Sunday, March 02, 2014

Art + Humanity courses online: "A History of Art" + "Practical Ethics"



Humanity and Art courses online: Last year, the online eduction platform Coursera launched. In partnership with many universities, Coursera offers free online courses in the fields of Computer Science, Medicine, Biology, Finance and Information, but also in Humanities and Social Science. Here are 2 courses that just started:

"Live! A History of Art for Artists, Animators and Gamers"
Organized by the California Institute of Arts, "Live! A History of Art for Artists, Animators and Gamers" is a free and open art course: " xplore art history from the artist's perspective. Learn how contemporary artists, animators and gamers work from the art of the past as part of their creative process"

Practical Ethics
"In this course you will be encouraged to think about some of the ethical issues that we all face in our daily lives, and as concerned, global citizens. The course will focus on the following topics: Is abortion wrong? Should we eat animals? What is our responsibility to the world’s poor? This course will encourage you to examine your ethical beliefs on topics relevant to the ancient question posed by Socrates: “How am I to live?”

Other upcoming courses: Coursera Humanities courses 

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