I did this course last year and am doing it again this year, it's scheduled to start July 14th and based on my experience last year and the similar outline this year it's extremely easy going for anyone who can plan ahead based on simple directives, I'd earnestly recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in LOTR, MMO's or learning english lit.

https://www.coursera.org/course/onlinegames

articles about last years course:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/article/why-40000-students-from-around-the-world-have-signed-up-to-study-lord-of-th#/entry/signin

http://inventorspot.com/articles/gaming_lotr_and_new_media_interview_professor_jay_clayton