Courses - February to April 2026

[smallhobbit]

Open Learn

The Restless Universe
My interest is more looking at the stars and planets and this course was more concerned with the physics of this planet, so, although I completed the course, I don't think I gained much from it.

Lottery of Birth
As might be expected this looks at the different factors which can affect how a child will grow up and thrive, or not. I don't think I learnt anything new.

Exploring Ovid's Big Ideas
I studied Ovid's Metamorphoses for Latin O-level an eon ago, but, if anything, by the end of the course I was less interested in Ovid that when I started.

An Introduction to Geology
Life in the Palaeozoic
Earthquakes
Looking around for something to study, I decided a look at how our planet is formed might be interesting. I know a little more now, but wouldn't say this was a subject I'd be particularly interested in progressing with. However, they all helped with building the big picture of 'life'.


Having looked at most of the OpenLearn courses I'm currently interested in, and, in the case of some of the scientific courses, can actually understand, I've now picked out a few FutureLearn courses to continue to widen my horizons.

Comments

[lucy_roman]

I haven't done any futurelearn courses in ages. They were free originally.

[smallhobbit]

FutureLearn is still free, but for a very limited time and with quite a lot of restrictions. And a few of the courses do remain free.

[lucy_roman]

Thanks.

[aome]

The geology courses sound amazing. (Although, having grown up in Calif, I know a fair amount about earthquakes already. *g* )

[smallhobbit]

I knew very little about geology, so it was interesting to learn some more.

[aome]

In college (uni) I took an environmental geology course and it was absolutely fascinating - I learned a lot about how just because it rains doesn't mean the water table is getting replenished, and similar types of information.

[sallymn]

They sound wonderful!

[smallhobbit]

Some were more interesting to me than others, but I enjoyed the variety. Your icon is very appropriate!