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by teja1990 5312 days ago
For me ,choosing which class to take has become the hard decision.So many classes in Jan/Feb. I wish they move some classes to March.
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I understand they want some flexibility, but it would be nice to know what classes will be offered in the future, so I can plan accordingly. The ML class is being offered again but the AI class isn't. There's 4 or 5 I'd like to take from the upcoming schedule, and I'd hate to miss out on any of them. If I knew one would be repeated, it would make it an easier decision to make.

I know it's "FREE", but it would still be helpful to know what some of the options are in the future, so I could plan accordingly.

There seems to be at least a new one every few days or so... by the time Jan rolls around there likely will be over a couple dozen to choose from.

I've been doing the AI class and that eats anywhere from 6-10 hours of my time per week, in addition to doing some ancillary thing (just finished LPTHW, moving on to Eloquent JS), a full time job, and having some semblance of a social life I don't know if I could handle more than 2 max, esp if they both involve programming assignments. This really is such a kid in a candy store experience, there are at least 4 I really want to take and 10 that I would if I had the time.

Information Theory class is starting in March. Moreover, Design and Analysis of Algorithms II would also be offered in March.
Are they offering 261 in this form? I hadn't heard that yet, and I don't see it on the list at the bottom
No, not 261. Tim Roughgarden is breaking CS161, Design and Analysis of Algorithms what is usually a one-quarter into two five-week pieces offered initially in the winter and spring quarters, respectively. This also explains the 'I' after the course title in the current online offering.

Source: http://www.quora.com/Why-dont-Stanfords-new-online-courses-b...