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

Spend this summer with the benefit of themselves - be engaged in self-education. Or prepare for the new school year. We have prepared for you a useful selection onlay-courses that you can go in July this year.

Summer - time for the holidays. So why not spend that time, not just lounging on the beach or on the couch? Engage in self-education. Opportunities that abound on the Internet. We have prepared for you a small selection of online courses that begin in July 2014 at Coursera. These courses can be useful not only for self-education. For example, applicants and students are well prepared for the school year.

Start of the course: July 1, 2014
Course duration: 10 weeks
Organizer: High School of Economics
Tongue: Russian

How and why behave main actors of the labor market - households, companies and the state? This question will be explored in this course. They will be analyzed by the demand for labor, employment, unemployment, quality of the workforce and more. The course will discuss theoretical models solve the problems in the sphere of labor and employment.

Start of the course: July 1, 2014
Course duration: 9 weeks
Organizer: Vanderbilt University
Tongue: English

This course will help you improve your ability to drive innovation and change in your business. Also you will be able to identify the unsuccessful innovations before they are used. The course is to learn to understand and manage people who are engaged in innovative changes. With this course you will get answers to the following questions: why innovation fails, which makes creative people creative, how to manage a team of innovation and many others.

Start of the course: July 2, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: University of Amsterdam
Tongue: English

Ever since ancient times, scientists have noted the importance of communication: as social creatures, we can not exist without communication. Almost every day, we need to interact with the people around us. This course will examine how and why there was a science of communication. Course begins with a review of the history of communication linear effect-oriented theories, techniques and approaches to the study of the production and the strengthening of cultural theory. Thanks to the course you will have knowledge of the history of science communication, theoretical approaches within science communication. And also to know and understand the most important models and concepts in this area.

Start of the course: July 14, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: Wesleyan University
Tongue: English

Why do I or someone else did so, and not otherwise? How to reduce the number of conflicts? All we sometimes ask ourselves such questions. With this course, you may get answers to your questions. The course offers an introduction to classical and contemporary social psychology. Covering topics such as: decision-making behavior in the group, personal appeal.

Start of the course: July 14, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: Berklee College of Music
Tongue: English

The market is full of high-quality hardware and software at low prices. So, the music production tools are now available to almost everyone. Anyone can create your own music album. But if we dig a little deeper, it becomes clear that all is not so simple. music production requires certain knowledge. During this course you will be offered this knowledge. And also learn to use the various tools of music production.

Start of the course: July 7, 2014
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: University of Melbourne
Tongue: English

The French Revolution is one of the great turning points in history. In 1789, a great number of peasants, urban workers and the middle class successfully rebelled against absolute monarchy. During the course we will examine the events of the revolution and its consequences until 1799.

Start of the course: July 21, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of Melbourne
Tongue: English

This course explores the physiology of the athlete and the body's response to exercise. The focus is on skeletal muscle energy metabolism, oxygen transport system, fluid balance. It will consider the role of genes in determining athletic performance. By the end of the course you will understand perfectly what is going on with the athlete inside.

Start of the course: July 21, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: Berklee College of Music
Tongue: English

This course - an invitation to your inner world of song. If you have never written a song that this course will help you with this. He will teach you effective process of creating songs to express their thoughts and emotions. The course begins with a study of the tools available to you. And, of course, you'll have fun on this course.

Start of the course: July 27, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of Pennsylvania
Tongue: English

What is the purpose of government? Why do we need the state? What is our government should be? Even among the politicians may have sharp differences on this issue. Some like more freedom, someone - management and control. In any case, all these differences is a philosophical ground. In this philosophy will be studied during the course. And also it will be considered the ideas and arguments of many historical philosophers and thinkers, such as Plato, Kant, Linda Bosnian, Angela Davis, and others.

Start of the course: July 28, 2014
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: University of New South Wales
Tongue: English

If you're an educator, you may be useful for this course. Today, online education has gained immense popularity. And this collection - a direct confirmation. If you want to get acquainted with the experience of online teachers, this course is for you. He will help develop an understanding of successful learning online, which you can apply in your practice.