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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...

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...

In this online course, students will learn about fundamental changes in government, the economy, and society that took place between the late eighth and eleventh century. In...

In this online course, students will learn about the period when the dynasties of north and south were reunified under the Sui and Tang (late sixth to seventh century), when the...

This online course, the third installment of the multi-part Poetry in America series, focuses on the poetry of Walt Whitman, a quintessentially American writer whose work...

In this online course, students will learn about the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, the People´s Republic under Mao Zedong, and the beginning of China´s reopening and...

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

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 haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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

In this online course, students will learn about modern China, focusing on the creation of the modern Chinese state on the ruins of the Empire during the Republican era;...

This online course (MOOC) explores how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

In Leaders of Learning, students will identify and develop their personal theory of learning, and explore how it fits into the shifting landscape of learning. This isn't just...

Through a combination of carefully selected readings, both scriptural and informational, as well as exposure to various forms of Buddhist practice such as art, devotional acts,...

This online course explores the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

This online course gives an introduction to the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam. The course provides tools and perspectives for understanding the role of the Quran in...

This online course guides learners through all four movements of Beethoven´s 9th Symphony, highlighting aspects of symphonic form, describing Beethoven´s composition process,...

This MOOC gives an introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

This course teaches about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts - hymns, narratives, philosophical thought - and their interpretations.