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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| If anyone wishes to take an on-line college level course for free, I recommend Coursera. At the moment, it is without credit. They are working on that. These are courses offered by universities all over, mostly the U.S. They are not limited to American students. There are no entrance exams or transcripts; just find a course, and enroll. They are usually six weeks long. You have one week to complete each session. You can print out the lecture if you have bad reception like me, and can't understand more than a few sentences at a time. You have to answer a short quiz each week. You also have to participate in an on-line discussion of varying topics a certain number of times. There is a final exam, but you have to be very careful about the time limits and your entry skills. Failure to do it properly will look like you didn't take it at all. I took a class last year in Thomas Jefferson. The professor took an awesome and unexpected approach. He made all the lectures very relevant to today's world. I see they also offer "A Half Century of Kennedy". Obviously, it's his his influence that outlived him. It looks inviting, but the timing is bad for me. There are business classes, math, science, and philosophy. They are repeated regularly. Teaching assistants grade the work and overlook the discussions. There are all levels of education and ability participating. If you like learning just for the sake of learning, this might be just the ticket for you. Check out coursera.org. |
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