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In Tangible Things, students will discover how material objects have shaped academic disciplines and reinforced or challenged boundaries between people. This course will draw on...

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

This MOOC explores Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.” Participants will learn the basics of...

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...

In this online course, students will learn about the creation of the first centralized bureaucratic empire in 221 BC through its dissolution and restoration.

This online course explores the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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 coures explores the literature and heroes of ancient Greece through the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, the tragedies of Sophocles, the dialogues of Plato, and more.

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...

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 course, learners will hear from leading experts as they engage with current issues and challenges in global health. The course will examine the global response to...

In this unit, students will learn the basics of musical form and analysis, the genres and styles used in Messiah, the circumstances of its first performance, and its subsequent...

This online course gives a quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.The course explores various aspects of energy production and use. It is...

This online course (MOOC) gives an introduction to the U.S. government system.The course explores its foundations, institutions (such as the President and Congress),...

This short online course takes an in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

Super-Earths And Life is a course about alien life, how we search for it, and what this teaches us about our place in the universe.

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.

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.

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...