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The big problem with projects like this is the quality is pretty much lacking. Most of those MOOCs to begin with are no way intended to replace the equivalent c
by newguy1234 7y ago
The big problem with projects like this is the quality is pretty much lacking. Most of those MOOCs to begin with are no way intended to replace the equivalent college class. Most of them are watered down introductions to the courses. At a baseline for me to take any MOOC seriously then I want to see a high-quality textbook (or equivalent) for the course. If that doesn't exist then my opinion is the course is likely to be of low-quality. I'm sorry but replacing a textbook with a series of online blog articles or tutorials is simply not a sufficient replacement.
- Jimpulse 7y agoThe site gp posted addresses your concerns. All the topics listed in that site primarily focus on textbooks with the videos or courses as additional resources.
- sincerely 7y agoWhat does gp stand for?
- doctorsher 7y agoGP stands for grandparent. In case you need an explanation: in the context of a forum, the parent comment is the one you are replying to, and the grandparent comment is the one your parent comment replied to.
- sincerely 7y agoThank you
- Merrill 7y agoQuality of MOOCs varies a lot. The edX ones tend to be more like regular college courses if you are selective. Coursera and Udacity are more MOOC-specific courses. Even within edX, the quality varies a lot. The Harvard introductory course is really for non-CS majors and would be a waste of time for CS majors. The MIT course is for CS majors.