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Data Science
Online

Digital Humanities in Practice: From Research Questions to Results

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Entropy and Equilibria
Science
Online

Entropy and Equilibria

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Qin Terracotta Warriors
Humanities
Online

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Visualization

Learn basic data visualization principles and how to apply them using ggplot2.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Programming
Online

MLOps for Scaling TinyML

This course introduces learners to Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) through the lens of TinyML (Tiny Machine Learning). Learners explore best practices to deploy, monitor, and maintain (tiny) Machine Learning models in production at scale.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Innovating in Health Care

Find innovation opportunities in health care technology, management, consulting, or investing by examining health care cost, quality, and access.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Mathematics
Online

Calculus Applied!

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Wrangling

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Apr 15
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Humanities
Online

Christianity Through Its Scriptures

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: R Basics

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Managing Happiness

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50P
Programming
Online

CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Mathematics
Online

Data Analysis: Basic Probability and Statistics

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Education & Teaching
Online

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Interventions

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Inference and Modeling

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science

Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research, to ensure you can trust your own research results, reproduce them yourself, and communicate them to others.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions

Learn simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

The Architectural Imagination

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Sikhism Through Its Scriptures

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models

Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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