I've done a number of MOOCs now, and I've learned to ignore the timeline in some cases. Sure, I don't get a certificate, but that's never been the point for me.
I just learned about the Neural Net class about a week ago and it's scheduled to end today. I decided not to let that stop me and went through all the lectures in a week. I'm going to have to watch a lot of them again, and I need some time to work with the concepts, but I enjoyed 'cramming' it all in one big gulp.
On the flip side, I stopped doing the Computational Finance at week 8 of 10, but I'll go back and finish it up over the holidays.
And on the third hand, the Modern American Poetry class I did was best done following the timeline, so that I go to participate in the forums at the same time as everyone else. That was a very forum heavy class, though, which is rare.
Anyway, I'm just glad all this stuff is out there now. I've learned a ridiculous amount in the last year.
I just learned about the Neural Net class about a week ago and it's scheduled to end today. I decided not to let that stop me and went through all the lectures in a week. I'm going to have to watch a lot of them again, and I need some time to work with the concepts, but I enjoyed 'cramming' it all in one big gulp.
On the flip side, I stopped doing the Computational Finance at week 8 of 10, but I'll go back and finish it up over the holidays.
And on the third hand, the Modern American Poetry class I did was best done following the timeline, so that I go to participate in the forums at the same time as everyone else. That was a very forum heavy class, though, which is rare.
Anyway, I'm just glad all this stuff is out there now. I've learned a ridiculous amount in the last year.