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Looking through a few of these, I really wish they would put some more effort into the sound quality. One of the lectures on forms was so warped, like they had
by hmottestad 15y ago
Looking through a few of these, I really wish they would put some more effort into the sound quality. One of the lectures on forms was so warped, like they had hooked the mic up to a guitar amp.
The phrase "quality over quantity" really comes to mind. Lynda makes great tutorials, and TED talks are just amazing (presentation wise). The Stanford tutorials may have great content, but then again so do books...if you're going to do videos, at least do it right. There is little point publishing just for the sake of publishing.
Though I guess these lecture recordings are the equivalent of alpha software...so I might just have somewhat high expectations.
- Pynkrabbit 15y agoIt's also a free resource so the phrase "you get what you pay for" comes to mind.
- hmottestad 15y agoThat's a terrible reason for not getting the sound right. Khan Academy is free, and they have good sound.
- HiroshiSan 15y agoTo the courses defense, It's in an open classroom environment, while Khan Academy is Khan sitting at his computer, so it's much easier to get the sound right.
- dlo 15y agoThis was a very low-key offering. These initial experiments led to the AI, DB, and ML classes that are being offered for free, all of which have great production quality. Even Stanford professors have to approach problems incrementally.