One major disadvantage of studying online is the difficulty of finding answers when you don’t understand something. Continue reading
What is a Mind? A Review of the Course
Having completed several courses on the brain and learning, I thought a course about the mind would be interesting. The blurb from FutureLearn looked promising, too Continue reading
Verified Certificates: Are They Worth the Money?
Many people see online learning as a free or low-cost way of increasing knowledge and skills. When Coursera was launched in 2012, Statements of Accomplishment were available at no cost. EdX had free Honor Code Certificates. Later, Coursera and edX both introduced a verification process Continue reading
A Beginner’s Guide to MOOCs
In 2008, a course was made available to students both on-campus at the University of Manitoba and online. Some people consider this the first MOOC. Continue reading
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Look out for a new post on July 10th.
By Pat Bowden, published July 3, 2018.
Time For an Online Learning Binge
It is one of life’s ironies that the very week after writing a blog about the benefits of exercise, I would be spending long hours at the computer. Continue reading
How Exercise Can Help You Learn
This year, 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a global action plan on physical activity, which can be downloaded from this WHO page. According to the document, one in every four adults in the world does not exercise as much as they should. Continue reading
Stanford’s Short Course on Breastfeeding: a Review
If you or someone close to you is expecting a baby, spend a few hours with this free course! You won’t regret it. Continue reading
Types of Assessments in Online Courses
When several thousand students are enrolled in a course simultaneously, it is impossible for course staff to individually assess all of them. MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) providers have come up with assessment techniques to cater for this major difference between on-campus and online courses. Continue reading
Why am I struggling with this course?
You open up your course and start watching the videos. Soon your mind is wandering and you realize you haven’t heard the last few minutes. What went wrong? Continue reading