Free Teaching And Education Courses & Certifications

The Curriculum Pedagogy and Evaluation course offers a thorough understanding of the curriculum, various evaluation techniques, and pedagogical approaches. The development of a firm knowledge in these areas would ensure productive professional development for you. 

The Curriculum Pedagogy and Evaluation online course can be well utilized by all faculties across the country as a general course irrespective of the subject. The program’s structural framework will benefit aspirants from other disciplines as well. After course completion, you will surely master different evaluation techniques, perspectives of curriculum, and pedagogical practices that can be applied to various spheres of professional progress. 

You will also receive a Curriculum Pedagogy and Evaluation certification upon course completion. To get it, you will have to clear the external end-term exam. The program curriculum has 16 Weeks of training. Moreover, the course has been approved by AICTE as an FDP (Faculty Development Programme). It is part of the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching or ARPIT. 

The ARPIT Refresher Course in Commerce by Swayam is designed for the professional and personal growth of teachers, especially those who are teaching in higher education institutions. This course seeks to expose faculty members in commerce or management disciplines to the latest developments and new frontiers of knowledge in the field of commerce.

Moreover, the ARPIT Refresher Course in Commerce online program will also focus on some aspects of research methodology and tools. The training will cover research approaches and techniques for managing the classroom environment and pedagogy. The program comprises 40 hours of study material, 20 of which will be supplied through video lectures, and the rest through reading material.

The ARPIT Refresher Course in Commerce training is delivered by Swayam and developed by the Shri Ram College of Commerce. Dr. C.S.Sharma is the course instructor. Spanning across 16 weeks, this course involves a total of 16 modules, along with a fair share of assignments, quizzes, case studies, and discussions.

Educational Technology benefits the students by allowing them to learn from industry experts. The students in the Educational Technology programme will cover the details of “educational technology” in 16-weeks. To make it easier for the students, the Educational Technology fee for all students is free. During this online course, students will cover topics like Broader issues surrounding the impact of such tools, Current state-of-the-art tools, Research methodologies in user testing, Promising pedagogical strategies, Pedagogical strategies, Current theories in the community, Research Methodologies, Current state-of-the-art tools, and others. A 75% discount is made available to all the students. The entire course will be conducted by industry professionals.

Launching Innovation in Schools course has been designed by edX and MITx and Microsoft to enable the educators to improve the learning experience for the students. It is for school leaders of all kinds who are constantly taking initiatives in schools, taking an initiative to improve learning and teaching.

Participants of this course will be working with their colleagues on assignments and experimental activities for launching a new initiative and measuring their progress along the way. The main focus of the Launching Innovation in Schools course is the capacity-building and visioning of the participants, along with collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders at several levels. Through this course, participants will have set in motion the initiative of an instructional improvement in school or any other learning environment. 

They will be able to identify themselves as leaders and change agents. They will make various connections with peers who are also working towards the same task. They will be confident and skilled enough to lead instructional improvement initiatives. Launching the Innovation in Schools course is a part of the Microsoft K-12 Education Leadership initiative developed for giving resources to K-12 school leaders worldwide as they address the requirements of their schools for a changing educational landscape.

The IELTS Training Online course is intended to supplement all aspects of learning the English language. The course will shape English language proficiency and help candidates become indistinguishable from native English speakers. The course trains students to speak with assurance by using intonation, phrases, pronunciation, and general communicative words.

The IELTS Training Course Online helps in improving grammar and spelling, expanding vocabulary for making students comfortable with punctuation conventions. The course teaches about various types of listening strategies and applying them to get responses to questions and appointment scheduling. The course teaches important speech habits in order to improve fluency.

The IELTS Training Course Online syllabus covers all the topics around listening, reading, and conversation in the English language which includes various strategies of reading and utilizing them to read and comprehend effectively. To achieve full communicative competence, the course combines these skills in a multimodal world. The program also teaches some phrases for politely ending a conversation.

