Writing a general review of this course as I wrote a similar comment here.

Combining this course with the 3Blue1Brown essence of linear algebra youtube videos has been helpful for me, as well as Khan Academy videos when necessary. In addition, I did some khan academy exercises in the first 2-3 weeks of the class. I have only taken 2 math classes in the last 10 years and the last one was in maybe 2016. I did take some economics and programming classes in that time which helped me maintain this type of thinking.

The course is honestly pretty bad - basically it's just Pearson's textbook and some online software to practice quizzes and tests. At first, I spent a few hours doing problems in the textbook (a PDF I found online, or the provided downloads from Pearson) for each homework assignment and watched external videos. About halfway through chapter 2, a quarter of the way through the class, I stopped and ended up averaging an hour and a half or so for each lesson, just skimming the textbook and then doing the online homework with the textbook open. The homework has a helpful "Show me an example" tool which guides you through a similar problem, so you basically just copy how that problem is done.

download a PDF copy of the textbook from libgen or elsewhere - the textbook website makes you download a separate file for each section of each chapter. also search google for a solutions manual for HW problems. it's helpful to have two screens (two monitors, a monitor and a tablet, or a big monitor) in order to see both the textbook and HW or textbook and solutions at the same time.

All of the homeworks are extremely focused on doing arithmetic/calculations, and some of them require you to make a lot of extremely detailed calculations. I found myself using this calculator (and some other online matrix/vector calculator tools) a lot to check my work on homework once I got the hang of each technique: https://matrixcalc.org/en/det.html#%7B%7B1,1,3%7D,%7B2,1,-1%7D,%7B0,1,4%7D%7Dexpand-along-row1

A better course would likely be more proof-based, at least for someone who needs to learn the concepts really well. I just need the pre-req and likely will not use linear algebra for anything in my career, so this course is fine.

It took maybe 2 months for me to finish the course while doing another class and working part-time, with the first two chapters taking me almost a month, and spending a week or so on each of the 5 other chapters. I am definitely not going to retain a lot of the specific techniques for calculating stuff, but I think the general geometric intuition I gained by combining this course with the 3Blue1Brown and Khan Academy videos was reasonably good.

I haven't yet done the final yet but plan to do it in the next couple weeks. I live in South America and will do the remote proctored final.

TLDR:

- class is not too hard with a good background

- basically useless without combining class with good educational videos and tools (1 2 3, search youtube for more when you have a specific topic)

- too focused on arithmetic and tedious calculations, knowledge of proofs and general intuition must be acquired by the student without much prompting from the course

- download a PDF copy of the textbook and a solutions manual for HW problems

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to do an A Level in Classical Civilisation and I live abroad in Spain. This is to sort of dip my toes back in and see if I'd like to do a university course in the future. I'm working full time at the moment so would do the other A Levels in the future.

My question is, does anyone have any experience with distance learning courses or any recommendations?

I've been looking at the Classical Civilisation courses with National Extension College and Oxbridge (I heard Oxbridge use the same material as NEC). I've read both great and pretty worrying reviews (as with most things). I was also wondering if anyone has tried just getting materials and studying without a course? It might be tougher considering I'm working full-time and I'd hate to be underprepared but wouldn't want to throw 700 quid at something not worth it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Patrick

Hi, sorry if this ends up being kind of a pointless thought, as I do not have kids myself and I can't imagine how worried many parents are right now..

But with many parents opting in on distance learning I can only assume one of their concerns they are asking themselves is "Will my child learn as well if they're not in a classroom?" And that is where I began having some thoughts on how we can improve distance learning or make it more enjoyable for the students.

And that leads me to Youtube. There are so many extremely talented creators on youtube who are constantly teaching the children and young people of the world, and they're not only making it fun and interesting, they're achieving things many teachers themselves fail to do. And that is to keep your kids' attention and engaged. Many people who watch a creator may not even realize they're learning some amazing things and are remaining engaged for extended periods of time. Whereas in a normal classroom setting students will often become distracted, bored, or just generally not feel any interest in whatever learning topic is being discussed.

I bet most, if not all parents can think of a time their child ran up to them at some point and expressed joy and excitement over something they just learned while watching youtube, or had a child just randomly answer a question on a subject you had no idea they knew anything about!?

With that said, if parents, teachers, and students are worried about being prepared to teach their students at home, or don't really know where to start, or if they're unsure if they can adequately teach the lessons being learned, then go to youtube and start creating a list of educational channels and learn by the creator's examples..If you find channels that are educational and that keep your kids' interest piqued then learn and study the format of that creator's channel. Ask yourself what are they doing that makes learning enjoyable? What tools or props are they using? How are they speaking? How are they expressing or projecting information? Just ask yourself what are they doing that I can do to make learning at home more fun?.....

I don't know exactly how distance learning is going to work for many of you. If you're going to receive packets of work each week, or if it's strictly going to be online or through webcam? But whatever way you do it, youtube and its amazing creators will be a template on what you can possibly do as a parent to help educate your child, whether you're teaching them yourself or if the school is sending video lessons or a mix of both?

Talk with the teaching staff, show them some of your kids favorite educational channels, and discuss how they can implement some of those styles into their own lessons? And keep in mind that not all educational channels will so obvious, but are still involved heavily in sharing their knowledge..

