patsylabrador Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I've signed up for a couple of these. Oceans which starts in October and Moons which starts in February. They look very good fun, have you heard of them? DD told me about them. I haven't looked at everything about them but I think BBC has links and Futurelearn is what I have joined. moocs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 That's really interesting - never heard of that. I'm hoping to have a bit more time to spare next year, I might see if there's anything I'd like to do. I lack the perseverance to do an OU course but I am always keen to learn something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 You could also try mylearningworx. It's a crowd sourced, online learning portal and many of the courses on it are free. They're mostly vocational (at the moment, anyway, it's not been going all that long) and range from designing apps to cooking a leg of lamb! Because it is a crowd sourced option, the quality does vary but, if it's a free course, you've lost nothing but time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Wow, that looks really interesting! Thanks for sharing. I have always hated formal education - I never got on with either school or university, although I completed both, but I do love learning. These sorts of courses would be right up my street - short little chunks of learning, at my own pace. I'll definitely be signing up for some of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I have done several via Coursera, based in the US - they vary enormously, but I'd recommend using the forums to feel more involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 About a week into Oceans and it is marvellous. I got behind because I went away but it doesn't seem to matter and is easy to catch up. I have learnt so much interesting stuff in just one week. It's also delightful learning just how many female scientists and adventurers there are and have been. Shame women aren't represented by them instead of women who's claim to fame is shaking their backsides. There are so many fascinating links you can spends hours browsing through them. I'm very glad to have this course to concentrate on and can't wait for the next one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Sounds interesting. I'll be interested to hear more and could take part in the new year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