The Online Refresher Course in Education certification course is associated with the National Resource Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya. The course aims to bring a change to the existing practices in the education sector. Students who enrol into this course gain an understanding of descriptive research, fundamentals of samplings, central limit theorem, hypothesis, etc. 

The entire Online Refresher Course in Education certification syllabus takes forty hours and can be completed in fifteen weeks. The course can be availed at zero cost in the online mode. The programme is an AICTE approved FDP course available at the platform of Swayam. The provider allows the candidate to be a certified user of the Online Refresher Course in Education programme if they fulfil the eligibility criteria of the exam. 

The experts use different teaching methods in order to make the sessions more interactive and interesting for the students. The study material of the programme includes modern audio as well as video lectures, quizzes, assessments, discussions, etc. The Online Refresher Course in Education certification can be pursued through the self-paced method according to the students' preferences.

The Communication Technologies in Education course by Swayam provides knowledge to all participants on various communication technologies that are involved in educating an individual. Communication technologies are very important mainly in digital India as the new technologies help to lead our life in a comfortable manner. Therefore, it is necessary for all individuals to learn this course. This course begins with a description of basic models and media that are involved in communication. 

This course also speaks about different barriers to communication and provides solutions to communicate effectively. This course falls under the teacher education category. It provides a better understanding of data communication, network systems, internet tools, social networking sites, and recent trends in technologies in the communication field to the participants.  

It also provides details on concepts like e-learning, offline learning, and blended learning methodologies. Modern technologies like artificial intelligence and computer-aided learning are also taught by tutorials. This course concludes by revealing the role of CIET and NCERT in the development of technology. 

Students today are more comfortable with e-learning platforms than the traditional ones. Recently, there has been tremendous growth in online learning among students. This provides the facility of anytime-anywhere learning for the students. In this trend of massive open online courses and integration of ICT in teaching and learning, there has been a demand for improvisation in the assessment. 

Nowadays, students are in need of an assessment model that suits not only traditional learning but also emerging learning settings such as online learning, blended learning, virtual learning, flipped classrooms, and technology-enabled learning. The teachers of this generation need to know how to plan, construct, and execute the assessments suitable to test a particular subject. They need to have a grip over the infrastructure facilities required for the assessment. 

Therefore, there is a need for such a course that would make the teacher skilled in these aspects, eligible to take e-assessments. This course offers subject expert videos, interviews with technical experts, reading materials, and question-answer forums to clarify doubts each week. It consists of 2 to 3 modules, 1 quiz, and an assignment along with one final assessment and assignment. 

The brains of children grow at the most extraordinary speed when they are still in the first six years of their life. It draws experience from the environment, and the synaptic connections of their brain are made based on those experiences. Hence, it is important to provide such experiences to children that would help them lay a strong foundation as well as nurture the right qualities in them. 

This course of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) offered by Swayam helps the interested candidates to explore these aspects with the help of different pedagogical methodologies such as designing portfolios, gaining experiences through thorough practice as an intern as well as assignments and discussions, that would help the candidates to become the best early childhood care, providers. 

Along with that, the candidates also make use of several study materials provided by Swayam such as the online Q&A forum, which not only solves their doubts but also inculcates higher-order thinking skills.

The Interdisciplinary Teaching with Museum object course is available on the platform of edX which is designed to introduce the course takers to different teaching modes and strategies that they can integrate into the real world. 

The course ensures practical and in-depth knowledge for the learners by implementing pre-recorded sessions from educators at the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Centre for learning and digital access. The candidates will get a chance to observe different teaching ways by using objects from the museums and art objects which they can use to make students learning more effective and innovative. 

During the programme the learners will also become familiar with the usage of the Smithsonian learning lab. This 14-week programme is very suitable for teachers, especially those having subjective knowledge of humanities. On completion of the course, the verified candidates will receive a certificate that will benefit them professionally. The course can be learnt in a self-paced mode but in the Audit Track, the candidates will have only a limited period to finish off the course whereas they can have unlimited access during the Verified Track.

