如今，Coursera、edX 和Udacity等名称已广为人知。但是您听说过Complexity Explorer、Kadenze或SWAYAM吗？也许不吧。 

如果您想扩大学习选择范围，请查看这些不太知名的国际大规模开放在线课程^{(Massive Open Online Course)}提供商，它们提供免费在线课程。

好处是您可以在世界任何地方和任何年龄穿着睡衣继续学习新科目。您甚至可以在线完成整个大学水平的课程^{(college level course online)}。

敏锐学院^{(Acumen Academy)}

• 课程：^(Courses:) 30
• 课程：^{(Curriculum: )}社会变革
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费和付费
•  认证：^{(Certification:)}是（结业证书）

Acumen Academy为想要产生社会影响的学习者提供免费和付费课程。社会^(Social)企业家、社会工作者和环保主义者非常适合MOOC 平台^{(MOOC platform)}上的课程。这并不是说其他​​人不应该。也有关于毅力、领导力和创造力的一般课程。

您可以注册三种类型的课程：团队课程、大师^(Master)班和加速器^{(Accelerators)}。团队课程是免费的，但您必须与您的团队一起参加。大师^(Master)班是有偿和自定进度的，而较小的团体参加Accelerators。

卡内基梅隆大学开放学习计划^{(Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative)}

• 课程：^{(Courses: )} 65+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}一般
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费和付费
• 认证：^{(Certification:)}免费课程无

卡内基梅隆^{(Carnegie Mellon name)}大学以其慈善事业而闻名。虽然私立大学举世闻名，但开放学习倡议^{(Open Learning Initiative)}可能不太为人所知。课程目录^{(course catalog)}涵盖从艺术到技术和设计^{(technology and design)}的十个大学水平^{(college level)}学科。

免费课程是自定进度的，而付费学术课程^{(Academic course)}由讲师指导，并带来其他工具，如LMS（学习管理系统^{(Learning Management System)}）和额外的课程材料。

赛勒^(Saylor)

• 课程：^{(Courses: )} 100+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}一般
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费
• 认证：^{(Certification:)}是

Saylor是一项非营利性教育计划，为全球学习者提供免费和开放的在线课程。所有课程均为大学水平^{(college level)}、自定进度且免费。

虽然该网站不会赢得很多奖项，但它功能齐全，而且都是免费的。从塞勒学院的短期学习课程^{( Learning at Saylor Academy course)}开始，以更加熟悉。

波因特新闻大学^{(Poynter News University)}

• 课程：^{(Courses: )} 100+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}新闻和媒体培训
• 费用：^{(Cost: )}免费和付费
• 认证：^{(Certification:)}是的，在付款时

波因特是新闻的代名词。该非营利组织希望宣传诚实的信息，而新闻大学^{(News University)}就是其中的一部分。它为世界各地的学生和记者提供在线互动新闻课程和网络研讨会。 

如果您想吃点小东西，请订阅他们的每周培训通讯^{(training newsletter)}。

帆布网^(Canvas.net)

• 课程：^(Courses:) 50+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}教育
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费和付费
• 认证：^{(Certification: )}来自个人讲师或赞助机构

Canvas很像Udacity 和 Coursera^{(Udacity and Coursera)}。它没有托管许多大型课程提供者，但在其平台上有较小的机构及其课程。您会在这里找到许多针对K-12^(K-12)和高等教育教师 的利基专业发展课程。

例如，一门有助于寻找和帮助高危学生的课程。

类别包括混合式学习^{(Blended Learning)}、教育改革^{(Education Reform)}以及中文^(Chinese)、西班牙文^(Spanish)和葡萄牙文^(Portuguese)等语言。 

世界科学大学课程^{(World Science U Courses)}

• 课程：^(Courses:) 5+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}科学
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费
•  认证：^{(Certification:)}是

该网站是世界科学节^{(World Science Festival)}的教育形象。独特之处在于，诺贝尔奖^(Nobel)获得者和受人尊敬的科学教育家将在屏幕的另一边为您提供指导。 

该阵容是由实验物理学家、宇宙学家、遗传学家、神经科学家、天文学家等组成的名人录。

这些课程简短且模块化，包含演示、练习和讨论。

米里亚达克斯^(Miriadax)

• 课程：^(Courses:) 584+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}一般
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费和付费
• 认证：^{(Certification:)}是

西班牙语继英语之后^(English)成为一种流行语言。二十^(Twenty)个国家讲西班牙语。这就是为什么不要忽视这个拥有来自所有西班牙语国家的 100 多个大学合作伙伴的 区域MOOC是有意义的。^(MOOC)

