ★★★★★(1)
• Trabajar para ser feliz from Universidad Austral ★★★☆☆(1)
• Emprender la emprendeduría from University of Barcelona ★★★★★(1)
• Cuidados y procedimientos generales en la atención del recién nacido from Universidad de Chile ★☆☆☆☆(1)
• Rastreo de los contactos de la COVID-19 from Johns Hopkins University
• ART of the MOOC: Arte Público y Pedagogía from Duke University
• Introducción a la guitarra from Berklee College of Music
• Improvisación de jazz from Berklee College of Music
• La Solución del Conflicto Ético from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
• Pensamiento Sistémico from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
• Cuidado de heridas en el ámbito hospitalario from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
• 1.- El Cálculo – Modelo Lineal from Tecnológico de Monterrey
• 4.- El Cálculo – Otros Modelos from Tecnológico de Monterrey
• 2.- El Cálculo – Modelo Cuadrático from Tecnológico de Monterrey
• Fundamentos de la escritura from Tecnológico de Monterrey
• 3.- El Cálculo – Modelo Cúbico from Tecnológico de Monterrey
• Cómo hablar bien en público from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
• PlanU: escoge la mejor carrera y universidad para ti from Universidad de los Andes
• Sexualidad y educación from Universidad de los Andes
• Sexualidad…mucho más que sexo from Universidad de los Andes
• Estrategia Empresarial from Universidad Austral
• Liderazgo Instruccional: Perspectiva Global y Prácticas Locales from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• IA para todos from deeplearning.ai
• Mi Primer Empleo (MPE) from Universidad de Chile
• Seguimiento de casos y contactos COVID-19 from Universidad de Chile
• Potenciando mi aprendizaje en el primer año de Universidad from Universidad de Chile

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