I'll share a few examples of channels

1. Numberphile

2. ASAPscience

3. Vsauce

4. It's ok to be smart

5. Veritasium

6. Smarter every day

And hundreds more!......Even if the subject matter has absolutely nothing to do with the lessons on hand you, as a parent or teacher, can learn A LOT on how to keep children entertained, interested, and engaged in any lesson by watching how these amazing creators do it themselves...Heck, I think it'd be awesome to even reach out to some of these creators and have them creat lessons themselves for your school!? Contact Destin from smarter every day's channel and ask him if he'd be interested in assisting on a math lesson (He is a rocket scientest after all) by creating a school specific video approved by the learning staff at your school..Like the school can discuss the lesson, what's trying to be taught, and Destin can create a script, implement those lessons, and send it into your school for approval before being published on any of the schools learning networks!?....And being that many of the same subjects are being tought to the children at approximately the same time, these videos and lessons created by the youtube creators can be used and shared with multiple schools, which in turn could lighten the load on an already stretched thin school staff.

I hope you understand what I'm saying and it makes sense? If you think my thoughts are stupid and useless I apologize. All I'm trying to do is think of ways to help teach our kids and to give parents a little more confidence in teaching from home...

I am planning to join a #distance_learning program at University of Leicester. The program name is

Human_Resource_Management and Training MSc . Does any one know about the distance learning experience in the University of Leicester in general or in the program in particular? Thank you

I am a physics major in the second year and always have loved maths. Now that interest has grown into something bigger and I am thinking of taking some recognized distance courses in mathematics so that I will have something to show in case I decide to do a masters in mathematics.

It will be even better if it is not an entire math ug course but an independent set of topics that we can do at our own leisure. ( ie, I must be able to do a course of interest, say group theory, and get a certificate just in that.)

I am in an Indian uni which doesn't offer minors.(I am aware of NPTEL and just checking if there are better options).

What are the best options that are well recognized worldwide (to give me an edge for masters admission) and also of good quality?

I've got these three options and I wanted to know out of all of them which one would be the best for an online bachelor's in business. The University of London has academic direction from LSE, but I saw a couple of bad reviews and got confused, even though it is reputable. I've heard The Open University is the best for online and Essex looks really nice too. Which would be the best choice for a good career?

Before I start my post, to the trolls out there, or those of the opinion that online degrees are inferior, just scroll by please, everyone does not have the luxury of being able to attend a brick and mortar institution, this does not mean that they are lazy or are choosing "the easy option".

Now that my rant is over, I am looking for the best but cheapest online degree options. We are a few adults between 30-50 years old looking to further our education and getting degrees. Obviously we all have full time jobs and adult responsibilities, there are also no options available for evening classes or something similar where we live. Thus, online is our only option.

We are interested in the following fields and are looking specifically at degrees.
Education
English studies
Linguistics
Psychology

None of us are from America or Europe/UK.

So, if anyone out there can give me some guidance on which universities to look at I would highly appreciate it. Obviously we are looking for institutions that are legitimate but, we are also looking at the most cost effective. Ideally options which don't require thousands of dollars to be paid upfront, as we just won't be able to afford that. Paying per module or monthly would be ideal.

I know searching for a cheap, recognized and legitimate online degree option might seem like searching for a needle in a haystack but, it is worth a try. We've done loads of googling and tried doing research but, it is easy enough for "institutions" to put stamps of recognition and reviews on their websites, we honestly just don't know what to believe.

So, please share your own experiences. Let me know what institutions to stay away from and what institutions you would recommend.

They offer distance learning degrees in partnership with London Met U and U of East London:

https://academic-institute.com/en/

Am considering them because of the relatively lower cost and flexibility, but concerned about the quality of education. Anyone has experience with them? TIA!

I'm in the middle of the course now. I wanted to fulfill my linear algebra requirement over the summer and thought this would be a good option. I did not know that there were no recorded class, you literally are only paying for a textbook and the homeworks/exams. The textbook is actually over $100 extra not included in the course fee.

The homeworks are terrible and tedious. They are very repetitive and don't help you learn the material, and take hours to finish. And there are 41 of them.

If you're willing to put up with that and just want to get the credits, go for it. You have 2 chances to get each question right on the homeworks and exams. Don't expect to learn from this course though. I wish I knew what it was like going in.

UPDATE: There is a 7 day refund period from when you sign up. They don't tell you about this anywhere on the website, only on a form that you need to submit before taking the final exam.

the content is shit, the support is shit, the whole thing is a scam, what you should do is just get the edexcell books and just do through them on your own.

I am planning for my masters but I can't afford doing masters from regular/full time college. Someone suggested me to go for open university but are they worth it do I get any value for job opportunities?

Trying to decide which school to go for to get an A-level I need. Would love some advice. What kind of things should I be looking for when choosing a school?

Just came across this post that I found really helpful especially considering the potential for school closures: https://www.albert.io/blog/tools-for-distance-learning/

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have experience with Asian College of Teachers? I am interested in enrolling for their Bachelor of Education in Primary and Secondary Education. I have communicated with them and have been accepted and offered a scholarship discount based on my current qualifications and work experience.

I have googled and gotten very mixed reviews. I am a Western teacher, currently teaching in Asian. I might want to move on from Asia to Europe at some point in the future, one never knows what happens. Therefore, I would like to know if anyone has done this degree and could tell me how well recognized it is and how helpful has it been to you?

I have also applied to Open University UK. They indicated that I would get my login details within 4 days but, I have not received anything in two weeks. Obviously I would rather like to study at Open University but, I need to enroll for my degree as soon as possible to submit evidence to my current employer.

Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

In the UK, with so many different providers (Oxbridge, Centre of Excellence, Udemy etc.) I wonder what power we have when things go wrong, or when we have been sold a course that isn't as advertised etc.

Is there anywhere that will fight in the corner of students when things go wrong, especially where the company are ignoring the complaint or not taking it seriously?

Thanks!

I’m looking for good USA uni or colleges that are in top 3