Due to the increase in secularisation, detraditionalization, and pluralization, people are losing interest in the Catholic faith tradition. Realizing the fact, edX provides the Enhancing Catholic School Identity in association with KU Leuven which is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It is known for its high-quality, interactive, and innovative learning experience which is backed by deep research.

The course curriculum is developed by experts who provide the Catholic Dialogue School. It lets the students pay attention to the Catholic faith tradition and welcome different religions and cultures at the same time. It helps them to enhance theoretical and practical knowledge as well. This is a self-paced course where students can spend a quality amount of time on each topic and learn at their comfortable pace. This is a 13-week long course which is further divided into 8-10 hours per week. Learners can take the programme either in paid or free mode. In the free audit mode, they will be provided access to the course only for a limited duration. 

Based on the fact that edX is the most trusted source for learning courses, the Enhancing Catholic School Identity course is a rare course that teaches the students to not forget their roots and improve their Catholic Identity.

The Fish and Fisheries certification syllabus is structured to cover the essential and fundamental aspects of fish biology and provide comprehensive knowledge in both the marine ecosystem and freshwater ecosystem. The course also dives deep into providing the applications knowledge about the behavior of the fish and helps the students to formulate the taxonomic positions and understand the physiology of - marine fisheries and inland fisheries. 

The online program on Fish and Fisheries by Swayam also covers the modern-day concerns that are related to this industry such as- the reasons behind the deletion of fishes and the reasons behind fish diseases. The twelve-week course also lays the foundation and provides all the basic knowledge that will help the students proceed further with research in the same field. The certification course will thus be making all the necessary provisions for the applicant to study the mechanism of induced breeding management and formulate strategies that will help in the preservation and protection of fish culture.

The NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) training provide a postgraduate level of programme. The programme covers topics related to the NBA's guidelines regarding accreditation and teaching in the field of engineering. The course includes topics like OBE and accreditation, course designs and outcomes, surveys, etc. The course is designed for aspiring engineering faculty.  It includes 12 different chapters that will be dealt with over a time period of 3 months. The NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) certification syllabus will be taught by two different professors who are faculty members of IISc and MSRIT, Bangalore.

The course is provided by IISc, Bangalore and an e-certificate will be provided to the students if they choose to qualify for the proctored exam which will be conducted at the end of the programme. The course will be provided with study material. The NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) certification course is completely a free online learning experience which can be pursued according to the schedule of the student. Candidates are free to take time to decide about joining the course since there is no last date to apply for the course. Students can join the NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) programme as per their requirements. 

The aim of this certificate course in BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up is to develop an understanding of children of different age groups with the main focus to enable the students undertaking this course to grasp the different socio-political realities that construct different childhoods, such as the children’s lived-in contexts of family, school, neighbourhood, and community. By having an interdisciplinary framework, this 12 week course includes contributions from cross-cultural psychology, sociology, and anthropology related to child development and childhood. 

Hence, put in a nutshell child development, childhood, and adolescence are viewed in different socioeconomic and cultural settings. Even Though science has opened up and solved some of these mysteries yet there are some that are left untouched. BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Classes go through this growing up pattern as,  if you take the universal pattern of development in man, you will be surprised by its systematic and methodical way of occurring. 

All students after carrying out the required projects and assignments get a BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Certificate from the IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) New Delhi.

Ethics in Action programme is an intermediate course that focuses on the moral challenges of sustainable development and the idea of virtue ethics which is extremely relevant today. The programme curriculum has been curated by SDGAcademyX and is spread throughout 10 modules. It also aims to explain what virtue ethics mean in different major philosophical and religious traditions. Further, you will learn about the biggest world challenges such as poverty, climate change, corruption, etc.

The Ethics in Action online course calls for virtue ethics to make our world and future more peaceful and sustainable. You will be introduced to the concepts of ethics in action, religion and virtue ethics, environmental justice, politics, and power and more. This learning programme includes video chapters, case studies, extra readings, a discussion forum, and other learning resources to help you excel. 

