I am pleased with my record of taking over 100 MOOCs, but I am nowhere near some people’s tally. Garuba Ojo Fredericks (Fred) from Nigeria has completed over 400 MOOCs in a wide range of subjects. His Coursera and edX accomplishments pages are impressive!
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Do you have plans for some online learning in the new year? As well as ambition, you need a sound strategy to turn those dreams into reality.
Here are eight ways to finish that course and one approach for if it isn’t working out:
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How does a book about dance relate to online learning? On the surface, it doesn’t. But dig a bit deeper and you will see that the author of Frou Frou to Fruition has never stopped learning, even though she has not taken any online courses.
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This week’s post was supposed to feature me triumphantly showing off my comic book. Instead, I am here frowning with frustration because it’s still not finished. Continue reading
So you have enrolled in a course and now all you have to do is hop online and start watching the videos.
What happens, though, if the days slip by and you still haven’t started? How can you make your study into a habit? Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Amber* is a Civil Engineer, working in Marine Structure Design, who combines part-time work with mothering her two small children. She completed her Bachelor degree as a full-time, on-campus student and has also studied a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) and several post-graduate university subjects externally. Continue reading