Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative
Jay Clayton
Focused on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings Online, this course explores what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games.
Workload: 2-4 hours/week
https://www.coursera.org/course/onlinegames
This actually looks pretty interesting.
Coursera in general has plenty of other courses on various topics you can do online, all with connections to universities and institiutions around the world.
Check it out, it's definitely another productive way to spend your time if you're into self-motivated learning.
Yes, it's all free. Enjoy.