So this is like Goodread/aggregated recommendation engine for online courses? I like this idea a lot. There are way too many resources nowadays that it's hard to pick and commit to one[1]. Barry Schwartz's Paradox of Choice talks about this phenomenon extensively - when there are too many options to choose from, the abundance itself becomes hinderance to actual action, because the perceived opportunity cost multiplies by the number of options.[2]
If enough people with enough interest updates this database I wonder what kind of insight you'll get - for example, I see many people mentioning Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Coursera course, but is it truly the "best" or are we simply seeing the selection bias?
Yes! Very much like Goodreads for online courses. However, at the moment this is best used to keep your friends up to date with what courses you're taking rather than helping you find which courses to take. There are already a couple good resources out there for helping you find the best course to take (ex: CourseTalk (https://coursetalk.com), Class Central (https://class-central.com).
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 10.3 ms ] threadIf enough people with enough interest updates this database I wonder what kind of insight you'll get - for example, I see many people mentioning Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Coursera course, but is it truly the "best" or are we simply seeing the selection bias?
[1] I have this one link bookmarked to illustrate my point to anyone who would listen - https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/55npda/he...
[2] https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-More-Less-Revised/dp/0... if anyone's interested.