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If you take a Coursera course, be prepared for it being exactly like a university class. About 45 minute of monologue per section, the odd quiz, then 2-3 exams.
by m00x 9y ago
If you take a Coursera course, be prepared for it being exactly like a university class. About 45 minute of monologue per section, the odd quiz, then 2-3 exams.
From the 4 Coursera courses I've taken, I've gotten some good info, but I learned nothing practical. Udacity on the other hand, has ~5-10 min videos, frequent quizzes and practical projects.
- un-devmox 9y agoCan you recommend a ML related course from Udacity?
- 2_listerine_pls 9y agoThere are only 2 ML courses on Udacity. One is by Georgia tech and the other is by Sebastian Tron Legacy.
- rfrey 9y agoWinner: Autocorrect Prize, August 2017
- postnihilism 9y agoI've enjoyed the Deep Learning Nanodegree [0]. It is a 6 month survey course of deep learning techniques and applications. Some of the lessons and instructors are better than others but overall the content and projects have been good. This course is not to be confused with the one-off deep learning course they offer [1], which I have not taken but have heard is not as good. [0]https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-nanodegree-foundation--nd101 https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-nanodegree-foun...) [1] https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning--ud730 https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning--ud730
- trevyn 9y agoI signed up for this, but didn't realize that they pull access to course material if you don't complete on their timeline. I asked for a refund because of this and they refused.
- js09 9y agoso you thought of quitting a course even though they gave us 6 months to finish it? their approach is good to ensure people follow deadlines just like you would have in a school/college setting because that causes maxomim graduation rates
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- 2_listerine_pls 9y agoI dislike Udacity, they interrupt every minute to ask stupid non-useful questions and some of their courses have very low quality.
- forgotmysn 9y agojust sounds like different learning styles
- 2_listerine_pls 9y agoNo, it's not a matter of learning styles. Rather, it's a matter of preference. I prefer rigorous coverage and quality. Just take a look at Udacity's deep learning reviews @ class-central.com
- js09 9y agoWhile I have some issues with their deep learning nanodegree, the reviews on class-central are for the standalone course and not for the nanodegree... most students liked the nanodegree
- tu7001 9y agoExcept is Peter Norvig:)
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- 2_listerine_pls 9y agoI wasn't referring to any particular course.
- js09 9y agoyou should then take the nanodegrees. the kind of courses you are talking about are getting older now. the new nanodegrees have good materials.
- flor1s 9y agoIt seems like this course also includes a lot of practical knowledge about deep learning, as it to be expected of Andrew Ng - who is writing the applied book "Machine Learning Yearning"