From the Big Bang to Dark Energy (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/big-bang

We have learned a lot recently about how the Universe evolved in 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang. More than 80% of matter in the Universe is mysterious Dark Matter, which made stars and galaxies to form. The newly discovered Higgs-boson became frozen into the Universe a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang and brought order to the Universe. Yet we still do not know how ordinary matter (atoms) survived against total annihilation by Anti-Matter. The expansion of the Universe started acc

Global Health Policy (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-health-policy

In this course, learners will become familiar with principles and theories of global health problems, and major challenges and controversies in improving global population health as well as practical applications of quantitative methods to analyze and interpret issues and challenges for policy. Topics will include health and foreign policy, health governance, acute disease surveillance, non-communicable diseases, burden of disease, universal health coverage, health systems strengthening, health

Interactive Computer Graphics (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/interactive-computer-graphics

Computer graphics can be a powerful tool for supporting visual problem solving, and interactivity plays a central role in harnessing the users' creativity. This course will introduce various interactive tools developed in computer graphics research field with their design rationales and algorithms. Examples include enhancements to graphical user interfaces, authoring tools for 2D drawings and 3D animations, and interactive computer-aided design systems. Rich live demonstrations and course assign

Interactive Teaching（インタラクティブ・ティーチング） (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/interactive-teaching

本講座のオンライン・セッションは、ナレッジ・セッション、スキル・セッション、ストーリー・セッションの3部構成になっています。ナレッジ・セッションでは、「インタラクティブ」な学びを促す教育のあり方について学びます。またスキル・セッションでは、演劇・表現の観点から、参加者が主体的に学ぶ場を作るための技法を学びます。さらに、ストーリー・セッションでは、各領域で第一線を走る研究者・実践者たちが、「教えること」にいかに向き合い、実践してきたのかを学びます。大学院生や大学教員のみならず、初中等教育の教員、企業の教育担当者の方など「教えること」に携わるすべての方に向けたコンテンツとなっております。 詳しいコースの内容は以下の動画をご覧ください。 https://www.coursera.org/lecture/interactive-teaching/jiang-zuo-nogai-yao-toshou-jiang-fang-fa-course-outline-learners-guide-eUoJ2 This course consists of three parts: Knowledge s

Let’s Read! Learning Japanese through Science & Technology-1 (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/japanese-language-1

東京大学の研究内容に基づく科学技術に関する文章を読み、基礎的な日本語の専門語彙や重要な表現の使い方を習得しながら、読解力を向上することができる。また、読解学習にとどまらず、テキスト動画やインタビュー動画を利用し、「聴く」、「話す」、「書く」といった連繫した力を養うことができる。さらに、理工学系の知識を発展的に広げ、深めることができる。 教材は、日本語教育の専門教員が作成したテキストや動画に加え、理系の専門教員にインタビューした動画を含む。それを内容重視アプローチ(content-based learning)を利用し、効率的に学ぶことができる。また、内容重視アプローチは学習者のモチベーションを上げ、中級のレベルではあるが、アカデミックな語彙を含むより高いレベルの語学力を身に付けることができる。 This course focuses on improving Japanese reading comprehension through vocabulary and expressions retention, with a theme of Science and Engineer

Let’s Read! Learning Japanese through Science & Technology-2 (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/japanese-language-2

東京大学の研究内容に基づく科学技術に関する文章を読み、基礎的な日本語の専門語彙や重要な表現の使い方を習得しながら、読解力を向上することができる。また、読解学習にとどまらず、テキスト動画やインタビュー動画を利用し、「聴く」、「話す」、「書く」といった連繫した力を養うことができる。さらに、理工学系の知識を発展的に広げ、深めることができる。 教材は、日本語教育の専門教員が作成したテキストや動画に加え、理系の専門教員にインタビューした動画を含む。それを内容重視アプローチ(content-based learning)を利用し、効率的に学ぶことができる。また、内容重視アプローチは学習者のモチベーションを上げ、中級のレベルではあるが、アカデミックな語彙を含むより高いレベルの語学力を身に付けることができる。 This is the second part of our Japanese language learning courses. It focuses on improving Japanese reading comprehension through vocabulary and e

Studying at Japanese Universities (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/study-in-japan

Are you interested in studying at Japanese universities? Do you want to learn about Japan’s university application and enrollment processes, as well as the types of programs on offer? This course will help you to both discover great programs offered by different Japanese universities and prepare a study plan through project-based learning. We introduce a number of options to match a variety of goals, from full degree to non-degree programs, programs taught in English, as well as short-term pr

Welcome to Game Theory (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/game-theory-introduction

This course provides a brief introduction to game theory. Our main goal is to understand the basic ideas behind the key concepts in game theory, such as equilibrium, rationality, and cooperation. The course uses very little mathematics, and it is ideal for those who are looking for a conceptual introduction to game theory. Business competition, political campaigns, the struggle for existence by animals and plants, and so on, can all be regarded as a kind of “game,” in which individuals try to d

Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/visual-literary-culture-in-japan

In their ambition to capture “real life,” Japanese painters, poets, novelists and photographers of the nineteenth century collaborated in ways seldom explored by their European contemporaries. This course offers learners the chance to encounter and appreciate behavior, moral standards and some of the material conditions surrounding Japanese artists in the nineteenth century, in order to renew our assumptions about what artistic “realism” is and what it meant. Learners will walk away with a clea