Science online courses and MOOCs - student reviews
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The Science of the Solar System
Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class. Use principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to understand the latest from Mars, compr...
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Space Mission Design and Operations
Space exploration is truly fascinating. From Sputnik to the Apollo, followed by the assembly and exploitation of the International Space Station and the successful operation of the Hubble Space Tel...
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Kristina Šekrst
1 year, 5 months ago
A lot of hard work has been invested in this course. If you're looking for an introductory course, this isn't one. But if you're looking for...
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Quantum Mechanics for Everyone
Quantum Mechanics for Everyone is a four-week long MOOC that teaches the basic ideas of quantum mechanics with a method that requires no complicated math beyond taking square roots (and you can use...
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Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe
Despite spectacular recent progress, there is still a lot we don't know about our universe. We don't know why the Big Bang happened. We don't know what most of the universe is made of. We don't kno...
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Richard Reddy
1 year ago
I greatly enjoyed this course, in particular. Many physics courses are a bit presumptuous, as if we already know all about particular subje...
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Astrophysics: The Violent Universe
Interested in exploring the deadliest and most mysterious parts of our universe? Or, investigating black holes, which warp the very fabric of space-time around them?
We will look at what we kn...
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Claudio Felicioli
1 year, 11 months ago
It's fun and awesome. Both the professors are very good on themselves, but their combined effort is something of unutterable greatness. The ...
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Biología Humana
¿Te has preguntado cómo funciona tu cuerpo?
En este curso de Biología Humana conocerás la información básica sobre la estructura y función celular, y cómo a partir de la interacción entre célu...
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Astrophysics: Cosmology
This course covers cosmology – the study of our entire universe. Where did the universe come from? How will it end? What is the nature of space and time? For the first time in human history, ...
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2 years, 8 months ago
A very pleasant learning experience although I unenrolled after only two
weeks. It should not be underestimated the amount of mathematical
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Políticas efectivas de desarrollo infantil
Descripción del curso
La evidencia científica documenta que los efectos de la adversidad durante la primera infancia perduran en el tiempo y tienen consecuencias sobre el aprendizaje, la tray...
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Antarctica: From Geology to Human History
Explore the continent of Antarctica and more than 500 million years of geological history and 250 years of geographical discovery and scientific endeavour.
In this course, you will learn throu...
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Christopher van der Westhuizen
5 months ago
The standout feature is the informative and sometimes cheesy videos filmed on location in Antarctica with a healthy dose of Antarctic histor...
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Signals and Systems, Part 1
We encounter signals and systems extensively in our day-to-day lives, from making a phone call, listening to a song, editing photos, manipulating audio files, using speech recognition softwares lik...
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Astrophysics: Exploring Exoplanets
The discovery of exoplanets is one of the greatest revolutions in modern astrophysics. Twenty years ago, we had no idea whether any of the countless stars out there beyond our solar system had plan...
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Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life
Read fully to understand the verified-certificate option. Join Professor Eric Lander and the MITx Biology team in this unique introductory biology learning experience. All 7.00x course materials a...
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3 years, 5 months ago
Dr. Lander's course is a rare gem. He is an outstanding speaker and his
enthusiasm held my attention throughout all of the lectures. The cou...
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The Science of Everyday Thinking
We will explore the psychology of our everyday thinking: why people believe weird things, how we form and change our opinions, why our expectations skew our judgments, and how we can make better de...
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3 years, 6 months ago
I had no prior experience with this subject ( that I knew about, but then
discovered that I already had to some extent). The course is well ...
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Climate Change: The Science
Do you want to talk about climate change from an informed perspective? Are you interested in how global warming works? Climate change is the biggest challenge of our time, and climate science is cr...
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Brian Ray
1 year, 4 months ago
Climate Change has been a central issue in my life for 15 years and I have pursued it as a hobby by readings mainly from the IPCC and scepti...
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Circuits and Electronics 1: Basic Circuit Analysis
Want to learn about circuits and electronics, but unsure where to begin? Wondering how to make computers run faster or your mobile phone battery last longer? This free circuit course taught by edX ...
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Ilya Krukov
2 years, 5 months ago
Brilliant course! It's definitely the best introduction to electronics in
Universe! Interesting material, clean explanations, well prepared...
