The Teaching Company is an American company that produces recordings of lectures by university professors. The professors create courses specially for the company; they are then offered for sale in audiotape, CD, VHS, and DVD formats.
The company was founded in 1990 by a graduate of Harvard Law School who noticed the effectiveness of videotapes in learning during his study. He then sought out top professors to create special courses for sale to the educated public. Since then, the company has garnered high praise for the depth and variety of its offerings.
As of 2004, the company offers around 150 courses in the following areas: Fine Arts, History, Science, Mathematics, Literature, English Language, Philosophy, Religion, Social Science, Business, and Economics. These courses are mostly overviews of the subjects, and some run as long as 84 lectures.
There is also a series for high school students.
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The Teaching Company