RobinL in Canada Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I was looking at the Coursera site but could not find out there if one can just audit a course--ie, are you allowed to remain in a course if you do not do the assignments? Also, are the classes shown live or can you watch them at any time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) If you don't do the assignments then you won't get a certificate of achievement- but I don't think it prevents you from viewing the next class. That answer may depend on the particular class. We took the CS101 class this spring and the closing letter indicated that they were going to work on a plan to make them available for later viewing. But I don't find them anywhere yet. Udacity classes appear to be available any time- don't know about the assignment completion issue though. Edited June 28, 2012 by MomatHWTK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinL in Canada Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Finally did find the info on their site. Yes, you can audit, and you can watch the lectures at any time. I'm not interested in getting a certificate for their courses, but was intrigued by the Fantasy/ SF course because I have a Teaching Co lecture series on the same subject by the prof teaching the Coursera course. There's some overlap but a few different texts are covered, and I'd be intrigued to hear those lectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I'm planning for my 16yo to use the Coursera course over the summer and the Teaching Company course over the schoolyear as the basis for her final English credit. There are plenty of readings involved between the two courses and I figure that adding in a couple of papers should take care of the rest of what she needs. She really likes literary analysis and she loves scifi and fantasy, so it should be pretty fun for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinL in Canada Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 I really enjoyed the TCo SF course--listened to it twice in the past and will likely listen yet again : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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