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Re:Ask HN: What are the best MOOCs you've taken? by makeset on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:37AM (#16771827)
> The Berklee "Jazz Improvisation" class taught by Gary Burton. [...] On the down side, skill levels of the students varied widely, so peer review was more miss than hit.

100% miss for me. The main thing I learned from that course is that a "MOOC" relying on peer review for feedback is a colossal waste of time, and should have stayed as a video lecture series.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best MOOCs you've taken? by microtherion on Friday April 06, 2018 @10:42AM (#16773569)
True, I did not learn much from the feedback. On the other hand, the existence of peer review might have pressured me into putting more effort into my exercises.
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