Also known as MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
You can teach your child college level material at home, because do it yourself college classes are everywhere right now! Especially after Covid, there are more opportunities than ever. They are easy to find online, and sometimes are completely free.
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Some classes are Open Courseware, provided by Harvard and MIT.
UMass Boston Open Courseware
MIT Open Courseware
Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
Stanford Online Free Courses
Websites, like Coursera, offer college classes with certification. There are other websites that list college level classes, though. To find more information, start here.
Coursera.org
edx.org
openculture.com
udacity.com
udemy.com
alison.com
codecademy.com
duolingo.com
khanacademy.org
linkedin.com/learning
teamtreehouse.com
Carefully read everything about the class before you register.
– Most are college level. Only use them when your child is capable of being successful and is able to work at a college level.
– These classes contain secular content that may not be appropriate for some Christian families, or for younger teens.
– Many of these classes are paced at a college level, giving your child only 6-8 weeks to finish the class. If you choose to use these types of classes, I recommend choosing a class that is self-paced.
– Most of these classes typically cannot be counted as dual credit classes, although some can. Do your research.
– These classes will allow you to continue homeschooling even through the college level, whether they earn college credit or not.
Be calm. You don’t need a MOOC if it’s not a good fit. If you are interested in more ways to homeschool college, check out Lee Binz’s Coffee Break Book, “How to Homeschool College.”
Has your family used an MOOC class before? What was your experience? Please share in the comments section below.
