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6.0.31
MIT OpenCourseWare
1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2023 · score 0.7
6.0.31 is an MIT OpenCourseWare course offered as free, self-paced video lectures and assignments, taught at MIT's undergraduate level. The course material is a reference point for commenters who compare it with other online course platforms.
One commenter says some excellent courses are one-to-one copies of OCW courses such as 6.0.31, contrasting them with weaker EdX offerings.
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NPTEL has been doing this for a good 20 years now.
In my experience, EdX videos feel like the pop-sci version of the real course. Some excellent courses are 1:1 copies of OCW courses (6.0.31), but most others have been disappointing.
I transitioned from MechE to CS/ML, so I have spent a lot of time wading through sub-par Edx courses (and on other platforms), before finding the good ones by pure brute force.
My experience at American universities is that the professors and teachers are wonderful. But, the administration operates on ruthless profit seeking incentives, which often leads to worse outcomes for the nation as a whole. I am not adversarial per se. I just expected better from universities I deeply respect.
Which is exactly why I am a big advocate of just releasing the videos and assignments. Let people do it at their own pace, and quit at their own pace.
Haven't thought of this. I might be a good point. Could you give an example ? I am not fully aware of the kind of copy right violations that occur on slides. Either ways, glad India treats IP laws with the kind of reckless abandon it deserves.