Star date:  4.22.2013
Second week in the MOOC experiment -- what tips can I give to students who may want to go this route:
First one:  set up routines -- check the online environment on a regular schedule to learn about new posts, new assignments, new discussions.  Even if Canvas tells you that there is new stuff happening, changes are you will not be able to get to this right then and there, so a scheduled participation, like attending a class, is a must.
Second:  do not procrastinate -- as easy as it is to do in a self-paced, independent learning environment, it will come back and haunt you.  This becomes especially for required or suggested readings.