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Chinese surely, the sun will be setting on Indian outsourcing in the near futureDoing the needful since 1827 -
ACM Learning Center (you'll need to join the ACM for $99 a year, but it comes with safari, books 24x7 and skillsoft course access)
Find Courses by Topic | MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials has a lot of computer science courses.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Some feedback from the pre and post course survey for a course I've just completed:
A Comparison of Online MOOC Versus On Campus Course Delivery | the augmented trader
The course was run simultaneously online and in the campus which makes for some interesting reading!Coffee's for closersComment
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Interesting. I'm very impressed by the one I'm doing (if a little out of my depth). The thing I do find frustrating is that, if you hit a problem with one of the programming assignments, it's very difficult to discuss it in the forums as you're not allowed to post your code or even any real detail of your approach to the problem. If you're stuck, there's no real way out.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostSome feedback from the pre and post course survey for a course I've just completed:
A Comparison of Online MOOC Versus On Campus Course Delivery | the augmented trader
The course was run simultaneously online and in the campus which makes for some interesting reading!Comment
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merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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And one for Sas
A Programmer's Guide to Data Mining | The Ancient Art of the Numerati which isn't bad but rather noddy...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Coursera are now offering specialization courses:
https://www.coursera.org/specializations
They cost $49 a go but they are 3 months and result in a proper certificateCoffee's for closersComment
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You need to look in detail. The Data Science course is 9 modules at $49 a time + $49 for the capstone project.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostCoursera are now offering specialization courses:
https://www.coursera.org/specializations
They cost $49 a go but they are 3 months and result in a proper certificate
Compared to the open university its a bargain but its not $49.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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