List of 20+ free online programming/CS courses (MOOCs) with FREE certificates of accomplishments/transcripts/badges
113 07 Jun 2016 13:18 by u/rms_returns
There have been lots of popular MOOC offerings being advertised lately. However, most of these courses are from edX or coursera both of whom have recently stopped providing free statements of accomplishments and now provide only paid certificates, thus turning education provisioning into a fully professional business. It is my belief, however, that there should be some options for those of us who don't want to spend a fortune on just certificates. Hence, I've researched some MOOC courses that provide free certificate of accomplishments upon completion:
| Course Name | Start Date |
|---|---|
| CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS107: C++ Programming via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS201: Elementary Data Structures via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS202: Discrete Structures via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS301: Computer Architecture via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS302: Software Engineering via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS303: Algorithms via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS304: Compilers via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS305 Web Development via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| CS401: Operating Systems via Saylor Academy | self paced |
| Behind and Beyond Big Data via online.stanford.edu | April 18, 2016 |
| Careers in Media Technology via online.stanford.edu | February 2, 2016 |
| Concepts in Game Development via open2study.com | 30/05/2016 |
Click here to view the entire list of CS courses offered by Saylor Academy.
Provision of free certificate transcripts/statement of accomplishments in each of these online courses:
A free certificate of completion is available for every course at learn.saylor.org by passing a course's final exam with 70% or better. Your digital certificate can be shared privately or publicly, linked to from other websites, downloaded to a PDF file, and printed.
Always a badge and/or a certificate. I.e. you have the opportunity to get a badge or a certificate of course completion for free (as evidence of completion).
FormalCertificateIn addition the majority of OpenupEd MOOCs provide the possibility to obtain a formal certificate
c). Stanford.edu offers a statement of accomplishments for some of their "In Session" courses:
In Session courses offer a Statement of Accomplishment issued by the instructor upon successful completion.
d). open2study.com offers a free downloadable certificate of accomplishment upon course completion:
Once the course finishes, you will be able to download a certificate of achievement, along with your final grades, via My Study Centre.
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22 comments
1 u/TC10284 07 Jun 2016 13:58
Excellent!
1 u/Bread 07 Jun 2016 14:56
Dude, this is friggin' great. Thanks! And Saylor's just a great resource all-around. They have tons of courses on various topics, all for free, and I've used it for studying a couple of times.
Anyway, if I come across any other free course with a free certicate of accomplishment, as well, I'll try to let you know!
0 u/rms_returns [OP] 07 Jun 2016 21:55
Please do! Either post it here or PM me. I'm maintaining an updated live list of this on my own blog too.
0 u/0x5f3759df 08 Jun 2016 07:28
Might want to add some of MIT's OCW course.
0 u/rms_returns [OP] 08 Jun 2016 08:43
Unfortunately, they don't give a certificate after course completion:
1 u/aileron_ron 07 Jun 2016 15:58
Long ago I learned BASIC, C, Perl for free from my CCC club and the library. Thanks for posting all this information for all the voat readers looking to learn.
1 u/p0ssum 07 Jun 2016 17:07
This:
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x
Is a fucking amazing Harvard course online. I did it several years ago.
0 u/Firevine 07 Jun 2016 15:22
Holy shit, this is rad. Thanks so much!
0 u/12_Years_A_Toucan 07 Jun 2016 16:38
Top notch post
0 u/Pwning4Ever 07 Jun 2016 16:42
Is there a cobol course? Im taking that next semester.
0 u/Diomedes101 08 Jun 2016 07:55
Are the certificates you receive worth anything though?
0 u/rms_returns [OP] 08 Jun 2016 08:44
At the very least, it will be a motivation factor to complete the course and learn thoroughly.
0 u/Diomedes101 08 Jun 2016 10:11
True, but was wondering if it holds any value in a job application.
0 u/What_was_that_2 08 Jun 2016 12:01
Thank you for sharing these resources.
0 u/Strikingearth 14 Jun 2016 19:38
Awesome, thanks so much for this!
-1 u/heebiejeebie 07 Jun 2016 14:03
This
-1 u/monetus 07 Jun 2016 14:10
thanks man, this is great.
-1 u/Nokilter 07 Jun 2016 18:34
I don't get you /v/programming, one week your like "Nobody should learn programming!", the next week your like "Here's everything you need to program" lol.