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Education & Teaching
Online

Leaders of Learning Essentials

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Stethoscope on top of U.S. flag
Social Sciences
Online

United States Health Policy

Learn the essentials of U.S. health care policy from some of the nation's top experts.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
"Memorial Arch to a "Virtuous Widow," Chengtu Plain."1913
Humanities
Online

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Women carrying signs in a protest march
Humanities
Online

Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Shanghai
Humanities
Online

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 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
Opens Mar 11
lines of genomic data (dna is made up of sequences of a, t, g, c)
Data Science
Online

Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix Algebra

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
lines of genomic data (dna is made up of sequences of a, t, g, c)
Data Science
Online

High-Dimensional Data Analysis

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
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Data Science: Capstone

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.
Price
Free*
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Apr 15
neurons
Science
Online

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Business
Online

Remote Work Revolution for Everyone

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.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Productivity Tools

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
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
in-vitro fertilization under a microscope.
Humanities
Online

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Pyramids of Giza
Art & Design
Online

Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
An illustration of two neurons.
Science
Online

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Silver and gold cubes
Data Science
Online

Data Science: R Basics

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Apr 15
Four architectural renderings arranged horizontally to indicate a progression from literal to abstract.
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
Illustration
Computer Science
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Quantitative Methods for Biology

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Ciencia de Datos: Fundamentos de R

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Stem cell
Health & Medicine
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Stem Cell Medicine: From Scientific Research to Patient Care

This intensive course, developed by the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), offers a comprehensive exploration of key topics in stem cell medicine.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
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Data Science: Wrangling

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Earliest surviving map showing Portuguese geographic discoveries in the east and west.
Humanities
Online

Masterpieces of World Literature

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.
Price
Free*
Duration
12 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Mar 11
Rubbing from a stele depicting Confucius in the center.
Humanities
Online

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 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*
Registration Deadline
Opens Apr 15
Energy and Thermodynamics
Science
Online

Energy and Thermodynamics

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Medical professional studies a patient’s medical images.
Health & Medicine
Online

Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety

Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Multi-colored silhouettes of famous city structures such as the Eiffel Towel and the Space Needle
Social Sciences
Online

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.
Price
Free*
Duration
11 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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