Open online learning
What is open online learning?
Open online learning gives you access to free online courses that are open to everyone. You'll be taught by our leading academics and become part of a worldwide community of learners.
Why should I try an open online course?
- Most courses are free, and all are online, so you can study anytime, from anywhere.
- Brush-up on your skills or try something new.
- Learn from outstanding educators who are experts in their fields.
- Study alongside people from all over the world.
Our partnership with FutureLearn
We're pleased to offer our collection of free open online courses through FutureLearn. They're one of the world's largest sites for MOOCs, and they offer a diverse selection of courses.
We've partnered with FutureLearn to give you an enjoyable social learning experience. You'll learn alongside students from around the world on a platform that lets you discuss course content, make fresh discoveries and develop new ideas.
By partnering with FutureLearn, we can provide lifelong learning opportunities to everyone, anywhere in the world.
Courses
Business, management and marketing
Leadership coaching through turbulent times: playing with eFIRE
5 February 2018
16 April 2018
27 August 2018
5 November 2018
Learn how to use the latest coaching methodologies to help your staff and your organisation thrive in an uncertain business climate.
Science, mathematics and technology
Robotics and society
12 February 2018
23 July 2018
Robots are increasingly being applied to an array of areas in society from mechanisation to exploration. Learn how robotics are helping to solve key issues facing society today from food production to transport, population aging to environment change.
Making robots move
19 March 2018
20 August 2018
Robots are our future and we need people who understand how to get them moving. As part of our Introducing Robotics program, this course dives into the principle of kinematics, allowing you to understand robot motion and join control.
Build a robot arm
7 May 2018
8 October 2018
Take your learning to the next level and actually design, build and program a simple robot arm. This is real-world learning opening up real-world opportunities.
Big Data: From data to decision
9 July 2018
Get a practical insight into big data analytics, including popular tools and frameworks for collecting, storing and managing data.
Big Data: Statistical inference and machine learning
13 August 2018
Learn how to apply selected statistical and machine learning techniques and tools to analyse big data.
Big Data: Mathematical modelling
17 September 2018
Learn how to apply selected mathematical modelling methods to analyse big data.
Big Data: Data visualisation
22 October 2018
Data visualisation is vital in bridging the gap between data and decision. Discover the methods, tools and processes involved.
Robotic Vision: principles of vision
18 March 2018
20 August 2018
What is vision? Learn the basics of human and robot vision, the concept of perspective and the constituent parts of an image.
Robotic Vision: processing images
23 April 2018
24 September 2018
How do computers process images? Learn about image processing and image features, and how robots can be programmed to see.
Robotic Vision: making robots see
4 June 2018
5 November 2018
How does my robot see? Get involved in a vision project by writing the code for a complete vision system.
Teaching and studying
Clinical supervision for health professionals (paid professional development)
30 April 2018
23 July 2018
24 September 2018
Learn the skills your need to become an effective clinical supervisior and inspire the health professionals of tomorrow.
Kickstart your career
12 February 2018
6 August 2018
5 November 2018
10 December 2018
Building a satisfying career is a lifelong process. Explore what you really want for your future and what opportunities are available to you.
Teaching entrepreneurial thinking
16 April 2018
2 July 2018
10 September 2018
21 January 2019
Get an introduction to what entrepreneurial thinking is, and how and why we should teach it.
Teaching entrepreneurial thinking (paid professional development)
21 May
22 October 2018
Learn how to effectively teach entrepreneurial thinking through a practical problem definition and validation framework.
Teaching students who have suffered complex trauma
16 April 2018
2 July 2018
10 September 2018
21 January 2019
Find out what complex trauma is, how it affects children and adolescents, and what can be done to help.
Teaching students who have suffered complex trauma (paid professional development)
16 April 2018
22 October 2018
Examine how to apply trauma-aware practices at a classroom and whole-of-school level.
Child protection for teachers
16 July 2018
15 October 2018
21 January 2019
Feel empowered to protect your students by identifying and reporting signs of child abuse and neglect.
Creating apps in the classroom
17 September 2018
21 January 2019
Find our how to create your own educational apps to support learning activities in your classroom.
338,302
Students enrolled in our open online courses since 2015.
What students say
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I liked the assignments, you needed to really think how to both write them and respond to other's work.
LCAM, October 2017 -
I liked gaining knowledge in an area that I have very little expertise and getting a variety of thoughts from what seems like a very diverse community.
Principles of Vision, August 2017 -
I enjoyed my project as had been following events in Zimbabwe with the coup. It was great to understand the dynamics with the tools that we were taught.
Social Media Analytics: Using data to understand public conversations, November 2017
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Social media analytics
19 March 2018
20 August 2018
15 October 2018
How can you tap into social media conversations, and discover what’s being said about the things that matter to you?