Starts February 21st, only one course showing but presumably more will be added. Nice one to add to the CV !
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It has been at the forefront of understanding the world – and shaping it – for centuries.
Students at Oxford enjoy studying at an internationally renowned university with a centuries-old reputation for innovation and outstanding academic achievement.
For the intensity, breadth, quality and impact of its research, Oxford has few peers in the world. Research activity extends from the study of the formation of the Universe and the development of early civilisations, to making governments work better around the world, to high performance computing and the latest breakthroughs in medical science. Oxford’s outstanding academic researchers are today developing new ways of working together, across traditional disciplinary boundaries and across continents, to meet the key challenges of a modern, globalised world. Learn more about our research and fields of study by visiting us at www.ox.ac.uk.
All comments (24)
thenorth123
20 Jan 17#1
So what is this 1 free online course
rhinopaul
20 Jan 17#2
Wow an EDX certificate for $49 will improve my CV no end. Suckers.
From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development
splender
20 Jan 17#5
I am surprise that they put on this course, I wouldn't want to learn economic development from a University that has bred andnurtured the very people which drove us to a climate of economic chaos so as to have resulted in 52% vote for Brexit , Brexit aside, globalisation economics turns out to be toxic fluid, so said Zygmund Bauman. Try Heidelberg U, they have 100% more courses , 2 courses, as a starter for ten.
corred1964
20 Jan 17#6
Wow....do a course & then pay for a certificate with absolutely no value to any employer.....
Many colleges offer free courses from actually recognised & accredited examining boards
Narkodrom
21 Jan 17#7
Which one? Will educate myself :smile:
Xyzac
21 Jan 17#8
Do you have a link to those?
kooks65
21 Jan 17#9
Maybe not to put on my CV but it is nice to broaden my knowledge, thanks :smile:
gimmeadealplease
21 Jan 17#10
Agreed, but many colleges are not of the same calibre as Oxford University! http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2016-11-15-oxford-announces-its-partnership-edx-and-its-first-mooc In my mind this sounds really interesting.
random_dude
21 Jan 17#11
that's all very well but does it qualify you for student discounts?
mcrobbj
21 Jan 17#12
You don't have to get the certificate, getting the knowledge is the important part, a piece of paper is pretty pointless.
danberts
21 Jan 17#13
nice find op
katrb
21 Jan 17#14
fantastic - thanks - lots of good free courses there!
seanjames
21 Jan 17#15
think I'll stick with my keep fit diploma from Harvard university thanks
Alvie
21 Jan 17#16
Haha. It's not that bad though, it helps fund the course for continuous years and you don't have to get the certificate. It's just to verify that you've done it.
pasheast
22 Jan 17#17
"Official and Verified -- Receive an instructor-signed certificate with the institution's logo", i.e. Oxford.
corred1964
22 Jan 17#18
Yes but not a recognised qualification with any examining board or professional body.....it is basically the equivalent of a certificate of attendance & the type of things offered by employers to meet IIP/CPD requirements while not actually giving the employee anything useful
cruise_grin
22 Jan 17#19
Been there done that!
juggler1
23 Jan 17#20
This is great, thanks
Moray123
23 Jan 17#21
This Is nothing to do with Oxford University. Its an obscure office in the USA, 141 Portland St., 9th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
gimmeadealplease
23 Jan 17#22
Nope - this has everything to do with Oxford University see my earlier link!
DIAL_999_FOR_CORRUPTION
28 Jan 17#23
Something to put on your Cv is a course titled "Terrorism and counterterrorism".
That will entice future employers
sreenireddy
28 Jan 17#24
edx has been around for years. Some good courses just finding time to do them is hard
Opening post
Nice one to add to the CV !
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It has been at the forefront of understanding the world – and shaping it – for centuries.
Students at Oxford enjoy studying at an internationally renowned university with a centuries-old reputation for innovation and outstanding academic achievement.
For the intensity, breadth, quality and impact of its research, Oxford has few peers in the world. Research activity extends from the study of the formation of the Universe and the development of early civilisations, to making governments work better around the world, to high performance computing and the latest breakthroughs in medical science. Oxford’s outstanding academic researchers are today developing new ways of working together, across traditional disciplinary boundaries and across continents, to meet the key challenges of a modern, globalised world. Learn more about our research and fields of study by visiting us at www.ox.ac.uk.
All comments (24)
Try Heidelberg U, they have 100% more courses , 2 courses, as a starter for ten.
Many colleges offer free courses from actually recognised & accredited examining boards
http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2016-11-15-oxford-announces-its-partnership-edx-and-its-first-mooc
In my mind this sounds really interesting.
That will entice future employers