The difference between CS50 and others is that CS50 gives you a similar experience of taking a class in flesh and blood, while offering all the flexibility of o

The difference between CS50 and others is that CS50 gives you a similar experience of taking a class in flesh and blood, while offering all the flexibility of online education; in other courses, it feels like the professors are held at gun point and are asked to teach the material in 10-15 mins intervals. It is awkward to both the teacher and the student, because teaching with a camera up so close to one's face is so, and just because Salman Khan (Khan Academy) did so, doesn't mean every Udacity, edx, and Coursera should. Remember that in the beginning, Salman Khan intended those videos for his cousins. Just look at SEE[1], to see how effective a traditional class room style teaching can be. SICP[2], SEE and CS50 are hands down the best lectures I ever had the pleasure to learn from. [1] http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx [2] http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/ http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussma...