Harvard University Online Courses

Harvard University which is the oldest institute for higher learning institution in the United States of America is offering a majority of its courses online to make its services available to a larger cross-section of students in the country.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Online Courses

The Making Thinking Visible course is an online program that has been conceived at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This course has fostered a culture of thinking at the classrooms, which has in turn helped students learn and increased their self esteem. The school is also coming up with several professional development initiatives in the near future.

Most Popular Harvard University Online Courses

• MGMT E-5060 Operations Management

  This program teaches the concepts required to manage operations in an organization successfully.
  

• MGMT E-5510 Hotel and Restaurant Management

   The hospitality industry is growing every day and it requires an increasing number of qualified and competent people to manage the business in this growing industry. This course endeavors to churn out successful professionals who can ably lead and manage establishments in this industry.

Levels of  Degrees and Certificates offered by Harvard Online :

• Undergraduate Degrees
• Graduate Degrees
• Professional certificates
• Health careers Program

University Features for Online Programs:

• Video lectures of the entire week can be watched at the end of the week, online.
• Live web conferences for some online courses.
• Sample videos for many courses can be previewed before enrolling for the course.
• Career advice panel is available for students' aid.
• A list of study materials for courses is provided by faculty on websites also.

Free Online Courses at Harvard University

 Given below is the list of free online courses offered by Harvard University:-

• The Heroic and the Anti-Heroic in Classical Greek Civilization: This course comprises of 24 lectures by Prof. Gregory Nagy and Prof.Kevin McGrath.
• Bits :- This program is specially designed for students of computer science and instructs students in application of quantitative methods and  understanding how information technologies impacts issues of public policy, regulation, and law. Instructor. The instructors in this course are Harry R Lewis, PhD and Gordon McKay who is the Professor of Computer Science.
• Intensive Introduction to Computer Science Using C, PHP, and JavaScript :- This course is offered by David J. Malan, PhD and  Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University.
  The course spans 12 weeks and teaches students how to think more carefully and how to solve problems more effectively. Problem sets involve extensive programming in C as well as PHP and JavaScript.
• China: Traditions and Transformations:- This program will help students to understand China from the context of the present day world and as a great world civilization that developed along lines different from other contemporary and prominent civilizations. The instructors of this course are Peter K. Bol and William C. Kirby.
• World War and Society in the 20th Century: World War II This course is a thematic exploration of the war and its time through feature films, primary sources, and scholarly interpretations.
  Charles S. Maier, PhD and Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History are the instructors of this course.
• Sets, Counting, and Probability :-This program develops the mathematics skills needed to formulate and analyze probability models for idealized situations drawn from everyday life.
  Paul G. Bamberg, DPhil and Senior Lecturer on Mathematics,  is the main instructor for this course.

Announcement for Spring 2012 Session :

Harvard Online university has announced its various programs, starting from Spring 2012, and the courses cover a wide range of academic area. The registration for these courses are, starting from December 19th, for the January session, and from January 22, for the Spring term. The concerned areas are: