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by slooonz
2162 days ago
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> Video lectures are separately planned/recorded to be shorter duration "modules", which decreases the depth and sometimes also results in entire topics being cut out I think it depends on the course. I’m currently following "Fundamentals of Statistics" (https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:MITx+18.6501x+2T20...), and it’s clearly a recording of an IRL course. Same with "Introduction to Biology", and the whole Quantum Mechanics serie. |
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I didn't realize either that some amount of course credit could transfer from that program to a traditional Masters. However it also appears to require an in person exam in that case and the "semester equivalent tuition" is like $1500.
MicroMasters sounds like a good way to test the waters for those considering a Masters to me, especially if possibly switching fields. I am still skeptical that one could realistically get a full education via these resources though. [Noting of course that depending on use case you may not need a full education].
Even for OCW which in some cases is a carbon copy of the course materials, it takes a lot of self discipline and regular access to a good study group (or an expert you can ask questions) to get the same value out of one of those classes.