I enrolled immediately in two courses: Internet: History, Technology and Security as well as Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World. Both taught by professors at the University of Michigan. Both of these are wrapping up within the next few days. I have enjoyed them each more than I really thought I would. I certainly feel more well-read after the literature class.
On Monday, my third class began: World History since 1300 taught by a professor at Princeton University.
Future classes I have enrolled in: Archaeology's Dirty Little Secret (best class title so far!!!); Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative; How Things Work 1; and The Modern World: Global History since 1760. I think the two history classes will be the most rewarding as far as the fact that the course is on a global level. I think there are 70,000 enrolled in the current history class.
The class offerings are as broad as any you can imagine and the course description will usually let you know if you need any sort of previous experience before you can understand what will be discussed in the class.
I realise not everyone will have time for something like this, but I thought I'd toss it out there for those who do. The classes are about 2.5 weeks long though some could be shorter or longer. You work at your own pace, though there are some deadlines to work with.
Okay. End of sales speech. LOL Sorry.
