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Re:Show HN: uMOOC, an online tutoring platform for Harvard's... by barry-cotter on Thursday June 15, 2017 @07:27PM (#14565347)
You need to change the signup process as at present it's needlessly complicated. Until you add more courses remove the search, institutions and subject and just let people click on the currently available choices. Try and build a community on those two courses, then expand to other computer science courses, then branch out. You only have two options, offer them and only them.
Re:Show HN: uMOOC, an online tutoring platform for Harvard's... by ralmidani on Thursday June 15, 2017 @07:35PM (#14565392)
Great observation and suggestions. Thank you!

We initially wanted to list courses involving many subjects and institutions (basically the entire edX catalog). Later, we decided to offer two initial courses, so we could focus our tutor recruitment efforts.

We will definitely put your suggested change on our short-term agenda.

Re:Show HN: uMOOC, an online tutoring platform for Harvard's... by dkennemo on Friday June 16, 2017 @01:51AM (#14566929)
Hi Barry,

I'd like to get more detail on your view of how you think the signup process would work, optimally - we are all for making this as simple as possible for people.

Thanks! Dwayne