MOOC Review for Class

OK so I checked out and signed up for my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses). I went to
Coursera and found a History class on JFK called The Kennedy Half Century. The host university is Virginia and the professor is Prof. Larry J. Sabato.

I chose this course because I know little of the Kennedy Era and Prof. Sabato promised to cover JFK from his rise to power and the effects of his legacy. The course is a series of video lectures given by Prof. Sabato and range from 5 to 20 minutes long. The entire course is broken up into 4 modules with sub-sections. At the end of the fourth module there is final exam. It consists of 10 questions though it is not specified whether they are short answers or multiple-choice.

I liked the knowledge I was gaining via the video lectures. Prof. Sabato evidently knew his subject well and that was projected through is lectures. I also like that this MOOC was self-paced and that I could pause and rewind to take notes or just listen to the information again. Another great asset the MOOC offered was that it had a class discussion board and a Twitter account. Both could be used to ask questions and further understand the ideas explored.

What I didn't necessarily favor was that this MOOC in particular, has certain instruction dates, so the course had already ended but I was still able to access the lessons.

I love the idea of Massive Open Online Courses. They can serve as CEUs and to furthers one own understanding of a certain subject. I want to teach History so what better way to gain more knowledge about Kennedy than taking a self-paced online course from a highly qualified professor for FREE!?!?! I plan to be a forever student anyways and MOOCs allow for us learning-lovers to continue learning with out depleting our accounts like secondary institutions do today.