Here are a couple of places where you can take online courses from top worldwide universities for free.
Never hurts to keep the mind active and engaged.
Posted 26 April 2014 - 06:53 PM
Here are a couple of places where you can take online courses from top worldwide universities for free.
Never hurts to keep the mind active and engaged.
Posted 27 April 2014 - 09:42 AM
So random to see your post! Earlier this week, I was thinking about taking up a course just to keep myself occupied and started to poke around. I came across Coursera.org, which also offers free online courses.
Posted 27 April 2014 - 10:18 AM
Ya.....good one LJ.
I was thinking about taking something next winter but didn't relish the thought of driving to town on a dark and rainy night.
It won't be long until distributed learning reaches the young'ns and negate the need for teachers in the classrooms. A couple more rounds of job action should do it.
Posted 27 April 2014 - 10:28 AM
Posted 27 April 2014 - 07:25 PM
Yeah, I think socialization in a classroom setting is important, not necessarily for book learning, but as part of the growing process. Especially today with most folks head down into a "device".
I take courses that interest me, my kids take courses to enhance their career opportunities, or broaden their knowledge on a subject.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 06:28 AM
Ya.....good one LJ.
I was thinking about taking something next winter but didn't relish the thought of driving to town on a dark and rainy night.
It won't be long until distributed learning reaches the young'ns and negate the need for teachers in the classrooms. A couple more rounds of job action should do it.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 07:33 AM
The Khan Academy is my favourite:
It is free and easy to use, and they have a learning dashboard that tracks your progress. I'm currently making my way through Crash Course World History taught by John Green:
https://www.khanacad...e-world-history
The videos are short (about ten minutes) so you can just watch a video here or there when you have time.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 10:08 AM
Already exists in a hybrid form. There are pilots today where kids sit in a classroom using tablets to access their courses online. Each kid learns at their own pace subjects which interest them and the teacher is there to lend a hand when needed.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 05:00 PM
Agreed David.
Kahn Academy is a good one. It has been growing the past couple of years.
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