30January

10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses Online

Whether you are a current writer or looking to break into the craft, formal writing courses can help you hone your skills. If you don’t have the money or the time for a campus-based course, there are plenty of universities that offer free writing courses online.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)

No registration is required.

2. Utah State University (usu.edu)

No registration is required.

3. Open University (open.ac.uk)

No registration is required.

4. University of Utah (utah.edu)

No registration is required.

5. Western Governors University (wgu.edu)

No registration is required.

6. Purdue University (owl.english.purdue.edu)

No registration is required.

7. Steven Barnes’s UCLA Writing Course (lifewrite.com)

No registration is required.

8. News University (newsu.org)

Registration is required, but it is free.

9. E-Zine University (ezineuniversity.com)

No registration is required.

10. Wikiversity (wikiversity.org)

No registration is required.

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One Response

  1. Howard Says:

    Thanks for the mention. I think folks might be interested in “Get Me Rewrite.” This module helps you rewrite your own copy. We also have a module on crafting that pesky lede, called “The Lede Lab.” In addition, we offer an instructor lead module on the process of writing called “Writers @ Work”.

    “we” is NewsU, http://www.newu.org, a project of The Poynter Institute, funded by the Knight Foundation.

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