Educate Yourself

With the explosion of this so-called MOOCS (Massive Online Open Course), gaining additional specialized knowledge simply requires a small time commitment and concentration online.

The general design of MOOCS anchors on a series of video lectures on a specific field of knowledge with reading materials and exams in between. Then of course, you need to accomplish certain activities before a deadline. You also get to interact with other students around the world, which adds greater value to the learning experience. More than just textbook topics, there are also subjects that teach you certain skills such as public speaking and writing.

I got hooked with MOOCS after my discovery of coursera.org. It was the topic “organizational development” that got me started. Then followed by development economics, basic course on justice, political philosophy, law and history.

Clicking the enroll button is the easiest, following through and actually finishing the course is the challenge. So far, I only actually gained 2 certificates which I proudly hang on my bedroom wall. The rest, I just breeze through the lectures and just for the sake of gaining new insights and breaking new grounds in unfamiliar frontiers of knowledge.

The effects of MOOCS are yet to be seen since this online phenomenon is still in its infancy. But it is quite clear; the potential power of MOOCS is far-reaching and this treasure mine of knowledge is now open to the world for your taking.

 The infrastructure that allows its access and the building of a culture that engages it are what the policy-makers should be thinking about now.

In our end, the college netizens, including MOOCS in our daily online routine could boost not only our knowledge base, but it could well open new worlds. 

Click on the gold mine below 

http://www.marcandangel.com/2010/11/15/12-dozen-places-to-self-educate-yourself-online/