edX Has Free College Level Courses for Early Educators

“edX is an American massive open online course (MOOC) provider created by Harvard and MIT. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including some courses at no charge” 

Below are examples of three of their courses that might interesting in pursuing to anyone in the field of early education and care. 

“The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development: With leading experts in the field – hailing from Harvard University, New York University and UNICEF, among other institutions – we’ll explore how neuroscience, sociology, anthropology and other studies have influenced our understanding of early childhood development” https://www.edx.org/course/the-best-start-in-life-early-childhood-development

“Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice: Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework” https://www.edx.org/course/child-protection-childrens-rights-in-theory-and-pr 

  “Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation: Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale—learning how to generate innovative, scalable intervention strategies that supports early childhood development” https://www.edx.org/course/early-childhood-development-global-strategies-for-implementation

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