FREE College Certificate in WWII (not a 3rd party MOOC).

Direct from college and not a third party MOOC.
Seven videos; 7 quizzes (10-Q each), 1 Final quiz (35-q)
https://online.hillsdale.edu/#home

The Hillsdale College online learning system is better than Canvas and Blackboard and of higher quality videos. I lost the internet and picked up right at the same spot within one minute.

I am a history channel junkie, and WWII is my favorite subject. If you are an amateur WWII buff, this free certificate is for you! This was my first Hillsdale certificate, and it was terrific.

Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University.

 

This has GOT to be one of the best free course collections ever! I looked over the rest and there are TWO Great Books courses. Ancient & Medieval and Modern. These days, that's like finding the Holy Grail and the Hope Diamond in the same storage locker - the one you just rented!

200 points to Life Long Learning, please... on my tab. And the best seat in the house for the Battle of Stalingrad!

 

I like how they give you a Certificate as soon as you get an 80% on the final quiz.

I scored 100% in the WWII Certificate (I learned about 30% more) and 80% in the Intro to Constitution Certificate. I see two more history certificates that I will take. Winston Churchill and Athens and Sparta both look neat?

 

They should award 3 ACE credits per each course. Then I'll be interested in taking all of their courses.

 

No they shouldn't. They can't - and ACE can't. To do so would violate Federal Guidelines. Three credit-hours equal somewhere close to fifty contact hours. Each contact hour generally necessitates about two further hours of study and/or work on assignments. I don't think the time required for these courses comes anywhere near the 3-credit figure.

I include a document from Valdosta State University, GA that outlines their policy and mentions the Federal Guidelines involved. I found it was very similar to other schools' explanations. After all, they're based on the same set of rules.

https://www.valdosta.edu/academics/academic-affairs/documents/credit-contact-guidelines.pdf

No matter. I think some of these free Hillsdale College courses might better contribute to personal development than many of the compulsory courses that people have to take for degree-credit, whether they like them or not.

 

I just passed the Winston Churchill Certificate. I knew he was beyond brilliant but did not know he did NOT go to college? Winston Churchill was always somewhat ambivalent about education. He recalled that his schooldays were “the only barren and unhappy period of my life,” and he never attended university.

In many ways, he was born connected but not rich. He made his career by going to war many times and being as brave as hell.

 

Not such a rare thing, with British Prime Ministers. In more recent times, I read that Sir John Major (Prime Minister, 1990 - 1997) never attended University either.

 

Great find; thanks for posting.

Hillsdale teaches from a certain perspective, but one that appears to be under attack and needs defending!

 

All colleges teach from a certain perspective. It was my understanding its best not to have a BS, MS, and Ph.D. all from the same college. I welcome diverse perspectives and styles in life long learning. I think it's hard to slant WWII as a subject.

 

You may be surprised...

 

Might be hard to do so credibly - but people try... look at all those Holocaust deniers - Jim Keegstra, Ernst Zundel an' them.... only one example.

Here's another example, not dealing with Holocaust. You know this guy, I'm sure:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/putin-blames-poland-world-war-ii/604426/

Probably more lies told about World War II than many, many other subjects.