47 of the best Harvard University courses you can take online for free

TL;DR: Discover a variety of free online courses offered by Harvard University on edX.

When something is available for free, skepticism tends to kick in. Is there a catch involved? Will there be hidden costs after a trial period? Or is it simply too good to be true?

We naturally question anything labeled as “free,” but every so often, a genuine opportunity arises to enroll in an online course without any financial commitment. Even more appealing is when these courses are provided by esteemed educational institutions like Harvard University.

You have the option to partake in free online courses from Harvard University covering topics such as Python, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. All these top-notch courses can be accessed on edX.

We have sifted through the offerings on edX and compiled a list of the best free online courses from Harvard University for this month:

• Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature

• Applications of TinyML

• Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health

• CS50’s Computer Science for Business Professionals

• CS50’s Computer Science for Lawyers

• CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

• CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science

• CS50’s Introduction to Cybersecurity

• CS50’s Introduction to Game Development

• CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python

• CS50’s Introduction to Programming with R

• CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Scratch

• CS50’s Understanding Technology

• CS50’s Web Programming with Python and JavaScript

• Data Science: Capstone

• Data Science: Inference and Modelling

• Data Science: Machine Learning

• Data Science:Productivity Tools

• Data Science: R Basics

• Data Science: Visualization

• Deploying TinyML

• Energy and Thermodynamics

• Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

• Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

• Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up

• Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 1

• Fundamentals of TinyML

• High-Dimensional Data Analysis

• Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

• Introduction to Data Science with Python

• Introduction to Digital Humanities

• Justice

• Leadership: Creating Public Value

• Leaders of Learning

• Machine Learning and AI with Python

• Managing Happiness

• Masterpieces of World Literature

• MLOps for Scaling TinyML

• Modern Masterpieces of World Literature

• Remote Work Revolution for Everyone

• Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

• Shakespeare’s Life and Work

• Statistics and R

• Super-Earths and Life

• The Health Effects of Climate Change

• The Path to Happiness: What Chinese Philosophy Teaches us about the Good Life

• Using Python for Research

While these free online courses do not provide a verified certificate of completion, that is the only limitation. You can still enroll and commence learning at your own pace.

Explore the top free online courses from Harvard University on edX.

Joseph Green

Shopping Editor

Joseph joined Mashable as the UK Shopping Editor in 2018. He worked for a number of print publications before making the switch to the glittery world of digital media, and now writes about everything from coffee machines to VPNs.