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In this online course, students will learn about the period from Deng Xiaoping´s rise in 1978 to the present, through the disciplines of sociology, political science and economics.

This four-week course provides the context in which to understand the Ebola outbreak -- why now, and why did so many people suffer and die? The course lays out the global...

This online course addresses Einstein's engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology, and raises basic questions...

This online course series examines the modern history of Japan, from the 1850s to 1930s, as well as that of postwar Tokyo.

This online course program gives an introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry and energy. Instead of learning about these concepts in the abstract, the course uses case...

This online course provides an overview of the past, present, and future of the United States public K-12 education system.

This online course explores the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza.

In this online course, students will learn about how in the 13th century the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history by force of arms and yet by the end of the Ming...

Musculoskeletal AnatomyX invites students to join basic science and clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School (HMS) to learn about several musculoskeletal injuries commonly...

This online course gives an introduction to 19th century opera by analyzing Wagner’s "Das Rheingold" and Verdi’s "Otello".

This online course explores the structure and content of the Book of Hours, as well as its role in private devotion and daily life in Medieval Europe.

This online course gives an introduction to probability, as a way to understand data, randomness, and uncertainty. The course is designed for learners with some basic high...

In this online course, students will learn about the Manchus, who conquered Ming China and established the last of the imperial dynasties; their Qing dynasty would become the...

This online course explores how readers in the first information age interacted with their books.

This online course gives an introduction to computer science for business professionals. No prior knowledge of computers or programming is required.Topics include computational...

This course series provides an overview of the structure and function of the entire nervous system — from the inner workings of a single nerve cell to the complexity of the brain.

This online course (MOOC) teaches simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.

This online course guides learners through the first half of L´Orfeo, highlighting aspects of operatic form and dramatic technique, the rehearsals and cultural context for the...

This online course explores the moral limits of markets. It draws upon philosophy and contemporary moral and political controversies to consider what moral limits, if any, the...

This online course explores how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.