Discover how WW1 shaped the modern age - with FutureLearn and the BBC MOOC

Four new free, online courses will be available this Autumn to help you discover how the First World War shaped the modern age. They are provided by FutureLearn and its partners and the BBC.

FutureLearn is a private company wholly owned by The Open University, with the benefit of over 40 years of their experience in distance learning and online education. Their partners include over 20 of the best UK and international universities, as well as institutions with a huge archive of cultural and educational material, including the British Council, the British Library, and the British Museum. (https://www.futurelearn.com/)

The BBC has collaborated with four of FutureLearn’s university partners to bring you a fascinating and diverse series of free online courses on the legacy of the First World War. The BBC has contributed vast amounts of its rich cultural and historical footage, to show you how the conflict has shaped individuals, society, technology and world affairs in the 100 years since it began.

The 4 courses that you can follow are - 

Paris 1919 - A New World Order?
University of Glasgow

This course reassesses the legacy of the Paris Peace Conference (1919) and how it sought to create a new world order.

Aviation Comes of Age
University of Birmingham

This course investigates how the white heat of innovation in World War 1 shaped the history of human flight.

Changing Faces of Heroism
University of Leeds

Learn how the war moved us away from traditional views of heroism and created new kinds of heroes and heroines.

Trauma and Memory
The Open University

Discover the traumatic effects of war on those that survive it, from the soldiers on the front lines to the civilians at home.

In case you haven't heard of them, the Wikipedia definition of a MOOC is - 
"A massive open online course (MOOC; /muːk/) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants(TAs). MOOCs are a recent development in distance education which began to emerge in 2012.   "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course