10 free online courses on Coursera, you can go in May

Soon pupils and students will go on a vacation. But the self does not know the timeframe. Especially, one of the best online educational platforms Coursera again prepared for you a variety of interesting diverse, and most importantly, free courses. Here are 10 of them that you will be able to pass in May.

Start of the course: May 2014
Course duration: 10 weeks
Organizer: High School of Economics
Tongue: Russian

What is long-term growth, cyclical fluctuations in the economy and where are the global financial crisis? To get answers to these questions will not necessarily be an economist. One need only know the basic macro-economic terms (the "demand", "offer", etc.) and go through the 10-week course of the Higher School of Economics. Every week, your attention will be offered video lectures (120 minutes each), and at the end of the course you will be able to pass the exam and receive a certificate.

Start of the course: May 5, 2014
Course duration:

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8 weeks
Organizer: Case Western Reserve University
Tongue: English (+ Russian subtitles)

We are accustomed to hide their (true) emotions. And in vain. The authors believe this course - to become a leader will help the emotions. Great either love or hate. To establish a deep emotional connection with the people, thereby causing resonance, can be learned. Emotional intelligence, attentiveness and compassion to help you build a great relationship with the people and to become a leader in their social group.

Start of the course: May 5, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: Duke University
Tongue: English

Imagine you are playing football. You know exactly how far away the other players, how many meters to the gate, quickly or slowly you need to run to catch the ball. It would seem, in my head, only one thought - "goal!". But in fact, the brain is an enormous job. Sensory-motor system of the body is doing so that you do not run out of bounds and not bumped into anyone. How the brain helps us to navigate in space and how this, in turn, affects our cognitive abilities, you will learn from this course.

Start of the course: May 5, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: University of Pennsylvania
Tongue: English

The world is rapidly changing. "Echo Boomers" are aging. More and more people migrate from the countryside to the city. Somewhere "global" problem - obesity, but somewhere - hunger. In some countries, the middle class is growing, and in other reduced catastrophically fast. Resources are becoming less and fight for them all the harder. What will happen to the world in the next decade of the XXI century? How to build a business in such a volatile environment? All the tendencies of global transformations tell this course.

Start of the course: May 9, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: University of Rochester
Tongue: English

Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix. This course is for those for whom these names are not empty words. 7 weeks of fascinating lectures you will learn all (or almost all) of the history of rock music. How I was born the style that played during the Second World War, than breathing rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and 1960s. - rock fans definitely will not be bored.

Start of the course: May 9, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: Higher Commercial School HEC in Paris
Tongue: English

The European Union is legally established in 1992 (the Maastricht Treaty). For more than 20 years of the EU - a powerful political and economic force. The authors of this course believe that the European Union aware device, the principles of its activity, it is important not only to its members but also citizens of other states. "No matter where you live, the European Union has a great impact on many aspects of your life" - they say. If you want to understand Europe, and benefit from a relationship with her, sign up for this course.

Start of the course: May 12, 2014
Course duration: 5 weeks
Organizer: University of Oregon
Tongue: English

This course is for teachers of English language (EFL - English as a foreign language, that is, in countries where it is not a state and is not used in everyday life). Having mastered it, in the arsenal of the teachers will be more effective language teaching methods. In addition, the course will be useful to those who simply want to improve your English.

Start of the course: May 19, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of Pennsylvania
Tongue: English

Earth's population is aging. Teachers from the University of Pennsylvania offer you 6 weeks to study the social, medical, psychological, economic and other causes of aging. At the same time, the course involves not only theoretical but also practical component. Participants will be required to offer their ideas for solving global problems of gerontology.

Start of the course: May 19, 2014
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tongue: English

Whether DNA can learn everything about the man? Is hair found at the crime scene, sufficient proof? How to establish the exact time of death? Agree to know the answers to these questions are of interest not only to specialists, but also to all lovers of 'detective stories. " Forensics - one of the most exciting applications of jurisprudence, so bored you just do not have.

Start of the course: May 19, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of Pennsylvania
Tongue: English

Pulse, blood pressure, respiration, temperature, pain - it is the "language" of the body with which he "communicates" with our consciousness. I jumped the temperature? Ache in his side? Pounding heart? This course will help you to better understand the physiological signals of your body. So, to control them and take care of their health.

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