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When discussing online courses, a recurring theme is that of the "value" of online certifications, versus "real life" certifications. By taking action against c
by eneveu 14y ago
When discussing online courses, a recurring theme is that of the "value" of online certifications, versus "real life" certifications. By taking action against cheaters, Coursera is trying to preserve the value of their certification. I wonder how it will affect it.
Do people really care about online certifications anyway?
For me, the main advantage of the weekly assignments, is that it stops me from procrastinating, like I might if I were to learn by myself with a book... I don't really care about the certification itself. I guess I can add it to my resume, like the SCJP, but I don't think employers will care much.
- weego 14y agoI'm entirely self taught at Scala and never did Java, so I'm doing it just to test myself to see how much I missed and how much I understand already. Certification is almost entirely worthless as a CV aid... it gives an indicator that you are willing to put in effort out of hours for self improvement, but it's value vs a well tended github account / a programming test is negligible.
- Cope 14y agoIn my eyes, the only benefit of the certificates is that you have something to show for your time and effort; something that proves you're willing to take the time to better yourself. That being said, it's not much.