Our MOOCs
The University of Groningen offers everyone - regardless of age or educational background - the opportunity to participate in a number of our online courses. Most of them are MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, which we offer through the British FutureLearn platform .
What is a MOOC?
A MOOC is a free online course, accessible to anyone, anywhere. You can take the course when and where it suits you best and with the wide variety of subjects, there is always something to learn that interests you at that moment. That way lifelong learning suddenly become a lot easier. The courses are developed by our own teachers, educators and audio-visual specialists.
The courses Improving Your Study Techniques, Introduction to Dutch and Decision Making in a Complex and Uncertain World are ranked in Class Central Top 100.
For questions about MOOCs please contact Tom Spits , coordinator MOOCS.
Upcoming online courses
Get familiar with the skill set of a successful student assistant and young professional in this course by our Educational Support and Innovation team.
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Understand how humans make decisions by exploring illustrative videos, short articles, and simulations on your own computer.
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In this course, you’ll learn how to join the discussion on the potential of AI in healthcare in a useful and realistic way.
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In the four-week course Improving Your Study Techniques you will learn how to study according to the proven 3-step model of previewing, studying and revising.
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Krijg een goede basiskennis van het Nederlands recht met deze cursus van de Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid.
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Learn how to master the fundamentals of the Dutch Language in this course by the University of Groningen Language Centre.
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Learn how to master the fundamentals of the Frisian Language in this course by the Faculty of Arts.
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Language representation in the brain can be studied by testing language during awake brain surgery.
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Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing governing bodies across the globe. In this course, you will be introduced to climate science, the societal effects of climate change, and the responses already available in the form of climate adaptation.
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Investigate the role of multilingualism in society by the Department of Frisian Language and Culture and Campus Fryslân.
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This three-week course will help you understand why social processes seem so unpredictable and understand better the basics of social dynamics. It’s designed to show you a new interesting way of approaching questions about social behaviour.
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This course will explore the protection of health data in light of the GDPR. You will learn about rights, obligations, risks, safeguards and many other related aspects. By exploring the changing data protection landscape, you will improve your awareness of how to protect health data in an evolving digital and technical world.
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Explore how religion, culture, and politics intersect with women’s sexual wellbeing.
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On this course, you’ll get to grips with the basics of social network theory, before considering how different social exchanges impact network structures and dynamics of opinion and product choice.
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Explore how to supervise PhD students effectively.
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In this course, you will investigate how governance strategies and policies for making cities more sustainable and resilient in the face of increasing climate risks can be financed and implemented.
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Learn about the seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution and its role in shaping the modern Western world in this course by the Faculty of Philosophy.
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Explore the issues humans face when sharing and cooperating, and use game theory, models, and simulations to identify solutions.
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In 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aiming to improve data protection for individuals across the EU will become directly applicable. Organisations will need to be compliant with the new rules and should act immediately.
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Learn to understand the intricate molecular processes that evolve in our body when we age. in this course by the European Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA).
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On this course, you’ll be introduced to the concept of health literacy. You’ll consider the consequences of limited health literacy, why it happens, and where it happens as you examine Europe-wide patterns.
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Mental health problems often develop during the teenage period. As many as 1 out of 5 teenagers are dealing with these problems. Therefore, it is important that you know how to recognise common mental health problems.
>> Join us now!Our MOOCs in the press
- Three courses in top-100 best online courses
- Introduction to Dutch in top-100 most enrolled courses
- FutureLearn and University of Groningen re-think Europe beyond the EU, PSA
- Free online courses gain popularity, NOS
- 3,000 sign up to learn Frisian online, Groningen course a global hit, Dutch News.nl
- 20.000 mensen willen 'hallo' en 'tot ziens' leren zeggen, NOS
- Understanding the GDPR course top-10 best free online course for advancing your career, Mail Online
- Groningen has 2 courses in the Class Central Top 100 MOOCs of all time
- Improving Your Study Techniques with the best online courses of 2019
Our courses
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