Moreover, you also have the option to purchase a verified certificate after completing the Ethics in Action certification programme. Also, the 'Verified Track' will provide you with unlimited access to the course material, feedback, and graded assignments. For free, the candidates can audit the self-paced programme for a limited period. 

Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices program will make provision for the students to explore and learn in-depth about practices and mindsets that will help the learners to inculcate a strong self faith and motivation to thrive. The course will provide the registered applicants with an understanding of themselves and their students thus helping in establishing a holistic school environment and student-teacher bond. 

Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices by edX have been specially crafted for the school teachers as well as the paraprofessionals. The program comprehensively covers topics like- educator mindsets, level of challenge, equity teaching, practice spaces, and others. The ten weeks program will be held at an introductory level for all its applicants. The students after completing the audit track can further pursue the certificate by upgrading their existing program. Thus, the course will be providing a wholesome learning experience to all its applicants.

Doctoral teaching assistants are often entrusted with imparting skills to students of university-level programs. However, not every person is skilled enough to teach adequately, even though they might know the content material. This is where the Teaching Science and Engineering by edX steps in. You will be learning skills to maximize the learning outcomes by emphasising the challenges students face.

The Teaching Science and Engineering certification syllabus will take you through strategies that will help you evaluate and plan your teaching. You will gain hands-on experience by completing this training course. This online course consists of activities for each week and runs for eight weeks. You will learn via instructor-led training sessions.

Apart from video lectures and instructor-led sessions, there will be notes, quizzes, and forum prompts. Teaching Science and Engineering online courses provides you with the opportunity to interact with other course participants. It is an offering of École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. There are 2 tracks namely the audit and the verified track which are self-paced and can be enrolled in to learn the course completely. The main differences between these 2 tracks are access to the course materials and certificate of participation. During the audit track, the access is limited and no certification is given whereas during the verified track, access is unlimited and a certification is also offered.

The Certification course on Developing Instructionally-Embedded Performance Assessments for the NGSS Classroom is taught by professors of Stanford University. This course is formulated specifically for a dedicated group of candidates who have already been a crucial part of the SNAP Course 1 (Performance Assessment in the NGSS Classroom) or who possess thorough expertise and experience working with the NGSS Appendices E, F, and G. 

For a participant to receive the certification of completion of the Statement of Accomplishment from the offering university- here, Stanford and from the offering platform- EdX, the participant must finish all the mandatory exercises and assignments. It is also essential for a participant to introspect and research the reflection questions posted throughout the course. The Developing Instructionally Training is thus presented in such a way, that the participant understands every step of the process and takes in every bit of information discussed in the class as well as in the peer support group.

There are many questions that come up when studying the K-12 education standards of the US. This course is designed to raise and find answers to those questions. A question that comes to mind is the fact that the most famous and successful of the school system, which was famous all over the world and respected massively is today unable to give results in maths, science, and reading. Why has this happened? 

This Saving Schools: Reforming The U.S. Education System Certification course tries to answer this question and for that, it goes into the past of the schooling system and how it has evolved over the years.  

An important part of the course dwells upon the salaries given to teachers and the future of digital learning in the US learning ecosystem. The Saving Schools: Reforming The U.S. Education System Certification tries to compare all the possible alternatives from fee structure to course curriculum to alternate education models to try and save the public schooling ecosystem to see how the performance of these students can be bettered.    

As times change, so does our understanding of the education sector. In the coming years, this sector is said to re-examine and redefine what we learn and how we do it. Harvard University’s online Leaders of the Learning certification course is an ideal programme for building and acquiring your theory of learning.

The course is tailored to help you explore its position in transforming the learning landscape. We will also look into why and where we learn of the Leaders of Learning online course. This ten-week training follows a self-paced learning model. Therefore, you have the freedom to pursue the course curriculum as and when it is suited for you.

The Leaders of Learning course by edX will take you through the concepts of leadership, learning, physical design, and organisational structure. The course belongs to the Communication domain on edX and has an introductory level of difficulty. Thus, it is suitable for individuals who wish to understand and learn their own leadership and learning theories. 

