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Re: Concise list of upcoming Coursera courses by month

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Post by droithomme » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 1:33 AM UTC

inovica wrote: post #11

dfriedmn wrote: post #9

This really makes me wish they would leave content up rather than following the cohort model -- there are a handful of classes I'd like to take, but their current model forces users to basically adhere to the university schedule (they have 4x more courses starting in september than any other month). Udacity made the switch after a couple months of trying the cohort model -- hope Coursera considers the same.

I agree. Over the Summer I wanted to do the Python course with my son (9 years old) but it doesn't start until October, when he'll be back at school. Shame. Doing the Learn Python the Hard Way with him instead

Udacity has a CS101 in Python that you can start at any time and can be mastered by a 9 yr old with parental guidance. Check it out. I am sure you will be happy with it and your son will have a good time.

Their interface is a lot better and their teachers are great, they've really created a new pedagogy around the new medium rather than adapt existing brick and mortar courses like Coursera and edX is doing. Mind you Coursera and MITx is a great way to get real college classes over the web, but Udacity is rebuilding the whole paradigm and is intensely analyzing data and tweaking to improve things.

http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs101/CourseRev/apr20...

Re: Concise list of upcoming Coursera courses by month

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Post by naner » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 2:02 AM UTC

naner wrote: post #20

dfriedmn wrote: post #9

This really makes me wish they would leave content up rather than following the cohort model -- there are a handful of classes I'd like to take, but their current model forces users to basically adhere to the university schedule (they have 4x more courses starting in september than any other month). Udacity made the switch after a couple months of trying the cohort model -- hope Coursera considers the same.

Yes, this is why I prefer Udacity, too. By all means Codeacademy should continue with the scheduled courses and deadlines, there are benefits to that. Just leave the content and discussions available for those who want to self-study at their own pace and convenience. Perhaps only make the certificates available to those who take the class on schedule.

Obviously I meant Coursera not Code Academy.

Re: Concise list of upcoming Coursera courses by month

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Post by eupharis » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 2:35 AM UTC

Don't see this mentioned anywhere else yet:

I was just going to bookmark this list itself, thinking it some random post by some random google plus person, but it looks like the mother website (class-central.com) is dedicated to just providing a constantly updated list of online offerings from Udacity, Coursera, and edX. Essentially, a MOOC aggregator.

I was thinking to myself just a few weeks ago how nice something like this would be. I <3 the internets.

Re: Concise list of upcoming Coursera courses by month

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Post by nandemo » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 5:30 AM UTC

dfriedmn wrote: post #9

This really makes me wish they would leave content up rather than following the cohort model -- there are a handful of classes I'd like to take, but their current model forces users to basically adhere to the university schedule (they have 4x more courses starting in september than any other month). Udacity made the switch after a couple months of trying the cohort model -- hope Coursera considers the same.

Damn, does that mean the ML and NLP classes will probably start at the same time? I want to take both, but not at the same time.

Re: Concise list of upcoming Coursera courses by month

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Post by Paul_S » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 10:51 AM UTC

dkd wrote: post #14

tocomment wrote: post #12

Google wants me to sign in before I can even read them. Am I doing something wrong?

It's googleplus page so it probably needs your google ID.

I'd understand if it wanted my login credentials to post a reply but why do I need to log in to read a post. This is ridiculous.

Re: Concise list of upcoming Coursera courses by month

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Post by tocomment » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 11:39 AM UTC

Paul_S wrote: post #25

dkd wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's googleplus page so it probably needs your google ID.

I'd understand if it wanted my login credentials to post a reply but why do I need to log in to read a post. This is ridiculous.

Yeah, my sentiments exactly! And I kept hearing about how google plus is a great blogging platform, it really doesn't seem like it.