Free Courses

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.

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

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

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 how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.

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

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

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

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

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

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise?

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

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

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

Equipping clinicians with an up‑to‑date, comprehensive understanding of stem cell–based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, including biological rationale, current trial outcomes, comparison with existing therapies, and guidance for evidence.

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.