Critical Thinking: Online Classes

All the courses below are free to take. Most have the option to pay for a certification.

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Brief Overview

  • Critical Reasoning for Beginners by Marianne Talbot at Oxford University: “In this six-part course, you will learn all about arguments, how to identify them, how to evaluate them, and how not to mistake bad arguments for good. Such skills are invaluable if you are concerned about the truth of your beliefs, and the cogency of your arguments.”
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving by edX: “In today’s business environment, organizations have identified critical thinking and problem-solving as skills that are integral to an employee’s, and their organization’s, success. The most successful professionals can assess the environment, analyze a situation, design a solution, and ultimately win in a competitive scenario.”
  • Critical Thinking – How to Develop Critical Thinking Skills by edX: “Critical thinking is a valuable everyday skill that can save time, money, and resources. In this course, you will learn about the different thinking styles and how you can use critical thinking to enhance communication, collaboration, management, and problem-solving skills.”
  • Critical Thinking in the Workplace by Udemy: “We live in a knowledge based society, and the more critical you think the better your knowledge will be. Critical Thinking provides you with the skills to analyze and evaluate information so that you are able to obtain the greatest amount of knowledge from it.”
  • Mindware: Critical Thinking for the Information Age by Coursera: “Most professions these days require more than general intelligence. They require in addition the ability to collect, analyze and think about data. Personal life is enriched when these same skills are applied to problems in everyday life involving judgment and choice.”

Advanced

  • Critical Thinking – Fundamentals of Good Reasoning by edX: “This course is an introduction to critical thinking—thinking about arguments, about reasons that might be given in support of a conclusion. The objective of the course is to improve the student’s ability in the basic skills of critical thinking.”
  • Teaching Critical Thinking and Self-Regulated Learning Skills by edX: “[W]ill help you understand what critical thinking and self-regulated learning are and why they matter. You will learn strategies for teaching both critical thinking and self-regulated learning cultural scripts in the college classroom, as well as within our professions and individual backgrounds.”
  • Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Art by edX: “Around the Corner professional development program for teachers in Washington, D.C., this five-unit online course provides everything you need to begin creating a culture of critical thinking and collaboration for any classroom, subject, or level. You do not need an art background or museum access to successfully integrate the course materials into your teaching. Your willingness to experiment with new teaching practices is all that is required.”