"MOOCs and Military History?" Topic

Has anyone looked at studying a MOOC (Massive Open On-line Course) to provide some discipline to their study of Military History? I am searching in the Post Graduate space but have found very little. Some interesting looking Undergrad courses though:

Coursera has several: Princeton's ‘Paradoxes of War'; Tokyo Uni's ‘Conditions of War and Peace'; Pennslyvania has ‘The History of the Slave South' which appears to address the causes, if not the course, of the ACW.

Futurelearn has just the one but it looks like a goodie: King's College London's ‘Causes of War'.

Anyone signed up for any of these, or found any other MOOC offerings likely to be of interest to TMP'ers?

Nope.

Closest I've gotten is checking into more of the info on Bongolesia, e.g. national anthem, national flag, etc.

Nah – the Open part kinda means free…

But you can charge what you like for the subsequent Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Strategic Studies testamur from the Sudekian National University on completion of at least 12 hours on-line study……

Maybe more if its signed by Emeritus Professor Doctor President for Life B'Wonah (D Litt)(Oxon)(College of Further Education) himself…

Sparker,
If you don't mind spending a few bob for first class quality I recommend King's College London's on-line MA in War in the Modern World:

link

I did it a few years ago and it is streets ahead of any "competition." It's particularly relevant to this board… everything that you want to know about conflict since 1945, and you can tailor three-quarters of it to your own areas of interest.

Cheers,
Bertie

I was going to complain about the lack of serious responses but Bertie came to the rescue. More than a little chunk of change though. Ouch. Not for the casual student of history.

Pigbear,
Regarding the price, these are the days we live in I'm afraid. When I got my BA in Britain in the '70s the tuition was free and, dependent on a means test for your parent's salary, you got a non-repayable grant to cover accommodation and living expenses, (mostly beer IIRC!) I got the full grant so it didn't cost me or my folks a penny.

Now it's 9,000 GBP a year just for the tuition in London and they'll generously give you a loan repayable at 3% plus the inflation rate! There is still a means tested maintenance grant though.

I feel sorry for anyone trying to get a decent education these days. You either need deep pockets or a high pain threshold for debt.

Cheers,
Bertie

My parents both went to the City University of New York in the 60s. There's an interesting history of tuition there around that time that reflects the politics of the era (see link). Tuition was free to low income students and then became free to all for a short while as a social experiment. It was then was reimposed for everyone after government finances went sour. My parents were beneficiaries of the government's largesse. I wonder if there is a similar story in Britain. I went to CUNY myself in the late 80s and every tuition increase brought a storm of protest that would sometimes spill out into the streets. While it was and still is a low cost school compared to private institutions that didn't stop me from amassing some debt. Took me many years to pay it off.

Allow me to bring us back to the subject of the OP. How about those MOOCs? Are there any that touch on mil hist?