adrienne
@adrienne
Has anyone here taken any of the free online college courses offered thru MIT, Stanford, Coursera etc? I have an undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering and spent my professional career in Software Engineering and general business/management. In the coming year I’m going to have a little more free personal time and I’m considering trying one of these courses and curious to hear anyone’s experience. I’ve done lots of continuous learning over the years- reading blogs and books, listening to talks, plus some formal professional training - but all of a sudden I’m yearning for a classroom and more structured curriculum. The only question I have is whether to do computer science (to satisfy my desire to know the difference between on the job learning and what is being taught) or humanities (because I missed out in college).
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Trish🫧
@trish
I haven’t taken them for credit but I’ve listened to hours upon hours of lectures. They are gifts to the world
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adrienne
@adrienne
Which platform did you use? Direct from the university or YouTube or coursera or something else? How do you decide what to listen to?
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Trish🫧
@trish
Usually from the apps but some link to YouTube which can be better for listening if you’re driving. I think some are exclusive to where they are. Harvard’s computer science 101 is like that I think.
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