With social distancing going on and many people in isolation, lockdown, or working from home, the social aspects of life are taking a big hit. Many people have turned to online resources, particularly free MOOCs, to keep themselves occupied for all those hours that they would normally spend commuting, shopping, working, and socializing.
Humans are a social species, so how can we keep some social connections while staying physically apart from our friends and workmates?
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Around six months ago, online course provider Coursera established a platform-wide discussion community. I wrote about it in February for Class Central, and mentioned it briefly in my March 19th post for Online Learning Success. In January, while researching the community for these posts, I joined up and posted in some of the topic threads.
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During or after many online courses, you can join social media groups and/or receive emails from course providers or the course creators. Most course provider emails are marketing type correspondence, encouraging learners to enroll (and hopefully take the paid certificate option) in new or popular courses. These emails also often extol the benefits of online learning, particularly for your career prospects. Emails sent from course creators are more likely to contain information on topics or resources of more specific interest to that particular field.
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