10 Distance Learning Scholarships & Tuition Free Online Degree/Courses

10 Distance Learning Scholarships & Tuition Free Online Degree/Courses

For anyone who has interest in getting good real-time education from any part of the world, you can take advantage of distance learning education opportunities available for students across the globe. These opportunities come cheaper than travelling abroad to study since everything is done online.  Fortunately, there are made online degree scholarships and free online courses that offer you an online education for free with internationally recognized quality.

Online Degree Scholarships

Commonwealth Distance Learning  Scholarships

The Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships provides opportunities for candidates from developing commonwealth countries to study 30+ Master’s degree courses that are either offered in partnership with universities in developing countries, or delivered directly by UK institutions. The scholarships cover the tuition fees of beneficiaries.

Edinburgh Global Distance Learning Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh provides 12 scholarships to citizens of selected developing countries to pursue one of the 30+ distance learning Master’s programmes offered by the University  Each scholarship covers the full tuition fees over three years.

University of the People Tuition Free Degrees

University of the People provides online, accredited, tuition-free, American university degrees in business administration and computer science. The programs are taught by world-class professors hailing from universities such as NYU, Harvard, Oxford and more in a supportive virtual small classroom setting. UoPeople prepares its students for employment by offering internship and mentoring programs to gain hands-on experience with its partners such as HP and Microsoft; in addition to academic study of the industry.

Free Online Courses

edX Free Online Courses at Premier Universities

edX is a learning platform that gives students from any country the opportunity to take free online courses offered by premier Universities around the world.  The course are available to anyone in the world – from any demographic – who has interest in advancing their own knowledge.  With the exception of professional education courses, edX courses are free for everyone. Some courses have a fee for verified certificates but are free to audit.

Coursera

Coursera is an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. Currently, they offer courses in a wide range of topics, spanning the Humanities, Medicine, Biology, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Business, Computer Science, and many others. Prospective students who have interest in any of these areas can apply and take advantage of this opportunity.

Udemy

Udemy is the world’s largest marketplace for teaching and learning. Over 50 million students in 200+ countries are taking Udemy’s online courses to advance their careers and pursue their passions. Over 150,000 courses available on-demand, 24/7, via the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Web. This is one opportunity you can go for and come out with real-time skills for the dynamic world.


Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere.  With a library of over 4,500 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, Khan Academy will help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.

Academic Earth

Academic Earth believes everyone deserves access to a world-class education. The platform offers a comprehensive collection of free online courses from the world’s top universities.

Finally!

These are opportunities available to international students in any part of the world. You can take advantage of any of these programmes to acquire life-changing skills from an online educational platform.

 

About Chinenye

Chinenye is a communication researcher with several years of lecturing experience in different universities.

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