Helpful
While this app does not have some of the features that other MOOC apps have, it works well and the size of the downloads is quite reasonable compared to others. Great for watching videos offline while I the train to/from work each day.
Best online education experience
This is by far the best online education experience Iβve used to date.
Impressive!
I was able to download the app, create an account, find and enroll in a course, and watch the introductory video within a matter of minutes. There appears to be a large number of available courses covering a wide range of topics. Each course has a syllabus as well as detailed descriptions of the parting knowledge one will have acquired upon completion. Instructors will grade your submissions through the class, yielding a final grade. Thereβs even an option to receive an official certificate of completion. Iβll hold off on that prior to more researchβit costs $99. Curiously, the few courses I looked at were offered through what one could call β3rd party affiliate universitiesβ. Perhaps I didnβt read the full app description but I was under the impression these would be actual Harvard courses. Nevertheless, so far so good and I am looking forward to enjoying the learning process. Highly recommended.
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Full programming education
This app contains hundreds of free full length and depth classes, providing you with the opportunity to become an expert in different areas. As a computer science student, I can say that doing these classes on the side has given me the same opportunity to learn everything as a traditional classroom. But I also have the opportunity to explore different programming paths and skills that would not have been provided to me otherwise.
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Improving life with a free education
EdX is lightyears ahead of most of the American education system, by offering free courses that are relevant to the actual job force this app receives my highest educational app rating. By offering optional certifications (with a small fee) that may be used to further your job search and enhance your job skills EdX goes above and beyond my expectations. I look forward to many classes and to broadening my mind a bit more. Thank you EdX and the professors who spend their quality time to deliver a free education to those of us who cannot otherwise afford one. (Insert high five here: _________)
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A 5 Stars Website, A 3 Stars App
Personally I find Edx as a learning treasure, when I first found it I felt like stumbling in AliBabaβs cave. However the app experience is not that much pleasant, guys you can get inspiration from other learning platforms apps. If you have the chance to read my comment, I suggest 3 simple features that you can start with and make the app more attractive to learn in the go :
1) on the iPad (and it goes the same to the big phones) take advantage of screen real estate and organize courses as tiles that spread on all the screen. Scrolling waaaay down at the moment is not efficient.
2) on these tiles, add a progress bar that show where we are and the possibility to pick up where left off, also you can populate these nice tiles with important information like when course starts, ends, illegibility to certificate, current or archived...
3) add the possibility to fave a course without enrolling keeping the first tab only fir course that Iβm taking and a fav tab for all the course that Iβm willing to take.
Hope you find my comment constructive and hope that I can see at least some of these features in future releases.
Thank you, and keep the good courses coming.
1) on the iPad (and it goes the same to the big phones) take advantage of screen real estate and organize courses as tiles that spread on all the screen. Scrolling waaaay down at the moment is not efficient.
2) on these tiles, add a progress bar that show where we are and the possibility to pick up where left off, also you can populate these nice tiles with important information like when course starts, ends, illegibility to certificate, current or archived...
3) add the possibility to fave a course without enrolling keeping the first tab only fir course that Iβm taking and a fav tab for all the course that Iβm willing to take.
Hope you find my comment constructive and hope that I can see at least some of these features in future releases.
Thank you, and keep the good courses coming.
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About the app
Aloha everyone,
This app is not perfect for some phones and coverage but I will go
to the site instead if education is your priority, this system really adds up your resume, for my field as a cop, security, I took all the courses dealing with security, law, terrorism, human rights, leadership, and justice. Adding this all up in your resume will boost up your status, be competitive, be productive, if thatβs your goal then this program is right for you, nothing wrong with riding a machine at the gym while listening or reading. Mahalo!
This app is not perfect for some phones and coverage but I will go
to the site instead if education is your priority, this system really adds up your resume, for my field as a cop, security, I took all the courses dealing with security, law, terrorism, human rights, leadership, and justice. Adding this all up in your resume will boost up your status, be competitive, be productive, if thatβs your goal then this program is right for you, nothing wrong with riding a machine at the gym while listening or reading. Mahalo!
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Amazing app
I have done many courses with the app, incredible and handful. Itβs getting harder to find time for everything but as we have our phones always on hand, itβs actually more probable finishing the course within the app that finding time to sit on the pc
...shouldβve come with a warning...!
Great app, great service...but: I enrolled in a class with 12 weeks of content that claimed to be self paced on 3/22. I paid to get the certificate and when I entered the classroom I see that I actually only have 9 weeks to complete the certificate bc the course ends 5/31. There should be some sort of warning before people throw away their money. Like βwarning, you are enrolling late in this course, you will have to work through 12 weeks of work in 9 weeks, are you sure you can commit to this before you throw away your money?β ...I wouldβve audited instead or waited until I could start with the full amount of time.
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Brilliant App
Being able to download then watch MOOC courses 'on the go' is sensational. Now I can take time to learn away from the PC such as on my train ride to work. Thanks EDX! You're making the world a better place by providing access to education for anyone with a desire to learn.