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Stand up for Science: Practical Approaches to Discussing Science that Matters
Everyone - non-scientists and scientists alike - has some form of expertise, but communicating across a gap in knowledge or experience is challenging. In this Teach-Out, we address this challenge b...
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The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity
Life on our planet is diverse. While we can easily recognize this in our everyday surroundings, an even more diverse world of life can be seen when we look under a microscope. This is the world of ...
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Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects
This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about the how the b...
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Julien Levesque
11 months, 3 weeks ago
This Course is just amazing. I decided to take it because I was involved in a project, which required that I learn multiple new things in a ...
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Introduction to Astronomy
An introduction to astronomy through a broad survey of what we know about the universe and how we know it.
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Timon
4 years, 4 months ago
This has to be one of the best MOOCs I have taken so far. Professor Ronen is
an amazing instructor and the way he and his team interact with...
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The Iterative Innovation Process
3.086x: The Iterative Innovation Process draws heavily upon the course material used in 3.086x: Innovation and Commercialization. Though there have been significant changes to the course, this cour...
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Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets
Admit it — you wanted to be an archaeologist when you grew up... This course builds on that enthusiasm, while radically expanding your notions about just what archaeology is and just what archaeol...
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Joy Rothke
3 years, 3 months ago
Prof Alcock is a natural on camera (are you listening Discovery Channel?) as
well as being a accomplished scholar. I especially enjoyed the ...
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What a Plant Knows (and other things you didn’t know about plants)
Can we say that plants have senses? You will learn how plants sense their environment and how scientists study plant senses. You will be exposed to both classic and modern experiments in plant biol...
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Celia Cropper
3 years, 10 months ago
Excellent lecturer - Professor Daniel Chamowitz has a gist for making anything
he says interesting. I studied biology at school and have an ...
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Learn to Program Using Python
Interested in learning a computer programming language but unsure of how and where to begin? This course, Learn to Program Using Python , is a great place to start.
Python is an easy and fu...
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Shannon K.
1 year, 8 months ago
Definitely take this course if you want to deal with broken Quizzes and grading. The material is straightforward but basic. The instructor i...
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Autonomous Mobile Robots
Robots are rapidly evolving from factory workhorses, which are physically bound to their work-cells, to increasingly complex machines capable of performing challenging tasks in our daily environmen...
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Mario George
4 months ago
I think it will be a great course and it will help me in my graduation project. I hope I be benefited from this course as much as I can and ...
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Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why
The course will explore the tone combinations that humans consider consonant or dissonant, the scales we use, and the emotions music elicits, all of which provide a rich set of data for exploring m...
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Teaching Science at University
This course will prepare you for teaching science in higher education. In this MOOC you will learn to make your knowledge as an excellent researcher accessible to your students. We will show you ho...
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Useful Genetics Part 1: How Our Genes Shape Us
Genetics permeates every aspect of the 21 st century, from our doctors' offices to our judicial systems. By the end of this course, you’ll be well prepared to deal with both today’s genetic issues...
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1 year, 11 months ago
I learned more than I expected to and really enjoyed it. The quizzes and peer explain assignments enhanced my understanding and retention o...
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Rise-up: Climate Change Education
Our climate is changing rapidly, and now more than ever we need to be ready to act and prepare the next generation to do the same.
This course explores the basic science behind climate change ...
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Cell Biology: Mitochondria
The cell is a powerful case study to help us explore the functional logic of living systems. All organisms, from single-celled algae to complex multicellular organisms like us, are made up of cells...
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Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
This course is the first of a two-course sequence: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python, and Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science. Together, they are des...
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student
3 years, 5 months ago
This course changed my life. There's no better way to describe it and I would
never be able to express the gratitude I owe to the professors...
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Introduction to Control System Design - A First Look
Have you wondered about the design strategies behind temperature controllers, quad-copters, or self-balancing scooters? Are you interested in robotics, and have heard of, or tried, “line-following"...
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Steven Frank
1 year, 8 months ago
I had the privilege of taking the beta version of this intense three-week introduction to control theory. It's a hands-on experience that c...
