The Thirst to Learn

Check out the MOOC information. You can study a vast array of topics, in the form of short courses run by university staff from around the world. It will be interesting to see how these pan out. Are you one of the people who would love to learn more about something, but are put off by the cost? http:/www.coursera.org/

Look at this for an short course:-

 Nutrition, Health and lifestyle: Issues and Insights. Even the course info sounds interesting! This one is a seven week commitment, with 2-4 hrs a week work. The instructor is called Jamie Pope and she's from Vanderbilt University.

I personally fancy the Introduction to Psychology, which starts in May.  There could be a huge benefit in this kind of learning for people wanting to get into a career, but not yet ready to enrol in a degree course. Then again, it could be equally useful to tackle a completely new topic.

There exists the capacity to start levelling the playing field - giving a helping hand to people who would otherwise be unable to access the information because of lack of funds. It also offers a concise listing of topics, which means people can find what they are looking for.

If education is more to your liking try the one on Children Acquiring Literacy with a research professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

What do you think? Mike Boxall from PA Consulting wrote a letter to the Guardian Newspaper on 14th March claiming that moocs will not threaten Universities because the workskills University attendance develops will still be required for successful job performance. But could we not mooc those skills, too?

If education is more to your liking try the one on Children Acquiring Literacy with a research professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

What do you think? Mike Boxall from PA Consulting wrote a letter to the Guardian Newspaper on 14th March claiming that moocs will not threaten Universities because the workskills University attendance develops will still be required for successful job performance. But could we not mooc those skills, too?