There are 2 modes of study namely Audit and Verified Track that can be selected by the candidates to complete their studies. In the case of the Audit track, the candidates will get a limited time period in which they will have to learn the course materials but in the case of the Verified track, the candidates will have an unlimited period in which they may finish off the course.

Clinical multidisciplinary workforces consist of physician trainees and non-physician healthcare professionals. The team's lack of understanding is attributable to miscommunication and the team environment's complexity. It results in potential hostility within the group, which hampers its overall functioning. This is where the Interprofessional Education for 21st Century Care certification course steps in.

The Interprofessional Education for 21st Century Care online course by edX will help you understand the backgrounds and roles of the clinical team's core members. The programme curriculum emphasises acute inpatient care, particularly. It is a result of the data collected from interviews and focus groups of non-physician medical professionals.

Moreover, the Interprofessional Education for 21st Century Care programme has a self-paced learning model for ten weeks. You can successfully conclude the course curriculum by putting in a maximum of five hours every week. Also, you can bag a course completion certificate when you complete the course by paying the course fee. But, you can access the course and audit for a limited period free of cost. 

This Learning Success Training program will help the candidate in an assortment of ways, including a self-coordinated online experience. These procedures from note-taking to dynamic persuasion from the time in executives to seeing how candidates learn to assist with accomplishing the scholastic objectives and to permit them to take advantage of an advanced degree.

In addition, candidates will be able to use this asset as a library or tool stash of scholarly achievement procedures and a device for flipped study hall teaching methods or a text for the ground change courses. This Learning Success Online Course intends to assist the candidate with being fruitful in their college studies and featuring compelling information about the reasonable techniques of studying. 

The candidate can do effective time management while navigating the campus culture. The candidate will be getting a verified course certificate after the successful completion of the course by giving the prescribed fee. The Learning Success Programme offers candidates an introductory level of teaching for a better understanding and concept clarity. The learners can also join the self-paced programme without paying the fee and audit it for a limited period. 

What Works in Education: Evidence-Based Education Policies online course will enable the applicants to work in the sector of education and develop the techniques to analyze, identify and implement the various education policies. The course will be providing practical research opportunities and case studies in the education systems of the Caribbean and Latin America. 

The What Works in Education: Evidence-Based Education Policies by edX has structured the course as introductory for all the applying applicants. The course has been structured to provide the applicants with five principal features for establishing a successful education institute. 

Furthermore, the ten-week session will allow the students to opt for an “audit track” allowing the enrolled students to pursue the What Works in Education: Evidence-Based Education Policies certification course for free. in the audit track, the students can access the course for a limited duration. The program is also offering financial assistance to the learners who are opting for the “verified certification course”.

Educators have an increasing data stream at their fingertips but cannot utilize it effectively to transform the process of teaching and learning. The Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning and Teaching online course aims to make this process less challenging. The training imparts step-by-step knowledge about how to employ a wide range of data sources to improve education. 

The prestigious Harvard University has developed this course as a part of its Data Wise Project led by Kathryn Boudett. Through the Introduction to Data Wise certification course, candidates will learn eight steps to introduce discipline in school education and learn to collaborate with their colleagues for better outcomes. Learners can also access Spanish and English transcripts for the provided video lectures.

This is an active ten-week course, during which a month is dedicated to panel discussion, board moderation, live events, and more. The Introduction to Data Wise syllabus will also help you chart a course of action relevant to your context. This program is online and self-paced, and you can join it individually or as a team with your colleagues. There are two options to enrol in the programme, namely, paid and free. In the paid mode, the learners can access the programme unlimitedly whereas in the free mode, they can access it only for a limited period. 

Living beings cannot survive without water, and as you know, the world is going through a global water crisis at the moment. There is a major lack of drinking water, as well as a lack of access to the water. This lack of access is rapidly becoming the gravest, and we must learn how to manage water more wisely and sustainably. Water: Addressing the Global Crisis by edX is an introductory programme curated by the Stockholm International Water Institute in collaboration with SDG Academy. 

