new ahort mooc re Robbie Burns, commences 25 Jan (of course!)
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/robert-burns
3 weeks duration, approx 4 hours/wk (you can keep using the material well past the official end of the course once you are enrolled)

From the web page:

"You'll learn with experts from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow, which leads the world in the academic study of the poet, his life and works, the history and culture of the period in which he lived, and his ongoing legacy."

exploring three core questions:

    Who was Robert Burns?
    What made Robert Burns a poetic genius?
    And what made Robert Burns a global icon?

In the process, you'll examine archive material, original publications and manuscripts by Burns himself, recordings of Burns songs and examples of objects used to commemorate the poet. You'll also look at and learn to interpret a selection of Robert Burns's works in the context of Scottish history and culture. Poems and songs covered in the course include:

    Auld Lang Syne
    To a Mouse
    To a Haggis
    Ae Fond Kiss
    A Red Red Rose
    Scots Wha Hae
    A Man's a Man for a' That
    The Vision