New deep learning course by Andrew Ng

Re:New deep learning course by Andrew Ng by ghaff on Sunday August 13, 2017 @01:25PM (#15003847)

The basic problem is that Coursera wasn't successful in attaching some meaningful value to their certificates as credentials. And, if the credential isn't meaningful, why on earth would I want to pay a VC-funded company for a PDF that has zero value to me? Taking the course may be worthwhile but a certificate adds essentially nothing to that.

So now they've effectively eliminated just about the only thing that distinguishes them from some YouTube videos and a textbook.

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Re:New deep learning course by Andrew Ng by gaius on Sunday August 13, 2017 @02:14PM (#15004103)

The basic problem is that Coursera wasn't successful in attaching some meaningful value to their certificates as credentials.

The EdX solution to this is that their courses are all endorsed or run by brick-and-mortar universities with considerable investments in their brand that they won't want to tarnish by attaching it to any random certificate.

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Re:New deep learning course by Andrew Ng by ghaff on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:33PM (#15004496)

I'm not sure to what degree EdX has really "solved" this. My impression is there's quite of range of quality and rigor on EdX as well. And, more centrally, most people still don't see EdX certificates as general substitutes for more conventional educational degrees.

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Re:New deep learning course by Andrew Ng by gaius on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:44PM (#15004541)

Not a degree sure but many e.g. XSeries and MicroMasters are at the level of diplomas.

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