Udemy Courses, are they worth it?

15-12-2018, 04:15 AM

Trinity Wrote: What I dont like about many teachers is that they teach you you can do this when doing this, but they arent telling WHY youre doing it. Especially when it comes to coding, they show you a code block and tell you what it does overall but they dont explain what each element of it does. Feels like maths when you dont get anything and just learn a sequence you need to follow without understanding it - and I absolutely cant stand learning something without understanding it thoroughly.
Many only teach you the fundamentals which makes it hard to get really good at it. Practical examples are barely included and youre left thinking What can I do with this knowledge now? What can I code with it? Which realistic projects am I able to do?

Especially coding courses can be outdated which is why I wouldnt rely on that one Udemy Course. For myself, Im doing my own research additionally, making sure that Im not learning something outdated but Im also checking how new the course is, wouldnt buy one that is several years old. Exceptions are courses where the contents arent changing and evolving over time, like lets say piano or drawing courses.

I agree with you 100% on this. The content is there for a basic understanding if you just want to learn the basics then expand on it through research. You would never be able to buy a coding course and come out educated really, guaranteed out of date content, lack of explanations and the end-users knowledge barrier. Some people see this as the way forward all education being online but I'm not too sure on that.

On a side note, one of the highest respected Universitieshere in Scotland actually do online classrooms and it's become a little bit of a success but I don't believe in it.