usernamenumber | Take a class with me! (Reply)

I recently saw a TED talk by the co-founder of Coursera.org. Many .edu establishments nowadays are putting courses online, but Coursera is a bit different in that, rather than just putting recordings of classroom lectures online, their courses are designed for online delivery. More importantly, while all of the course materials are freely accessible, they are designed to be taken like a regular course, at set dates in collaboration with classmates who are going through the materials at the same rate you are (all still for free). The courses include examinations and certificates.

I am very curious about this as an e-educator (note to self: come up with a less cringe-inducing term than "e-educator"...), and they have an "Algorithms I" course starting in a few days, which will hopefully both give me a sense for how they approach course design and help me fill in some of the gaps in my mostly-self-taught IT background (assuming I don't end up overwhelmed by zomgmaths).

Anyone interested in taking the class with me?

https://www.coursera.org/course/algs4partI

Even if this isn't your thing, check out the rest of what they have to offer. Here's the TED talk that turned me on to them. Edu people (