{"id":1858,"date":"2019-03-26T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T07:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?page_id=1858"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:23:38","slug":"edx-short-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/online-courses\/edx-short-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"edX courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n
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Curtin offers a range of short courses through edX<\/h2>\n \n
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edX is an online educator provider founded by Harvard University and MIT.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n

edX\u2019s massive open online courses (MOOCs) are short courses that you can complete\u00a0anywhere, anytime.<\/strong>\u00a0Curtin offers a variety of MOOCs in areas relevant to today\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n

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Some edX courses map onto Curtin postgraduate degrees, so you can extend your learning and earn a postgraduate qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These courses are free to study, but you can purchase a verified certificate which shows you have successfully completed the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you decide to pursue further study with a Curtin postgraduate degree, you may be able to use your edX credential to gain credit for recognised learning<\/a>, which can shorten the duration of your course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOOCs are usually between two \u2013 six weeks in length, and comprise subjects within higher-level MicroMasters\u00ae programs and professional certificate programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n

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