DILIMAN, Quezon City — In a bit of good news to parents who still have schooling children, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is now offering 44 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for free.

Based on the official Facebook post of UPOU, the online courses that are being offered include several subjects that can give enrollees a means to fast-track their educational development.

Those who will be able to finish their chosen course will be given e-certificates as proof of their completion. This may be attached to their portfolio as additional 16 hours of training credit.

Among the courses being offered for free are Identifying Red Flags and Creativity, Innovation, What Makes an Entrepreneur, Artificial Intelligence and Gender Sensitivity.

For those interested, enrollees with a MODeL account may register with the UP website homepage at https://model.upou.edu.ph/ while those without a MODeL account may fill out a registration form at https://url.upou.edu.ph/upoumodel-signup

In ending, UP reminded enrollees: "We create accounts in bulk every Thursday, with a weekly cut-off at 4:00 in the afternoon on Wednesdays.