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People don't go to uni to learn. They go to network, party, and get the signal that employers require. Coursera doesn't replace any of those.
by colinmhayes 6y ago
People don't go to uni to learn. They go to network, party, and get the signal that employers require. Coursera doesn't replace any of those.
- dragonwriter 6y agoSince Coursera provides major-university graduate degrees including onramp programs that provide alternatives to traditional prereqs, it does provide the signal employers’ require.
- andyjohnson0 6y ago> People don't go to uni to learn. They go to network, party, and get the signal that employers require. Coursera doesn't replace any of those. I know this is a popular opinion on HN, but I think it's lazy and cynical and just plain wrong. Plenty of people go to university to learn, either because they felt that need or realised they had it in themselves when they got there. University education has many problems, particularly right now, but it has also made a large contribution to making the world we have today. I think it's worth valuting that.
- f6v 6y agoI went to university after a relatively long(~10 years) software development career to study bioinformatics. It’s something you can practice from the comfort of your own home, but you can’t learn it without enrolling in the university program. There’s just not enough resources on the internet. And don’t get me started on other biotech degrees.