By Pat Bowden, published November 7, 2017.
In the last three months, 560 free online courses have been released from more than 200 universities. They cover a wide range of subjects and although most are in English, several other languages are also represented. Most are self-paced courses. Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published October 3, 2017.
What is the best thing about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)? To many people, it’s their flexibility. You can enrol easily, then choose to do as much or as little of the course as you like. Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published September 5, 2017.
How often do we wake up full of good intentions for the day, then look back afterwards to realize we haven’t done many of the tasks we planned? Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published July 25, 2017.
In the 1980s, an Italian named Francesco Cirillo invented a technique to improve productivity. Students, musicians, writers and people in many other fields have since found they can achieve more and get better results in less overall time.
By Pat Bowden, published June 13, 2017.
If you are trying to improve your career prospects you may need to spend every possible minute working on your online study. You may miss out on other life experiences because you are so busy with your work as well as your study.
By Pat Bowden, published May 30, 2017.
Most of us are familiar with classroom learning from our schooldays but online learning is a new field. There are several differences between online and classroom or on-campus learning.
By Pat Bowden, published May 24, 2017.
According to Class Central, MOOCs first became available in 2011. Their popularity has grown so rapidly that by the end of 2016, nearly 7000 free and low cost MOOCs were listed and more are appearing each month.
By Pat Bowden, published May 10, 2017.
Okay, so you’ve chosen an online course. Now you need to find or make the time to do the course or MOOC.
By Pat Bowden, published May 10, 2017.
Do you tend to dip into things and start off with loads of enthusiasm, only to find a few days or weeks down the track that your motivation has gone, or you are into the next project without having completed the first one?
How do you keep motivated for an online course without a teacher constantly reminding you when to hand in the next assignment? There are several strategies to keep that self-motivation level high.