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Learning and science
online course tracking
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How HN took it
6 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for keeping track of MOOC courses
From 3 comments
This is really nice guys. Great work. This solves the problem of keeping track of all the MOOC courses. I'm looking forward to using it.
elleferrer on HNWill be useful to me!
arnaudbreton on HNThis is what the courses have been missing!
EGreg on HN
Clean and nice to use
From 2 comments
Looks awesome!
vitaluha on HNcool - i just used it to search for a course i need some people to take. there may be a bug - i searched for "change management" and it returned the same course twice with…
davmar on HN
Objections
Password minimum length of 8 characters is too restrictive
From 1 comment
> Password is too short (minimum is 8 characters) Dammit! Let me choose my own password!
wasyl on HN
Some bugs: duplicate courses and past-course addition
From 2 comments
cool - i just used it to search for a course i need some people to take. there may be a bug - i searched for "change management" and it returned the same course twice with…
davmar on HNLove it. However, is there a way to add past courses to my "records"? When I try to add the past iteration of a course to my wall, it adds the next iteration.
axomhacker on HN
Site returned a 404 at launch
From 1 comment
Requests
Calendar view of daily and weekly course requirements
From 2 comments
If you could somehow organise a calendar functionality so that I could just log in and see my daily/weekly requirements that would be a massive tipping point. I would happily pay…
ZenPro on HNAwesome. When evaluating MOOCS, I usually have a list of courses that sound cool, but I haven't investigated yet. Once I investigate them a bit more, I put the good ones on a…
stockninja on HN
Deadline reminders for homework and quizzes
From 1 comment
In addition to reminding me when the course starts, could you remind me of homework/quiz deadlines as well?
zodiac on HN
Ratings and reviews from other users
From 1 comment
I love this site, but it could use Ratings functionality. I want to know what other users think about the courses.
bigsparky on HN
Filtering by level and free versus paid courses
From 2 comments
It would be awesome if there was a way to specify my knowledge in certain fields, and filter out all courses that are too basic. As an example, I'm not interested in seeing…
Inufu on HNI would suggest not adding TutPlus and Lynda since every thing would be jumbled up (all course formats). Please have a clear way to filter out Free courses from the Paid ones.
suyash on HN
Add MIT OCW, Lynda and TutsPlus courses
From 2 comments
Looks great. The majority of the classes I plan to take are on MIT OCW. Are there plans to add it?
smokestack on HNLove it, any plans on adding Lynda and TutsPlus courses?
spacesword on HN
Questions
Will course lists be organised into multiple lists such as taking or finished?
From 1 comment
Awesome. When evaluating MOOCS, I usually have a list of courses that sound cool, but I haven't investigated yet. Once I investigate them a bit more, I put the good ones on a…
stockninja on HN
Alternatives named
CourseTalk
From 1 comment
Some related services you may want to check out: http://degreed.com/ tracks and creates a scorecard (like a FICO score) for lifelong learning http://www.mysliderule.com/ is a…
atari_girl on HN
Class Central
From 1 comment
There's also: https://www.class-central.com another good list of online courses http://www.skilledup.com a very comprehensive list of learning materials We (Accredible) are…
dannyking on HN
Metacademy
From 1 comment
Perhaps integration between this site and Metacademy would fit your needs. Metacademy was discussed in a different HN thread[1] recently, and is especially relevant to your query…
otoburb on HN
Degreed
From 1 comment
Some related services you may want to check out: http://degreed.com/ tracks and creates a scorecard (like a FICO score) for lifelong learning http://www.mysliderule.com/ is a…
atari_girl on HN
SkilledUp
From 1 comment
There's also: https://www.class-central.com another good list of online courses http://www.skilledup.com a very comprehensive list of learning materials We (Accredible) are…
dannyking on HN