开放式HPI^(openHPI)

• 课程：^(Courses:) 80+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}信息技术
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费
• 认证：^{(Certification: )}是

openHPI 是位于波茨坦^(Potsdam)的德国Hasso Plattner 研究所^{(Hasso Plattner Institute)}的MOOC 平台^{(MOOC platform)}。课程涵盖信息技术^{(information technology)}学科，如网络安全、设计思维^{(design thinking)}、机器学习^{(machine learning)}、数字化转型、编程等。 

^(Learn)通过视频、交互式自测、教程、实践练习和家庭作业进行学习。这些课程完全免费，您可以用德语和英语学习^{(German and English)}。

您可以在注册日期加入并按照自己的进度学习主题。参加包含多项选择题测试、实际编程练习和同行评估的期末考试。完成^(Complete)至少 50% 的课程，您将获得参与确认证书^{(Participation certificate)}。

对等大学^{(Peer to Peer University)}

• 课程：^(Courses:) 100+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}一般
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费
• 认证：^{(Certification:)}否

顾名思义，Peer2Peer 大学^{(Peer2Peer University)}利用社会学习来无障碍地传播开放教育。与其他开放课程不同，任何人都可以在平台上创建和教授在线课程^{( create and teach an online course)}。 

平台上有一些专注于某一专业领域的“学校”。尝试Webcraft 学院^{( School of Webcraft)}（与 Mozilla 合作）、开放学院^{(School of Open)}（与 Creative Commons 合作）、Mechanical MOOC（与 MIT 合作）。

P2PU还通过与公共图书馆合作，利用学习小组和学习圈进行线下学习。例如，它与芝加哥公共图书馆^{(Chicago Public Library)}开始了第一个项目。P2PU不收取学费，也不提供证书。

欧洲多元 MOOC 聚合器 (EMMA)^{(European Multiple MOOC Aggregator (EMMA))}

• 课程：^(Courses:) 140+
• 课程：^{(Curriculum:)}一般
• 费用：^(Cost:)免费
• 认证：^{(Certification:)}否

EMMA是欧洲大学提供的所有开放课程的MOOC 聚合器。^{(MOOC aggregator)}在欧盟^{(European Union)}的支持下，它提供不同欧洲语言的免费开放课程。学科领域包括商业^(Business)、数字文化^{(Digital Culture)}、环境^{(Environment)}、食品^(Food)、人文^(Humanities)、欧洲法律^(Law)、科学^(Science)、健康^(Health)和技术^(Technology)。

有些课程是自定进度的，而其他课程则有完成的最后期限。EMMA不直接提供结业证书，但个别课程提供者可能会。

更多国际课程和 MOOC 提供商值得^{(International Courses And MOOC Providers)}关注

1. 嘉登泽^(Kadenze)
2. ThinkCERCA
3. 复杂性探索者^{(Complexity Explorer)}
4. 中国慕课^(CNMOOC)
5. Blackboard 开放式教育^{(Open Education by Blackboard)}
6. 星期五学院^{(Friday Institute)}
7. 斯威亚姆^(SWAYAM)

终身学习没有障碍

这是一个小清单。有更多的在线课程提供者，远程获得大学教育^{(college education)}不再是例外。您可以参加学期级别的课程或掌握^{(level course or master)}较小的模块来衡量您对某个学科的兴趣。 

最重要的是您选择正确的课程提供者并^{(course provider and stick)}遵守纪律。 

担心您不知道如何使用计算机？您不必如此，因为它们对用户很友好，您只需要开始学习任何在线课程即可了解它是多么容易。 

10 Lesser-Known International Free Online Courses

Today, names like Coursera, edX, and Udacity are well knоwn. But have you heard about Complexity Explorer, Kadenze, or ЅWAYAM? Maybe not. 

If you want to widen your options to learn, look at these lesser known international Massive Open Online Course providers who host free online courses.

The benefit is that you can keep learning new subjects in your pajamas from anywhere in the world and at any age. You can even complete an entire college level course online.

Acumen Academy

• Courses: 30
• Curriculum: Social change
• Cost: Free and Paid
•  Certification: Yes (A certificate of completion)

Acumen Academy offers free and paid courses for learners who want to make a social impact. Social entrepreneurs, social workers, and conservationists are a perfect fit for the courses on the MOOC platform. That’s not to say others shouldn’t. There are general courses on grit, leadership, and creativity too.

You can enroll in three types of courses: Team courses, Master classes, and Accelerators. Team courses are free, but you must take it with your team. Master classes are paid and self-paced while smaller groups take part in Accelerators.

Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative

• Courses: 65+
• Curriculum: General
• Cost: Free and Paid
• Certification: None for free courses

The Carnegie Mellon name is renowned for its philanthropy. While the private university is world famous, the Open Learning Initiative might be less widely known. The course catalog covers ten college level disciplines ranging from arts to technology and design.

Free courses are self-paced while the paid Academic course is led by an instructor and brings other tools like an LMS (Learning Management System) and extra course materials.

Saylor

• Courses: 100+
• Curriculum: General
• Cost: Free
• Certification: Yes

Saylor is a not for profit educational initiative that offers free and open online courses to learners worldwide. All courses are college level, self-paced, and free.

While the website won’t win many awards, it’s functional and all for the price of free. Start with the short Learning at Saylor Academy course to get more familiar.

Poynter News University

• Courses: 100+
• Curriculum: Journalism and media training
• Cost: Free and Paid
• Certification: Yes, on payment

Poynter is synonymous with journalism. The non-profit organization wants to promote honest information and the News University is part of that. It offers interactive journalism courses and webinars online for students and journalists anywhere in the world. 

If you want a smaller bite, then sign up for their weekly training newsletter.

Canvas.net

• Courses: 50+
• Curriculum: Education
• Cost: Free and Paid
• Certification: From individual instructors or sponsoring institutions

Canvas is a lot like Udacity and Coursera. It does not host many of the big course providers, but there are smaller institutes and their courses on their platform. You will find many niche professional development courses for K-12 and higher-ed teachers here. 

For instance, a course that helps to find and help at-risk students.

Categories include Blended Learning, Education Reform, and languages like Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. 

World Science U Courses

• Courses: 5+
• Curriculum: Science
• Cost: Free
•  Certification: Yes

This site is the educational face of the World Science Festival. The unique feature is that Nobel laureates and esteemed science educators will be your guides on the other side of the screen. 

The lineup is a who’s who of experimental physicists, cosmologists, geneticists, neuroscientists, astronomers, and more.

The courses are short and modular with demonstrations, exercises, and discussions.

Miriadax

• Courses: 584+
• Curriculum: General
• Cost: Free and Paid
• Certification: Yes

Spanish follows English as a popular language. Twenty countries speak Spanish. That’s why it makes sense to not ignore this regional MOOC that hosts 100+ university partners from all Spanish speaking countries. 

openHPI

• Courses: 80+
• Curriculum: Information technology
• Cost: Free
• Certification: Yes

openHPI is the MOOC platform of the German Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam. The courses cover subjects in information technology like cybersecurity, design thinking, machine learning, digital transformation, programming etc. 

Learn via videos, interactive self-tests, tutorials, practical exercises and homework. The courses are completely free, and you can take them in German and English.

You can join on the enrollment dates and learn the topics at your own pace. Take the final exam which has multiple-choice tests, practical programming exercises, and peer assessments. Complete at least 50 percent of the course and you’ll get a Confirmation of Participation certificate.

Peer to Peer University

• Courses: 100+
• Curriculum: General
• Cost: Free
• Certification: No

As the name says Peer2Peer University taps into social learning for spreading open education without barriers. Unlike other open courses, anyone can create and teach an online course on the platform. 

There are a few “schools” on the platform that focus on one area of expertise. Try the School of Webcraft (with Mozilla), School of Open (with Creative Commons), Mechanical MOOC (with MIT).

P2PU is also tapping into offline learning with study groups and learning circles by collaborating with public libraries. For instance, it started the first project with The Chicago Public Library. P2PU charges no tuition and offers no certificates.

European Multiple MOOC Aggregator (EMMA)

• Courses: 140+
• Curriculum: General
• Cost: Free
• Certification: No

The EMMA is a MOOC aggregator for all open courses provided by European universities. Supported by the European Union, it hosts free and open courses in different European languages. Subject areas include Business, Digital Culture, Environment, Food, Humanities, European Law, Science, Health, and Technology.

Some courses are self-paced while others have deadlines for completion. EMMA does not directly give a certificate of completion, but individual course providers might.

More International Courses And MOOC Providers To Look At

1. Kadenze
2. ThinkCERCA
3. Complexity Explorer
4. CNMOOC
5. Open Education by Blackboard
6. Friday Institute
7. SWAYAM

Lifelong Learning Has No Barriers

This is a small list. There are many more online course providers and getting your college education remotely is no longer an exception. You can take a semester level course or master smaller modules to gauge your interest in a subject. 

What matters most is that you pick the right course provider and stick through it with discipline. 

Worried that you don’t know your way around a computer? You don’t have to be as they are user-friendly and you just need to get started on any online course to see how easy it is. 

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