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Sustainable Building with Timber
Cost $139 · . Course Length: 35 hours estimated
The way we construct our buildings needs to change! Over 35% of our global greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to the built environment. A third of that amount is specifically related to the production of abiotic (non-renewable) materials such as concrete,...
Offered through edX | and created by Delft University of Technology | Taught by Arjan van Timmeren, Pablo van der Lugt, Gilbert Koskamp and others
Chinese Culture: Interaction
Chinese Culture: Tradition, Transformation and InteractionCost $99 · . Course Length: 16 hours estimated
Introduction Owing to its rapid development in recent years, China has been in the spotlight of the international arena. While understanding modern China's economy, technology and politics is important, knowing its cultural roots and evolution is no less crucial...
Offered through edX | and created by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Taught by Xiaorong Han, Pak-sheung Ng, Lu Pan and others
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
Rated 4.8★ stars based on | 748 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 30 hours estimated
Have you come across large piles of garbage in neighbourhoods and streets and smelly waste disposal sites polluting the environment of low- and middle-income countries? Do you want to know what kind of sustainable solutions are appropriate to better manage waste...
Offered through Coursera | and created by École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Taught by Dr. Christian Zurbrügg, Imanol Zabaleta, Félix Schmidt and others
Scikit-Learn For Machine Learning Classification Problems
Cost $9 · . Course Length: 2 hours estimated
Hello everyone and welcome to this new hands-on project on Scikit-Learn Library for solving machine learning classification problems. In this project, we will learn how to build and train classifier models using Scikit-Learn library. Scikit-learn is a free machine...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Coursera Project Network | Taught by Ryan Ahmed
BlendedX: Blended Learning with edX
Course Creator PlusCost $109 · . Course Length: 8 hours estimated
Educational technology is developing rapidly, and that development has presented educators with an opportunity to rethink and improve their pedagogical practices. The concept of blended learning provides a framework to help educators integrate online educational...
Offered through edX | and created by edX | Taught by Jeff Jorge, Emily Watson, Ildi Morris
Forest Monitoring with CLASlite
. Course Length: 7 hours estimated
Welcome to the world’s first online course for deforestation and forest degradation mapping. This course is designed to equip users with the knowledge needed to monitor forests using the Carnegie Landsat Analysis System-lite or CLASlite. The course provides the...
Offered through edX | and created by StanfordOnline | Taught by Greg Asner, Rajnish Khanna
Solid Waste Management
Cost $5 · . Course Length: 18 hours estimated
Solid waste management (SWM) is a crucial function of local governments around the world, and directly affects public health, the environment, and livelihoods. However, rapid urbanization and population growth place multiple pressures on solid waste management...
Offered through edX | and created by WBGx, World Bank Group | Taught by OLC and SURR
Data Science for Healthcare: Using Real World Evidence
Cost $84 · . Course Length: 25 hours estimated
Week 1 - Principles of Real World Evidence, Health and How they Align Week 2 - Information Governance and Data Results Deployment Week 3 - Design Thinking, Methodology and Framework Week 4 - Analysing Real World Data using Business Intelligence Week 5 - Developing...
Offered through FutureLearn | and created by EIT Health, EIT InnoEnergy | Taught by Edward Meinert
Childbirth: A Global Perspective
Rated 4.9★ stars based on | 13 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 6 hours estimated
This course will review challenges for maternal and newborn health in the developing world, where a great many women and babies are suffering from complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and the days following birth. Themes covered include the epidemiology of...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Emory University | Taught by Lynn Sibley
Major Sport Events: Winning Through Diversity and Inclusion
. Course Length: 0 hours estimated
In this course you’ll learn how athletes and para athletes prepare for a major sporting event.What topics will you cover? The role of major sport events in contributing to diversity and social inclusion. The motivations, goals and rewards that drive athletes...
Offered through FutureLearn | and created by Griffith University | Taught by Clare Minahan, Alana Thomson
International Business Environment and Global Strategy
Rated 5.0★ stars based on | 1 ratings · . Cost $50 · . Course Length: 12 hours estimated
This course focuses on the social, political, economic and institutional environment of countries. This environmental context molds the country’s objectives, defines the country’s strategy, programs and policies for achieving objectives, and significantly impacts...
Offered through edX | and created by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, IIMBx, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | Taught by Dr Sushil Vachani, Sushil Vachani
DemoX
. Course Length: 2 hours estimated
This overview course is designed to show new students how to take a course on edx.org. You will learn how to navigate the edX platform and complete your first course! From there, we will help you get started choosing the course that best fits your interests,...
Offered through edX | and created by edX | Taught by Raphael Valenti, James Donald, Erik Brown and others
Building a Course With edX
Cost $50 · . Course Length: 6 hours estimated
In this course, we will introduce you to edX Studio, edX’s course-authoring tool. This course is ideal for course authors and course teams interested in uncovering the nuts and bolts of building an edX course. We will cover everything you need to know to...
Offered through edX | and created by edX | Taught by Brian McCandless
Running a Course With edX
Cost $59 · . Course Length: 6 hours estimated
In this course, we will introduce you to edX Studio's tools for running a course. This course is ideal for course teams interested in uncovering the nuts and bolts of running an edX course after it has been built. We will cover everything you need to know to...
Offered through edX | and created by edX | Taught by Brian McCandless
Readings in Global Health (2017)
Rated 5.0★ stars based on | 2 ratings · . Cost $99 · . Course Length: 60 hours estimated
How do health professionals predict global patterns of disease? In the case of an epidemic, disaster, or armed conflict, how do experts determine what health care interventions to use? Is it possible to eradicate diseases like guinea worm and polio? How can health...
Offered through edX | and created by Harvard University, HarvardX | Taught by David J. Hunter
3D Printing Applications
3D Printing and Additive ManufacturingRated 4.4★ stars based on | 93 ratings · . Cost $79 · . Course Length: 18 hours estimated
This course will help you understand how 3D printing is being applied across a number of domains, including design, manufacturing, and retailing. It will also demonstrate the special capabilities of 3D printing such as customization, self-assembly, and the ability...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Taught by Vishal Sachdev
Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems
Rated 5.0★ stars based on | 6 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 20 hours estimated
Our society depends on the availability of food and accessibility to it. According to the United Nations nearly 800 million people are hungry and on the other hand, over 650 million people are obese. While many people in developing countries experience food...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Utrecht University | Taught by Prof. dr. Denise de Ridder, Prof. dr. Marca Wauben, Prof. dr. Rens Voesenek
Course Creator Plus
A MicroMasters from edXCost $445 · . Contains 5 courses · . Course Total length: 61 hours estimated
Course Creator Series Plus provides edX partners with the training required to build an online course for the edX platform. There are no prerequisites for this series, just access to the edx.org platform and enthusiasm for online learning! While this series is...
Offered through edX | and created by edX | Taught by Colin Fredericks, Amy Woodgate, Ildi Morris and others
Creating Realistic Vegetation and Foliage with XGen and RenderMan
Cost $29 · . Course Length: 4 hours estimated
XGen is one of the most versatile tools available for object instancing and propagation. In this course, Creating Realistic Vegetation and Foliage with XGen and RenderMan, you will get to use XGen for set dressing of a forest inside Maya 2017. Additionally, you...
Offered through Pluralsight | Taught by Miguel Lleras Villaveces
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
Rated 4.6★ stars based on | 84 ratings · . Cost $39 · . Course Length: 23 hours estimated
This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate friendly way. You...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Cape Town | Taught by Professor Harald Winkler, Harald Winkler