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edX/Harvard University Online Courses: Computer Science, Game Development & More

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HarvardX via EDX.org is offering select Harvard University Online Courses for Free when you login and enroll to the available sessions

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Note, must login and enrolled in the available sessions, while offer last.

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  • Each course offers a specific study w/ allocated time frame per week, progress and optional upgrades available
  • Please note that each completed course does not offer a certificate of completion, as these are free courses
  • Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally
  • Offer valid while courses/enrollment last
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HarvardX via EDX.org is offering select Harvard University Online Courses for Free when you login and enroll to the available sessions

Thanks to community member(s) shifter25 & phongdn for finding this deal

Note, must login and enrolled in the available sessions, while offer last.

Some Example Online Courses

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Each course offers a specific study w/ allocated time frame per week, progress and optional upgrades available
  • Please note that each completed course does not offer a certificate of completion, as these are free courses
  • Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally
  • Offer valid while courses/enrollment last
Additional Notes
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion - Discombobulated

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DealzRGood4U
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Yale has a lot of free courses as well.

https://online.yale.edu/courses?f...wMode=grid
Jdmalibu
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Just waiting on my neurolink data port then I'll absorb this knowledge…
ellemdee
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This isn't a new offering, but awareness is always a good thing. There are more classes available than are listed in the op - a total of 151. Here's a direct link to all of Harvard's free courses:

https://pll.harvard.edu/catalog/free?page=1

If you've ever heard of auditing a class - that's exactly what this is. You get the knowledge, but you don't take tests or get actual credit. It's like sitting in the classroom as an observer, but the advantage of it being online is that the courses are self-paced. You do have to pay, IF you want a certificate verifying that you took the class.

Many colleges and universities offer similar programs. Googling "free Harvard courses" brought up the link above. Substitute "Harvard" with the name of the school you're interested in to see if they offer a similar program.

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May 06, 2024 01:53 PM
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SplendidSuit890May 06, 2024 01:53 PM
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No certificate is basically pointless. It be nice to have as proof to show an employer. Hang on your wall etc. multi billion dollar university nickel and diming the students.
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May 06, 2024 02:01 PM
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DontTaxBeerMay 06, 2024 02:01 PM
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Quote from Ail33n87 :
Going to try intro to python I would like to understand what my son is talking about thanks
are these worth the time and effort? it was in the news last week that Google fired its entire Python team and sent the jobs overseas. I'm sure many companies will follow.
Last edited by DontTaxBeer May 6, 2024 at 07:03 AM.
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May 06, 2024 02:35 PM
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chavi.1decMay 06, 2024 02:35 PM
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Courses are not free .. one session is free.. for full course you have to pay fee
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May 06, 2024 03:17 PM
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JeffJ9000May 06, 2024 03:17 PM
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Any of these courses taught by Claudine Gay? Heard she's a super easy grader.
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May 06, 2024 04:15 PM
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DealEngineerMay 06, 2024 04:15 PM
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Harvard Revenue Breakdown: [amazonaws.com]

17% comes from Students.
18% comes from State/Gov Grants
65% comes from Gifts/Endowments/(Tax payers?)




May 06, 2024 04:22 PM
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Leviathan2113May 06, 2024 04:22 PM
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Is Plagiarism 101 offered?
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May 06, 2024 04:28 PM
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Waiting4HopeMay 06, 2024 04:28 PM
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Can I say Harvard Graduate after taking this course?
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May 06, 2024 05:00 PM
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cheezballsMay 06, 2024 05:00 PM
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Would be helpful if some of these courses had dates on them, to show their original creation date. Sometimes these types of courses can be outdated and not always relevant, or missing important things etc.
May 06, 2024 05:20 PM
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TurtlePerson2May 06, 2024 05:20 PM
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I started the CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python course. I took the first two courses a computer science major would have taken (I studied chip design) in college, so the course is a bit too slow/easy for me, but I'm impressed at the quality. If someone knew absolutely nothing about programming, I think this would be an excellent starting point.
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TuggSpeedmanMay 06, 2024 05:26 PM
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So are there going to be protestors staging sit-ins inside their living room? Where do you get one of those "totally handmade" protest signs?
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RobertL5359May 06, 2024 05:27 PM
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Free education <3
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Rookies1000May 06, 2024 05:55 PM
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Quote from MrShawn :
Watching human flow an building design allowed me to create newer; more efficent methods of their design for me. It's not like it's all not laying out there already. Maybe it helps Ive done a lot of things an read a lot but not so much about some things I learn by just watching people an buildings. (tho maybe I'm just forgetting how much I've learned or worked with over the years). As far as power; you mean electricity? I probably did spend a few hours learning about that before having to rewire houses to support the amount of electricity I use. While my family teaches an does it for a living ; I learned what I did on my own.

Engineering is a pretty big word that encompasses a ton of stuff. I've done engineering work under someone who was working on multi national highways who went to college for geology an was just transferred to the engineering dept iirc. Took me under an hour. Works for the federal government now (or the state or city municipality in a area close; dont remember the specific words) An on the other hand think I know people with engineering degrees an more who decided to work at hardware stores. Both agree it's just a paper to show employers 🤷
No. When I said power system engineering, I meant designing, engineering, and operating high voltage transmission system 500kV, 230kV, and 115kV. I meant substation design, voltage regulation, coordination and protection. It is a little bit more than wiring outlets in a house you can learn from watching people. You also don't want a surgeon to perform an operation on you if he didn't go to medical school, completed years of training in residency but only watched YouTube tutorial videos? Maybe if people actually get a useful technical degree in STEM rather than liberal art and English, and it would not just be a paper 🤷🏻
Last edited by Rookies1000 May 6, 2024 at 11:01 AM.
May 06, 2024 06:13 PM
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damnrebatesMay 06, 2024 06:13 PM
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does classes really start today 5/6/2024, or can I enroll but start next week? I'm trying to figure out if it's marketing... some people can't start today.

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ellemdeeMay 06, 2024 06:23 PM
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Quote from Rookies1000 :
No. When I said power system engineering, I meant designing, engineering, and operating high voltage transmission system 500kV, 230kV, and 115kV. I meant substation design, voltage regulation, coordination and protection. It is a little bit more than wiring outlets in a house you can learn from watching people. You also don't want a surgeon to perform an operation on you if he didn't go to medical school, completed years of training in residency but only watched YouTube tutorial videos? Maybe if people actually get a useful technical degree in STEM rather than liberal art and English, and it would not just be a paper 🤷🏻
I have actual BSEE and it's amazing how often people confuse it with being an electrician. laugh out loud

I'm not putting down electricians - it's a great trade - but an electrician and an electrical engineer are two very different things.

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