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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Tako Unik
@tako-unik
I did a bunch on coursera years and years ago when I just got interested in coding. The value of the course really depends on the university and lecturer. I wasn't satisfied with the assignment part as it was mostly p2p of those who are doing the course with you. Most were doing it hands off and I was looking for a constructive feedback so yeap. Overall, experience was good. Courses were well structured and had comprehensive resources.
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adrienne
@adrienne
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