The Great Free Online Courses Hunt (merged)

laurenF_3

anji1979 wrote: »

Just to add a comment on vision2learn. Your tutor is based at a college which may not be in your home town, so if your course is one which has an exam at the end of it then you may have to travel to that college to sit the exam.

I did an IT course with them a few years back and had to travel to the college which was 30 miles away. I dont know if this is still the case but I thought is was worth pointing out as some people may not have the means to travel.

I did a Business and Admin course with them, didnt have to go to college, but never got the certificates on completion. My sister did the same course a few years ago, and had to pay £1,500, she also never got her certificates.

Chloegem1998

I need help I am home educating my daughter as she was severely bullied at school. Is there any online courses she an take to get her over her last year. She is 15 and would like to do health and social care and English and maths.

Is there any financial help I can get aswell. I'm a single mum on a low income


Thanks

Hezzawithkids

Had an email from the OU today with details about their Future Learn project whereby they will be offering a range of free online courses in a variety of subjects.

http://about.futurelearn.com/about

Pre-registration closes on 16 Sept - nothing to lose by signing up! The first open beta courses start mid-September.

bluekp

Futurelearn website is now up and running - offering about 20 free university led courses I think.

https://www.futurelearn.com/

Doesn't seem to matter if you've pre-registered (I hadn't and have just signed up for 4 courses).

MyRQB

Really great post for business owners who is looking for free online bookkeeping course. Thanks for this.

cydney65

Thanks OP a really good find. I've just signed on and completed the first lesson. Have also recommended it to my daughter as she wants to do accountancy while on maternity leave.

sarah1972

https://www.coursera.org/about/

Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.

We envision a future where everyone has access to a world-class education. We aim to empower people with education that will improve their lives, the lives of their families, and the communities they live in

Courses available https://www.coursera.org/courses

sarah1972

http://www.vision2learn.net/channels/courses.aspx

PLEASE NOTE IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLETE YOU MAY HAVE A FEE TO PAY.

Free courses:
*NCFE Level 2 Certificate for Nutrition and Health
*NCFE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Preparations for Coaching Sport
*Level 2 Certificate in Customer Service
*NCFE Level 2 Certificate for Working in the Health Sector
*Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity
*Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration
*Level 2 ITQ Certificate in IT User skills (QCF)
*Level 1 ITQ Award/Certificate in IT User Skills (QCF)

I no longer wish to study my course – can I be withdrawn?

We are sorry to see you go, but if you wish to withdraw just give us a call on 0191 215 4100 on any weekday (excluding Bank Holidays) between 9am and 5pm. If you are already studying on the course, in the first instance, please contact your FE College tutor. You may also ask to speak to the account manager of your FE College; or just ask to speak to a member of the customer care team.

Please be aware than in some cases there may be a FE College withdrawal fee to pay


1.You must be aged 19+
2.You must have been an EU resident for at least 3 years.
3.No qualifications necessary

There are five stages to go through before you can get going on your vision2learn course. Here’s a breakdown of how the process works:

Register online
A provider will post out an enrolment pack for you to complete and return – expect this within 10 working days after your online registration
Complete a telephone eligibility check – expect this five working days after receipt of your completed enrolment pack
Receive your log-in details – expect this within five working days of your eligibility check
Start your studies!
In most cases we should be able to get you started four weeks after your online registration

Sassers

Hi folks,
Apologies if this has already been posted but there's a whole lot of free online courses currently being promoted by FutureLearn.
There's a Managing you Money one starting soon - I'm doing a local journalism one at the moment and it's fab.
Perhaps there might be something in there for you - and no, I don't work for em, honest!
Here's the link:

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/managing-my-money?utm_source=FLnwslttr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08052014courseannouncement

Cheers
Sassers

supermankelly

I wasn't sure if, I wasn't able to do the online study for free, then they would hit me for costs to sit exams or something. This clears it up. (Old news now but..) Ignore those who moan about it. Jack-asses with no lifes.