As part of IFITT’s mission to “share knowledge, experience, and a true passion for ICT in travel and tourism,” this page shares information on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism.
Learners of all ages and backgrounds can use these free courses to learn about hospitality, travel and tourism. The courses have no fees, no pre-requisites and no requirements to complete the course. Learn as much or as little as you like. Lecturers can incorporate the content into existing classes, students can use the content to complement existing classes and industry can use the content to up-skill themselves and their employees.
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Basic Tourism and Hospitality MOOCs
| Provider | Course | Platform Provider | Latest Offer | Hours | Weeks / Modules | Language | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
1-2 |
Self-paced / 2 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
1-2 |
Self-paced / 2 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
2-3 |
Self-paced / 3 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
1-2 |
Self-paced / 2 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
1-2 |
Self-paced / 3 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
1-2 |
Self-paced / 3 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
1-2 |
Self-paced / 3 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
10-15 |
Self-paced / 16 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Alison |
Alison |
2020 |
2-3 |
Self-paced / 3 modules |
ENG |
Free |
Intermediate to Advanced Tourism and Hospitality MOOCs
* While MOOCs offer free recognition, be it a Statement of Accomplishment, Certificate of Achievement or something else, these courses do not offer such certificate. They should be more properly called MOCs: Massive Online Courses (MOC).
** In the context of the Coronavirus crisis, this MOOC is accessible in the modality “open archive”, without supervision / assistance.
| Provider | Course | Platform Provider |
Latest Offer |
Hours | Weeks / Modules | Language | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison |
Alison |
2017 |
6-10 |
Self-paced / 8 modules |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Columbia University* |
Coursera |
2017 |
28 |
14 weeks |
ENG |
Free (Without certificates) | |
| ESSEC Business School* |
Coursera |
2017 |
8-16 |
Self-paced / 4 modules |
ENG |
Subscription (€ 44 per month plus certificates) | |
| ESSEC Business School* |
Coursera |
2017 |
8-16 |
Self-paced / 4 modules |
ENG |
Subscription (€ 44 per month plus certificates) | |
| ESSEC Business School* |
Coursera |
2017 |
16-20 |
Self-paced / 4 modules |
ENG |
Subscription (€ 44 per month plus certificates) | |
| ESSEC Business School* |
Coursera |
2017 |
8-16 |
Self-paced / 4 modules |
ENG |
Subscription (€ 44 per month plus certificates) | |
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University* |
edX |
2017 |
36-48 |
6 weeks |
ENG |
Free (€ 183 for certificate) |
|
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University* |
edX |
2017 |
36-48 |
6 weeks |
ENG |
Free (€ 183 for certificate) |
|
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University* |
edX |
2017 |
36-48 |
6 weeks |
ENG |
Free (€ 183 for certificate) |
|
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University* |
Managing Human Resources in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry |
edX |
2017 |
36-48 |
6 weeks |
ENG |
Free (€ 183 for certificate) |
| Illinois University* | Introduction to Sustainability |
Coursera |
2017 |
64-80 |
8 weeks |
ENG |
One-off € 44 / Free (Only audit without evaluated elements) |
| Nankai University | China’s Role in Global Tourism Development |
FutureLearn |
2020 |
20 |
Self-paced / 5 weeks |
ENG |
Free |
| Nankai University | Culture and Tourism |
FutureLearn |
2020 |
24 |
Self-paced / 6 weeks |
ENG |
Free |
| Nankai University | Research Methods in Tourism Studies |
FutureLearn |
2020 |
24 |
Self-paced / 6 weeks |
ENG |
Free |
| Nankai University | Tourism Policy and Planning |
FutureLearn |
2020 |
20 |
Self-paced / 5 weeks |
ENG |
Free |
| Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University** |
FUN MOOC |
2018 |
24 |
8 weeks |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University** |
FUN MOOC |
2018 |
24 |
8 weeks |
ENG |
Free | |
| Sapienza University of Rome* |
Recovering the Humankind’s Past and Saving the Universal Heritage |
Coursera |
2017 |
8 weeks |
ENG | Once € 44 / Free (Without certificate) | |
| Taylor’s University |
Open Learning |
2017 |
Self-paced |
ENG | Free | ||
| Taylor’s University |
Open Learning |
2017 |
9 weeks |
ENG | Free | ||
| Taylor’s University |
Open Learning |
2017 |
ENG | Free | |||
| Taylor’s University |
Open Learning |
2017 |
Self-paced / 14 modules |
ENG |
Free |
||
| Università Bocconi* |
Coursera |
2017 |
15-20 |
5 weeks |
ENG | Once € 44 / Free (Without certificate) | |
| Università Bocconi* |
Coursera |
2017 |
18-36 |
6 Weeks |
ENG |
Once € 44 / Free (Without certificate) |
|
| Università della Svizzera italiana** |
Swiss Moocs |
2016 |
Self-paced |
Self-paced / 8 modules |
ENG, CHI, ITA, SPA |
Free |
|
| Università Telematica Intemazionale |
OpenupEd |
2017 |
25 |
Self-paced |
ENG, GR, ITA, POL, AR, SPA |
Free (€ 180 for certificate) |
|
| Université de Bourgogne |
EMMA |
2017 |
10 |
Self-paced /5 modules |
ENG, FR |
Free |
|
| Universiteit Leiden* |
Coursera |
2017 |
6 weeks |
ENG | Once € 44 / Free (Without certificate) | ||
| University of Adelaide* |
edX |
2017 |
12-18 |
Self-paced /6 weeks |
ENG |
Free (€ 184 for certificate) |
|
| University of Nottingham* |
FutureLearn |
2017 |
6 |
ENG |
€ 239 / year |
||
| University of Queensland* |
edX |
2017 |
18 |
Self-paced / 7 modules |
ENG |
Free (€ 5 for certificate) |
|
|
Wagengen University & Research* |
edX |
2018 |
36 |
5-7 weeks |
ENG |
Free (€ 91 for certificate) |
|
|
Wagengen University & Research* |
edX |
2018 |
35 |
5 weeks |
ENG |
Free |
|
| Yonsei University* |
Coursera |
2017 |
3-6 |
3 weeks |
ENG | Free (Without certificate) |
* While MOOCs offer free recognition, be it a Statement of Accomplishment, Certificate of Achievement or something else, these courses do not offer such certificate. They should be more properly called MOCs: Massive Online Courses (MOC).
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