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I took the specialization in Systems Biology. At that time I got very frustated but afterward I went to my local university for 4 months on a related topic, and
by JPLeRouzic 9y ago
I took the specialization in Systems Biology. At that time I got very frustated but afterward I went to my local university for 4 months on a related topic, and assure you that I prefer the Coursera experience, even with the lack of support.
At least what I learned at Coursera was at the state of art, and all that was taught was useful.
- blub 9y agoA relative of mine has taken a multi-part course + capstone on Coursera. They have zero teaching support besides the videos and reading material for paying customers, it's shocking. The only difference between them and watching some free videos on e.g. iTunes U is that Coursera requires homework, has the nearly useless peer-review and one has to pay for watching.
- JPLeRouzic 9y agoThat was also what I experienced on Coursera, but that does not describe everything about the Coursera specialization I took. I also took on eDx "Welcome to MITx's 7.00x! Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life". This is a great course, I liked the videos with E. Lander. But there was little difference in support with the "System Biology" specialization on Coursera. Getting quickly an obvious answer, does not help more than getting no answer at all. The big difference for me, and in favor to MITx's 7.00x, is that the design of the exam was much more sophisticated than in "System Biology".