I've completed a course at Coursera and have to say it was a complete waste of time, verging on very stupid. The whole thing appears that way. The Gamification aspect of the courses is very off-putting and a bit childish. I wouldn't waste time doing another course with them.
I am uncomfortable with the set-up and noticed that certain postings I'd made 'anonymous' suddenly had my name appended to them. I am therefore suspicious of the Coursera staff, in fact I found that a bit creepy. It appears that if you post a comment they don't like, they will attempt to out you.
The students on the courses were mostly very stupid people who trolled, and some actually were outright plagiarists. Joke of it is, these same muppets grade your assessments. After a few short weeks you should get the picture. I believe Coursera will soon fail. This cannot be profitable. Anyone who invested money in this must be quite mad.
I've completed a course at Coursera and have to say it was a complete waste of time, verging on very stupid. The whole thing appears that way. The Gamification aspect of the courses is very off-putting and a bit childish. I wouldn't waste time doing another course with them.
I am uncomfortable with the set-up and noticed that certain postings I'd made 'anonymous' suddenly had my name appended to them. I am therefore suspicious of the Coursera staff, in fact I found that a bit creepy. It appears that if you post a comment they don't like, they will attempt to out you.
The students on the courses were mostly very stupid people who trolled, and some actually were outright plagiarists. Joke of it is, these same muppets grade your assessments. After a few short weeks you should get the picture. I believe Coursera will soon fail. This cannot be profitable. Anyone who invested money in this must be quite mad.