{"id":722,"date":"2016-02-02T21:42:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T02:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codefork.com\/blog\/?p=722"},"modified":"2016-02-06T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T15:13:19","slug":"algorithms-i-on-coursera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codefork.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/02\/02\/algorithms-i-on-coursera\/","title":{"rendered":"Algorithms I on Coursera"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m currently taking the “Algorithms I” course on Coursera<\/a>, a session of which started on January 22nd. I thought I’d write up my impressions so far on taking my first MOOC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As someone who taught at a university for seven years in the humanities, I should say right off the bat that I dislike the idea of online learning for the reasons you might expect. But this course appealed to me for a few reasons. It’s developed and taught by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne, the authors of the highly regarded Algorithms, 4th Edition<\/a> book. The syllabi of the two-course sequence on Coursera would make for the type of semester-length course you’d find in a respectable Computer Science department. Finally, Coursera has a reputation for offering more rigorous and demanding courses than other similar MOOC sites.<\/p>\n

So far, I’m keeping up with the schedule and am in the middle of the Week 2 material. I’ve found it to be a positive experience so far, and more challenging than I’d expected!<\/p>\n

Some initial impressions:<\/p>\n