Six online courses from The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences were named on Apple's "Off the Charts 2017" list of most popular courses on iTunes U:

• Branding, Content and Social Media — Teaches students to focus their energies where branding, social media, and compelling content intersect.
• Calculus One — A first and friendly introduction to calculus. 
• Data Literacy and Data Visualization — Introduces students to data visualization tools and the principles behind their use in the context of political science.
• From Planets to the Cosmos — An overview of astronomy from our solar system to the universe as a whole. Designed for non-science majors.
• General Chemistry — Topics include: dimensional analysis, atomic structure, the mole, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, electron configuration, periodicity, bonding and molecular structure.
• Life in the Universe — Explores scientists' ongoing quest for answers to some of the most fundamental human questions: How did life originate on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? Are we alone in the universe? What is the long-term future of life in the universe?

The iTunes U Off the Charts list comprises 83 of the year's most popular courses, which are broken down into the four categories of computer science and engineering; social sciences; humanities; and life and physical sciences. A course from Ohio State's Knowlton School of Architecture, "History of Architecture," also made the Off the Charts list in the humanities category. 

Additional universities with a strong presence on the list include Harvard, Missouri State, Stanford and Yale.