[brunov]

On the other hand, I find the Coursera classes much better in quality. At least the CS ones seem to have a more formal and rigorous tone, which is something that I value more than presentation.

I agree though, the Udacity lectures are more engaging.

[muraiki]

I don't know enough about programming to make a comment on the quality, and I should have mentioned that in my initial post. I was trying to convey my experience of the teaching in each course, not the quality of the material.

But yes, from what I've taken in the AI class so far they are definitely teaching Computer Science. Udacity so far seems to be "applied programming" with a bit of helpful CS here and there.

[evoxed]

Have you taken either of the CS101 courses? Udacity's has already wrapped up and started a new 'hexamester' though Coursera's has just started. I prefer the Coursera lectures generally but with CS101 at least I think Udacity was much more engaging and challenging for beginners. So far the assignments on Coursera CS101 assignments feel pretty lackluster compared to the other classes (unless I've become unwittingly jaded, in which case I'd still like to hear what others think).