The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis online course focuses on ensuring sanitation and sustainable water for all. You will learn about the global water crisis and how it links to the environment and societal development. You will gain theoretical and practical knowledge of good water governance, climate change, energy and food production, and the role of ecosystems. 

The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification programme will run for an estimated nine weeks and is split into nine modules. There is a final exam at the end of the course to determine if you passed the programme. EdX provides two options to join the programme; verified and free audit tracks. In the verified option, you can access the course for an unlimited duration and get a certificate of completion. In the audit mode, you will have a limited duration of access. 

Since it was performed for the first time in 1954, organ transplantation has been surrounded by controversies. With advancements in the drugs and technologies involved, the procedure has evolved significantly over time and improved many patients’ quality of life worldwide. But despite that, donating and obtaining organs are still considered controversial subjects. The Organ Transplantation: Ethical and Legal Challenges online course addresses some of these controversies.

The Organ Transplantation: Ethical and Legal Challenges program aims to answer questions like: Why is the sale of organs forbidden in almost every country? Why don’t Governments confiscate cadaveric organs? Should ‘organ donation euthanasia’ be allowed and should the ‘dead donor rule’ be abandoned? How to deal with conflicts that may arise between the people who care for the future recipient and those responsible for the dying patient (eventual donor)?

The Organ Transplantation: Ethical and Legal Challenges certification syllabus also covers recent developments like the phenomenon of transplantation tourism, donation after cardio-circulatory death, or the detection of physiological functions that remain after a patient has been pronounced brain dead. You can also get yourself a certificate to showcase your newly learned skills. By enrolling in any one of the tracks namely verified and audit the students may learn the programme. During the audit track, learning is free for a limited time period whereas during the verified track learning is unlimited but paid.

The literature search process involves compiling information from multiple sources like books, journals, the internet, and more for research purposes. It is carried out to support arguments, methodologies, and hypotheses used in research and provide more context. The Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences online course by edX explores the fundamental components of the literature-searching process for health sciences.

The edX Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences certification covers complex topics related to advanced searching, citation management, and search strategies. The course aims to help researchers in health sciences responsible for regularly conducting literature searches.

Furthermore, the Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences programme is a self-paced learning course designed by health sciences professionals at the University of Michigan. The curriculum focuses on the importance and components of effective literature search in research work. The course will benefit the current and future research scholars and impart practical learning experience. The learners can take the self-paced course by paying the fee and get a certificate of completion and unlimited access. They can audit the programme for a limited duration without paying the fee. 

Learning resources are available in abundance on different levels and in several forms such as books, journals, social media, audio and visual materials, databases, newspapers, digital and printed archives, and more. However, it is crucial to manage and organise these learning resources through planning and technology. The Managing Learning Resources by Swayam aims to teach how to maximise the utilisation of resources using minimum investment. 

The Managing Learning Resources certification has been compiled by NITTTR Kolkata for the welfare of current and aspiring teachers. This eight-week course has been termed an FDP course and is approved by the AICTE for the online learning platform. After finishing this course that consists of eight modules, you will be eligible to write the proctored exam and earn a course certificate.

Besides, the Managing Learning Resources program is a self-paced online learning MOOC. Hence, you can learn at your own time and leisure and gain new skills and valuable knowledge.

Swayam has designed a unique programme centred on student evaluation and question paper authoring in association with NITTTR. Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation  helps teachers construct different assessment procedures and testing methods that provide better learning outcomes. The curriculum discusses assessment methods that can judge the students’ quantitative and qualitative performance and incorporate 360-degree feedback. 

The Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation syllabus includes assessment procedures, designing question papers, performance assessment, two-dimensional learning and more. The MOOC will help you learn through interactive methods and develop a deeper understanding of the concepts. The modules help in self-learning, and the internal assessment method of weekly assignments will test your progress during the course.

The Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation programme comes under the teacher education series and is a valuable course for teachers at different academic levels. If you wish to obtain the certificate, you can register for the certification exam and qualify for it.