Links for previous message
https://www.coursera.org/course/south (The American South)

http://www.mooc-list.com/course/world-music-open2study


As Susan wrote, the more traditional form of correspondence course - now with internet connections - is more rigourous and more personal
But I quite like the flexibility and free or lo-cost nature of MOOC courses, and the fact that most of them require less commitment than a university course. Having said that, I'm presently following a genetics MOOC that is quite demanding. And as I read that Susan is a biology lecturer, she may be interested in some cutting edge material as found in "Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression" and "Programmed Cell Death" short courses.

To get back on track, I havent participated in any online music or folklore courses yet but I got involved in this discussion to ask about and inform about online ventures (and especially MOOCs) in the area of interest most alligned to the Mudcat forum. Does anyone have experience of any of the courses I've mentioned in previous contributions? Is anyone designing a folklore or folkmusic course for future "broadcast"?