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Mastering Quantum Mechanics Part 1: Wave Mechanics
This physics course offers a sophisticated view of quantum mechanics and its proper mathematical foundation. In this first module of three you will review the basics of wave mechanics and be introd...
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Waves & Optics
PHYS201x follows introductory physics courses with a more detailed treatment of oscillators, waves on strings, and electromagnetic waves. In addition to deriving and solving the wave equation, math...
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Animal Behaviour
This course will help you understand the remarkable behaviors of wild animals from an evolutionary perspective.
[Image: Peacock spider. Photo by Jürgen Otto, Manakin bird footage (Ex-Riddle of th...
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sam tan
3 years, 10 months ago
Excellent introduction to various aspects of animal behaviour and the profound
influence of evolution. Fascinating and fun as many different...
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From Atoms to Stars: How Physics Explains Our World
In this physics course, you will learn about the structure and function of our universe, from the micro-world of quantum fields and atoms up to the mega-world of stars and galaxies.
You will l...
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AP Physics 1
Preparing for the AP Physics 1 exam requires a deep understanding of many different topics in physics as well as an understanding of the AP exam and the types of questions it asks. This course is d...
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Introduction to Solar Systems Astronomy
In this introductory 4-credit hour lecture and laboratory course, we will explore the origins, structure, contents, and evolution of our solar system and exosolar planetary systems. We will cover t...
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Kristina Šekrst
2 years ago
Even though I thought about not taking this course, believing it was an introductory one, I did manage to learn some new stuff, and, most im...
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Medical Neuroscience
Explore the structure and function of the human central nervous system. Learn why knowledge of human neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neural plasticity, and new discovery in the brain sciences matter...
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Emad Qasem
2 years, 6 months ago
I recommend this course for everyone specially medical student to support their learning of the nervous system and its disorders, really it ...
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Principles of Public Health
Principles of Public Health introduces the major concepts and principles of public health and the determinants of health status in communities. Emphasizes the ecological model that focuses on the l...
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sam tan
3 years, 10 months ago
Taught by an exceptionally warm instructor. Dr. Bic delivers a good solid and
approachable overview of the field. Also notable for her mothe...
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Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (part 2)
In Part 2 of Science and Cooking (Part 1 is available here ), we will be visited by more world-famous chefs who use a number of different styles and techniques in their cooking. Each chef wi...
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Sensing Planet Earth – Water and Ice
Global warming. Rising sea levels. Droughts. Flooding. The melting of the polar ice caps.
Join us, when we discover how continental water and ice masses are measured and monitored through remo...
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Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science
This course will explore new breakthroughs in the treatment of patients during cardiac arrest and after successful resuscitation, including new approaches to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and...
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Vaccines
This course will discuss issues regarding vaccines and vaccine safety: the history, science, benefits, and risks of vaccines, together with the controversies and common questions surrounding vaccin...
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Hypersonics – from Shock Waves to Scramjets
A flow is called hypersonic if the Mach number is greater than 5. This means that the flow speed is more than five times the speed of sound. In air at room temperature, the speed of sound is around...
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Energy, the Environment, and Our Future
Get Rich and Save the Earth…Or Else! Learn about the past, present, and possible futures of human energy use.
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Essential Human Biology: Cells and Tissues
Are you preparing for a health-related career, or planning to study in the health sciences? Perhaps you're just keen to learn more about the wonders of the human body? Our bodies are amazing but co...
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Electromagnetism 电磁学
In this physics course you will learn about electromagnetism, a branch of physics, which includes the study of electric and magnetic fields.
This is a seven-week course, broken up into both ba...
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Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics
This course will cover the theory and the fundamentals of the emerging science of Sabermetrics. We will discuss the game of baseball, not through consensus or a fan’s conventional wisdom, but by se...
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Human Biology
Using problem-based learning and real-world situations, this course teachesyou how to apply knowledge in practical and relevant contexts. Our Many Ways™learning model feature multiple teachers an...
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Physics 1 for Physical Science Majors
This is a 12 week course, currently scheduled to start on Monday, April 14, 2014 and finishing on Friday, July 11. This introductory physics course is intended for physical science majors and othe...
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Brion
3 years, 9 months ago
You may be like me, and have done some Mechanics in a first semester
module/you may have encountered it just before university, and you may ...
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