27 of the best online MIT courses you can take for free

TL;DR: A wide range online courses from MIT are available to take for free on edX.

edX is a popular online learning platform offering access to a wide range of courses on just about every topic you can imagine. And most of these online courses are delivered by famous institutions like MIT.

This could be your chance to become a student of MIT without leaving the comfort of your own home.

We’ve checked out everything on offer from MIT, and lined up a selection of standout options that you can take for free. You can find free online courses on things like Python, machine learning, business, and much more. That’s a pretty good deal.

These are the best free online courses from MIT this month:

• A Global History of Architecture

• Becoming an Entrepreneur

• Biochemistry: Biomolecules, Methods, and Mechanisms

• Cell Biology: Transport and Signaling

• Circuits and Electronics 1: Basic Circuit Analysis

• Circuits and Electronics 2: Amplification, Speed, and Delay

• Circuits and Electronics 3: Applications

• Collaborative Data Science for Healthcare

• Derivatives Markets: Advanced Modeling and Strategies

• Energy Economics and Policy

• Financial Regulation: From the Global Financial Crisis to Fintech and the COVID Pandemic

• Foundations of Modern Finance

• Foundations of Modern Finance II

• Genetics: Analysis and Applications

• Genetics: Population Genetics and Human Traits

• Genetics: The Fundamentals

• Introduction to Biology: The Secret of Life

• Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science

• Machine Learning with Python: From Linear Models to Deep Learning

• Making a Cell Therapy: Principles and Practice of Manufacturing

• Management in Engineering: Accounting and Planning

• Product and Service Creation in the Internet Age

• Supply Chain Analytics

• Sustainable Energy

• Sustainable Supply Chain Management

• Understanding the World Through Data

• World Music: Global Rhythms

These free courses do not come with a certificate of completion, but that’s the only real downside. You can still learn at your own pace with unrestricted access to all the course materials. And if you really want something to stick on your wall, you have the option to upgrade for a small fee.

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