Computer science, data science, architecture, and religion were the trending subjects on HarvardX’s courses (which function similarly to edX but focus solely on the Harvard community).
“People want technological skills today,” said Bharat Anand, vice provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University. The rest of the most popular online courses, he added, “reflect the intrinsic interest and curiosity about the world we live in.”
This is the top 2018 HarvardX courses’ list, according to the institution, and published by The Boston Globe:
• CS50 Computer Science courses. Since its creation in 2012, this collection has over one million users. Two modules, understanding technology and computer science for business professionals, were added this year.
• Data Science. Courses taught by Prof. Rafael Irizarry in R, visualization, probability, inference and modeling, productivity, wrangling, linear regression, machine learning.
• Buddhism through its scriptures. A four-week course about the beliefs and practices of Buddhists, including teaching from their scriptures.
• Pyramids of Giza: ancient Egyptian art and archaeology. An 8-week course to explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.
• The architectural imagination. A 10-week course that analyzes the designs of historic buildings around the globe to assess the social impact of architecture.
Overall, HarvardX offers over 100 free online courses.
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— Harvard University (@Harvard) December 31, 2018
