Mechanical MOOC is two things: A massive open online course (MOOC), and an experiment in how to offer these courses. First, the course: We’re offering an eight-week course called A Gentle Introduction to Python. It is, as it sounds, a course in learning the basics of Python programming. Second...

Mobile devices, phones as well as Tablet computers, have been spreading fast across the globe. Spread of mobile phones in developing countries has been spectacular. More people have access to cell phones today than to clean water. Mobile communication and computing technologies have much potential...

Explore the story of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the Jacobites using iconic objects from National Museums Scotland.

Develop your knowledge of UK education, the UK as a study destination and the benefits of Study UK.

Discover the writer, collector and cultural icon who remains one of Scotland’s most enduring literary legends.

Understand how to apply accounting and tax principles with this final course in a program about mergers and acquisitions.

Learn how government, the private sector, and other actors can support sustainable urban development Did you know that experts estimate an additional three billion people will live in cities by 2050? What will the impact be on the current world population – half of which currently lives in cities...

Comprendere la storia economica dal mercantilismo, alla rivoluzione industriale, attraverso le grandi guerre fino alla fase della globalizzazione attuale e alla crisi economica.***Learn the history of economics from mercantilism to the industrial revolution and from the world wars to the current globalization...

Take a look at the future and learn how to develop and use models in environmental and energy economics.

Learn how the GDPR helps to protect health data and get familiar with rights, obligations, risks and safeguards.

Understand how food and nutrition relates to inflammation with this course for healthcare professionals.

Understand global blindness and how to plan effective eye care with this online course for health professionals.

How and why do video gamers identify with the characters they control? Find out with this introduction to character design.

Understand how genetics influence the development and spread of cancer, with this free, introductory online course.

Understand taxation for development and sustainability in mining. Tax revenues are likely to be the core benefit of mineral extraction for host States. To promote mining for development, States must design mineral fiscal regimes that consider the interests of a wide range of stakeholders. Their choices...

Understand why change happens in healthcare environments and learn how to improve your response.

Improve your knowledge of space science to help you deliver primary science lessons that are out of this world.

Tackling climate change demands profound and rapid energy system transformation. Discover how effective governance enables this.

Get an introduction to technical report writing. Find out how to communicate your ideas through well-written engineering reports.

We are living in a water stressed world. It is a global crisis and therefore we must act now! What can we do to save the planet and ensure availability of water for all by 2030? Water is the source of all life. Without it, neither humans nor nature will survive. Yet lack of access to water is a...