The theme for the 2025 MOOC was Artificial Intelligence (AI). The course provided participants with an insight into this rapidly developing area and its implications across all sectors. 

This 2024 MOOC provided participants with a comprehensive guide to the evolving legal landscape of ESG. The course presented a detailed examination of ESG reporting obligations, together with an overview of common sustainability principles and frameworks, and a focused view of the impact on various sectors and industries.

The 2023 MOOC provided participants with a comprehensive guide to the key social media issues arising in the context of changing Irish and EU regulations, together with an examination of other key social media developments and trends. Expert speakers, media lawyers and academics examined topics including online safety legislation (Online Safety and Media Regulations Act 2022), online harassment and trolling, disinformation/fake news and child safety online.

The 2022 MOOC provided participants with a comprehensive guide to the key legal and ethical issues relating to the complex areas surrounding employment law and remote working. Topics included the right to request remote working, flexible working practices, health and safety considerations, equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and much more.

The 2021 MOOC provided participants with a short but incisive overview of legal and ethical considerations for those involved in environmental law and the environmental and conservation spheres, either in a professional or voluntary capacity.

The 2019 MOOC provided a short yet incisive overview of law, business practices and commercial realities for those working and contributing to the arts, entertainment and media industries.

The 2018 MOOC in Sports Law gave the inside track on the most topical areas across the sporting world. The course explored areas such as administration of sports clubs, sports as a business, challenges facing professional athletes, offences on and off the pitch, and e-sports.

In 2017 the topic of 'Employment Law in the digital era: Brexit, borders and offices without walls; challenges and impacts in uncertain times' was explored. The course explored contemporary employment issues including social media in the workplace, equality and the law, dispute resolution mechanisms and hiring post-Brexit: why Ireland works as an alternative. 

The 2016 MOOC ‘Privacy, a human right for the digital age’, was delivered online over five weeks and comprised presentations from experts in data protection and digital privacy, live online discussions and assessments, and the balance between an individual’s right to privacy and the efficient use of data by companies and other organisations. Specific content such as cyber security threats, the EU-US Privacy Shield – or the ‘Safe Harbour’ agreement as it is known – and the impact of emerging technology, including drones and ‘the internet of things’, are extremely topical and of interest to a wide range of people. 

In 2015 the topic was the growing area of Technology Law. Technology has brought exponential change not only in our personal lives but also in professional practice, in terms of how legal practice is managed, the software used and the legal issues confronting clients in business. The MOOC, ‘Understanding the law in a digital age’, explored emerging issues of relevance to entrepreneurs who seek to exploit opportunities in this digital age and to existing organisations who must engage online to prosper. It also examined the importance of regulation, data protection, online privacy and the legal implications of rapidly-growing use of social media. 

In 2014 the Diploma Centre launched the Law Society's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This course ran for six weeks and covered an introduction to aviation leasing and finance and its beginnings in Ireland, technical basics, legal, financial and commercial.