What are some good resources for getting started with COBOL programming? [closed]

Question

I'm thinking about learning COBOL. Where should I start?

Answer 1

I started with this excellent tutorial.

There is an open-source COBOL compiler called OpenCOBOL which you could use to work through the exercises.

And a COBOL Portal.

Answer 2

I did Cobol during the Y2K time, Cobol was the easy part, the nightmare was JCL or Job Control Language to run your Cobol programs, what a disaster!

I really, really would like to know why you even are thinking of learning Cobol