Free Courses

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.