Eugene Yan • 1/24/2021

You Don't Really Need Another MOOC

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This article critiques the over-reliance on MOOCs for learning programming and data science, highlighting diminishing returns after the first few courses. It argues that real learning happens off the 'happy path' through hands-on coding, debugging messy real-world data, and personal projects, rather than passive video consumption.

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