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After start-ups like Coursera, Codecademy and Udacity redefined MOOC, its been a little confusing for newbie learners about which platform is better and hos. Actually, I am currently taking a class on Programming Languages on Coursera and also learning programming on Codecademy. I have taken a look at Udacity which also a brilliant MOOC platform. But there are many unknown leaning platforms which have not yet gained popularity like Saylor.org. I know it's just a collection of learning resource but still I came to know about it just know. There is also Udemy which is kind of paid learning platform. There are many others of which I don't know currently. Like Edmodo which is came to know about via the Crunchies Awards. I would like to take a look at some more learning platforms so that I can find which platform is good aand how and for whom. I would like to request everybody to contribute there experiences (review) of using such learning platforms, be it free or paid, MOOC or something else. Please list out every learning platform out there so that avid learners can get to know about them. |
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Some others to add to your list: Indiana Universty's Information Visualization MOOC There are more if you search the AIqus forums (e.g. Google Powersearch, Hillsdale College history and constitution classes, etc.) |
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Best means what serves your needs best. Decide what you want to get out your online learning experience, and choose among the available tools. I find that Udacity, Coursera, and edX all fit my needs. I think (fully knowing that these are generalizations) that if you need a learning environment closer to the college experience, then Coursera will be a better fit. If you're looking for a more innovative learning environment for your CS needs, you'll find Udacity to be pretty amazing. I love Udacity and like Coursera, and find that both fit my needs well. The edX class on AI was very good, though the platform didn't meet 100% of my needs. But these are only my opinions about what works best for me... be sure to look around and form your own. IMO, the best learning platform I've seen is Udacity's. Integrated programming exercises, short, digestible videos that take advantage of the online learning experience, as opposed to "classroom in a video". Some really outstanding instructors. To riff off of Ben Haley's response from earlier: I found Andrew Ng's class on Machine Learning to be one of the best of Coursera, and I highly recommend it, but I think it'd be a degree of magnitude better on Udacity's platform. Geoffrey Hinton's course on Neural Networks was, for me, a complete bust. He was unwatchable, IMO. (Again, this just my opinion; judge for yourself!) That class for me represents what happens when you don't embrace the unique challenges of online learning, and try to cram a classroom experience onto the Web. Perhaps, however, Ben's personal experiences and tastes led him to appreciate the class more than I. If you want to learn to code, I can endorse codeacademy. If you want to learn Python, codeacademy + Udacity will serve you well. There's also an Interactive Programming in Python class on Coursera that will recur again. The path I am taking to learn how to code is as above, plus Udacity's course by the co-founder of Reddit on Web Application Engineering. I'm trying to build a useful web site that contains a digital product that I can sell. Again, YMMV. There are also practical courses and tutorials that you can buy from Udemy, Lynda, and others. |
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