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Free online courses for everyone!

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Imperfect27 Mon 18-Jan-16 20:01:07

Thank you Luckygirl - this is a GREAT find! My son is visiting and apparently knew all about them and is already signed up to the one I was most interested in! We need to link this to the thread on 'how do you fill your time smile.

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Alima Mon 18-Jan-16 19:58:08

I have just signed up for the Agincourt course and the forensics one. They sound brilliant, thanks for heads up Luckygirl!

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Pittcity Mon 18-Jan-16 19:16:23

I've gone mad and signed up for three. Joining Lapwing on the Family History course!

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wot Mon 18-Jan-16 19:15:49

I found the "Why we post" course and joined it, thanks!

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whitewave Mon 18-Jan-16 18:59:35

I have done Agincourt and WWI Trauma and Memory plus one other.

I am in the middle of Environmental Humanities and signed up to start Climate Change plus How to deal with aging ( or something like that)
I also have my eye on Richard III and further signed up for another WWI course!

Love them. Like particularly chatting and exchanging views with people from all over the world. No arguments there! Just good debate and lively discussion.

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wot Mon 18-Jan-16 18:51:47

I've done the psychology course but am interested in the one you mentioned about "Why we post" can you tell me what category it comes under so I can ring it please? It looks interesting!

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Luckygirl Mon 18-Jan-16 16:57:15

The world is your oyster with these courses, that are categorised as MOOCs - massive open online courses - and they are available from universities all around the world. Lots of ones from crack US universities.

What a wonderful use of computer technology!

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Stansgran Mon 18-Jan-16 16:49:10

DH did one on Hadrian's Wall and enjoyed it. He has a bad attitude to technology and I would love him to go on a love your pooter course.

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Lapwing Mon 18-Jan-16 16:41:04

I have just signed up for their genealogy course 'Researching Your Family Tree'.
It starts on 14 March and I am really looking forward to it.

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emmasnan Mon 18-Jan-16 16:40:25

I've done one of these courses, really enjoyed it and have just signed up for another.

No rush to complete and put together well.

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M0nica Mon 18-Jan-16 16:37:23

These are fabulous, just what I was looking for, but didn't know I wanted.

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Badenkate Mon 18-Jan-16 16:24:52

These courses are great. I' ve done ones on Forensics; Identifying bodies; Shakespeare plays and how they were influenced by history; The aftermath of the First World War.... There are courses on Writing, Living with Dementia Sufferers, Art, really anything you might be interested in. They are absolutely free and produced to a very high standard by some of our top universities. I really recommend that you take a look at Luckygirls link and maybe give it a go. You can work at your own pace

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Luckygirl Mon 18-Jan-16 15:10:02

And this one might be of interest to us all, as avid posters!: Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media.

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Luckygirl Mon 18-Jan-16 14:52:18

I have just discovered Future Learn which provides free online courses on many different topics, many of which would be of interest to us Gransnetters. Most of the courses last about 3 or four weeks. Here is a link to the list of courses; www.futurelearn.com/courses/upcoming

I have registered for the one about literature and mental health. I read avidly and write poetry, and have also suffered a depressive illness, so I hope to gain a lot from this.

There are courses of particular relevance to us on here: Successful Ageing, Religion and Conflict (this seems to be a hot topic here!), and health related topics; as well as astronomy, langauges and many others.

I have no idea how it is funded but intend to take the opportunities that it is offering. This may be of particular relevance to the OP who began the thread about how we do we fill our time.

I hope that you will find something of interest.

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