A few months ago, I wrote an essay for A Beginner’s Guide to Writing English for University Study, a course I took through FutureLearn. Continue reading
How to Learn a Musical Instrument by Internet
Today’s blog was inspired by a reader who asked if I had any suggestions for learning a musical instrument over the internet. Continue reading
Understanding Dementia: a Review of the Course
My husband thought I was crazy taking the free course “Understanding Dementia”, produced independently by the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at the University of Tasmania. Continue reading
7 Ways to Improve Your Health With MOOCs
Taking online courses or MOOCs can mean hours sitting in front of a computer or mobile device, which may not be very good for your health. Are there any courses that might help? Continue reading
Extinctions Past and Present: a Review of the Course
Regular readers may already know that I have an interest in the natural world and how living things interact with each other ecologically, both now and in the past. Because of this, I was keen to join the Extinctions: Past and Present course offered through FutureLearn. The next run of this course will start on April 30, 2018. Continue reading
How to Learn Online with Unreliable Internet
In many locations, we now take reliable access to the internet for granted. We can take online courses and watch high-definition videos on a computer or even our mobile phone. If the connection drops out or there is a power blackout, it is an irritation.
What about regions or countries where reliable internet access or electricity is unavailable? Can people still learn online? Here are some ways that may help you manage in these difficult circumstances. Continue reading
How to Make the Most of Class Central
Readers of past posts here on Online Learning Success may have seen the links to my in-depth course reviews on Class Central, which is a search engine and review site for online courses popularly known as MOOCs Continue reading
Do You Want to Become a Better Writer?
Do you want to become a better writer? Try an online course.
Just as there are many forms and styles of writing, there are also many courses on different aspects of language and writing: fiction for adults and children, writing for the internet, script making for films, academic writing plus more. Continue reading
6 Reasons for not Completing an Online Course
Have you started an online course (or perhaps more than one) but a few weeks later it has come to a complete halt?
There could be a number of reasons for this and also several strategies to overcome the block. You need to look at your individual situation before deciding the best way forward. Continue reading
How to set and achieve your goals
Setting goals can help you move forward in life, especially when those goals are revised regularly. What are you learning? Why are you learning? Do you have a learning goal?
How often in life have you started off a new project only to lose steam part-way through? Continue reading