The American South: Its Stories, Music, and Art   < a href=https://www.coursera.org/course/south> https://www.coursera.org/course/south from 13 Oct for 6 weeks, 2-4 hr/week

"From small farms to urban neighborhoods, from the region itself to the more distant worlds of the southern diaspora, we discover the stories, music, and art of the American South.

"This course explores the stories, music, and art of the American South and considers how they serve as a window on the region's history and culture. We will see how the region's distinctive sense of place defines music and literature in each generation. From small farms to urban neighborhoods, from the region itself to more distant worlds of the southern diaspora, stories, music, and art chronicle places and the people who live within them.

"Our course explores the nature of oral tradition and how its study can provide a methodology for understanding Southern literature. We will discuss Southern artists and photographers and will show how the history and traditions of the South influences their work. We will consider the work of Southern Writers and discuss how they utilize specific stories, music, and art as a structure for literary forms such as the novel and the short story. Lastly, we look into the
rich history of southern music and its roots in work chants, fife and drum, and one-strand on the wall musics."

Taught by William R. Ferris, "a professor of history at UNC–Chapel Hill and an adjunct professor in the Curriculum in Folklore. He is associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South, and is widely recognized as a leader in Southern studies, African-American music and folklore."

http://www.mooc-list.com/course/world-music-open2study
World Music (Open2Study)
Sep 15th 2014 for 4 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
"Discover a world of music exploring your community or family to learn how music represents cultural identity."

Coursera also has a beginners guitar course starting mid Oct, and Allversity has a self-paced guitar course, start anytime, 63 lessons