The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent social isolation have changed the lives of billions of people around the world. As a work-from-home person with a low-key social life, I thought my situation would scarcely change by orders to stay home. How wrong I was! Firstly, my work answering Help and Support emails with Class Central took a leap into the stratosphere. Millions of people wanting to take up free online courses accessed the site in just a few months. Coupled with being confined to the house and not allowed to take any day trips or weekends away to relieve the monotony, I’ve had trouble managing to focus on writing for Online Learning Success. Despite my optimistic maintaining social interactions and exercising during the lockdown posts, the reality was not as easy as I expected.
Continue readingCategory Archives: Choosing a MOOC
Courses to Live Your Best Life
A few months ago, I wrote about the Coursera community, which was set up in October 2018.
Continue readingIt’s Halloween!
Millions of people in a number of countries celebrate Halloween on October 31st each year. Continue reading
Probability: Basic Concepts & Discrete Random Variables: a Review of the Course
Thank you to Karen Carlson for allowing me to republish her review of this course. Continue reading
Graduation Ceremony for Elements of AI Course
A few weeks ago, I wrote a review of this interesting course about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Continue reading
What is Open2Study?
Although several big companies dominate the online course market, some smaller providers also offer courses. Open2Study is based in Australia and features 49 free courses in a range of subjects. Continue reading
6 Photography and Film Making Courses
Memories of my grandfather are indelibly linked with cameras and photos. 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
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
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