Udemy Courses

I've subbed to a Udemy course last night. So far I'm impressed the first 2 vids have been really helpful!
 
eg2505 said:
is it just that SA students are accustomed to getting ripped off? so lets the cycle going?
I mean its practically free at udemy, (well almost)
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S.A students getting ripped off? Wow. Go and compare getting a degree in SA vs getting one anywhere in the states, or the EU. Barring the countries that provide free education, but you need to live there and all sorts of things. I'm talking remotely.
 
GhostSixFour said:
S.A students getting ripped off? Wow. Go and compare getting a degree in SA vs getting one anywhere in the states, or the EU. Barring the countries that provide free education, but you need to live there and all sorts of things. I'm talking remotely.
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udemy is free (almost) lectures are on a very high standard, training on a much higher standard than locally,

SA consumers are just getting ripped off constantly, its like we born to be ripped off constantly.
students in particular seem like they getting ripped off constantly, compared to the US for instance.

I mean IT-Academy.co.za is a perfect example, EXACT same courses as udemy, but MUCH more expensive, why?

how is SA institutions meant to compete globally, when we make such a fools of ourselves for the same things?

I ask myself constantly, how does udemy do it? how do they pretty much give courses away for almost nothing?
what can local institutions learn from this little thing? and why do they insist on charging so much for the same thing?
 
They do it by selling your data, by marketing you as a product. That old adage of, if you're not paying for it, you're the product.

Then it is a volumes game - also, investment in education is quite big, especially overseas, so it's not even a given that they're running at a profit. Additionally, they sell packages to corporates - train your staff for $x per staff member. In all, they have more than 1 avenue of revenue coming into their coffers.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a lot of the courses they offer are from varsities, so they were presenting the class anyway, now they record it, it becomes a marketing activity for them as well. Once it's recorded, the only costs associated with it, really, is hosting, which is stupid cheap these days.

The people in SA that is getting ripped off, are getting themselves ripped-off. If you don't research and see what else is available, then you only have yourself to blame.
 
not so sure about the marketing idea, as very few adverts on udemy, (that Ive seen, offline download available on the app)

also do agree on the corporate revenue stream, I sure their must be group packages available.

as for people in SA getting ripped off, I think another major incentive to study at Boston/CTU, is not internet/PC's at home,

although that argument begins to fall apart when you look at the App based videos that you can download for offline usage.

but again, why does a local provider like it-academy.co.za think it can get away with charging 5-6K for a course?
online, with restrictions on usage after 6 months ect ect...

when udemy does it for free (almost), for a lifetime membership?
I just dont understand how does udemy make money, I mean they almost never advertise (that ive seen).

and most of the lecturers are volunteers, doing this as a side hustle,

would love to speak to a lecturer, and ask how do they make any money off udemy.

not sure about mine though, he wears a few controversial t-Shirts.:crylaugh:
 
The quality of the vids I'm working through are very high and they touch on the most important topics instead of rambling on.

Edit: Udemy advanced C#
 
I am currently doing the Java in depth course and find it to be awesome. What’s more is that the lecturer’s response to students questions is amazing. Generally you get a personal response with code correction and insightful answers within a day or two. Also, the material covered is in depth enough for you to prepare you for a certification exam - if you want it as a qualification on your CV. There is nothing else out there that compares especially for the price. I’m impressed.
 
How much is it?
govendd said:
I am currently doing the Java in depth course and find it to be awesome. What’s more is that the lecturer’s response to students questions is amazing. Generally you get a personal response with code correction and insightful answers within a day or two. Also, the material covered is in depth enough for you to prepare you for a certification exam - if you want it as a qualification on your CV. There is nothing else out there that compares especially for the price. I’m impressed.
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Try this.
Browse their courses and note the prices, most are like 90 to 94 % discount.
Then sign in with your account and look at those same courses, then the discounts are not the same.

Example, this one is listed as R110 (94% discount)

https://www.udemy.com/microsoft-server-2016-mcsa-industry-labs/

once logged into my account, the price is suddenly R1200 with only a 40% discount.
 
e4et said:
Try this.
Browse their courses and note the prices, most are like 90 to 94 % discount.
Then sign in with your account and look at those same courses, then the discounts are not the same.

Example, this one is listed as R110 (94% discount)

https://www.udemy.com/microsoft-server-2016-mcsa-industry-labs/

once logged into my account, the price is suddenly R1200 with only a 40% discount.
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For me it went from R120 to R200. Still pretty disgraceful though.
 
e4et said:
Try this.
Browse their courses and note the prices, most are like 90 to 94 % discount.
Then sign in with your account and look at those same courses, then the discounts are not the same.

Example, this one is listed as R110 (94% discount)

https://www.udemy.com/microsoft-server-2016-mcsa-industry-labs/

once logged into my account, the price is suddenly R1200 with only a 40% discount.
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I found different prices on the Udemy app on my iPad vs the website on my pc.
Also have the udemy app on my android phone with different prices.

Odd.
So I check a few times before buying.


I have bought 10 courses so far and all are worth it.

Got certified in PMI - AGP, Prince 2, and Six sigma after doing their courses and then an official exam.
 
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Noob for this kind of thing here

I presume that the courses would include some kind of test to ensure proficiency therein.

Should one pas said test what kind of certification would be given? Would this be reasonably recognised by employers here.

Reason I'm asking I see they have some seemingly good procurement courses.
 
gamer16 said:
Noob for this kind of thing here

I presume that the courses would include some kind of test to ensure proficiency therein.

Should one pas said test what kind of certification would be given? Would this be reasonably recognised by employers here.

Reason I'm asking I see they have some seemingly good procurement courses.
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They don't issue qualifications. The certificate at the end is just really a certificate of completion, which is nothing more than "well done, you've watched all the videos".

They don't have a proficiency test after each course. At least they didn't have that when I last watched one, which was a couple of months ago.
 
mr_norris said:
They don't issue qualifications. The certificate at the end is just really a certificate of completion, which is nothing more than "well done, you've watched all the videos".

They don't have a proficiency test after each course. At least they didn't have that when I last watched one, which was a couple of months ago.
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Hmm

If there is no certification I cannot see the point.
 
gamer16 said:
Hmm

If there is no certification I cannot see the point.
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The point of Udemy is to acquire knowledge. I learned a hundred times more from Udemy during my uni years than from the uni.
 
Bryn said:
The point of Udemy is to acquire knowledge. I learned a hundred times more from Udemy during my uni years than from the uni.
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Very common problem after enrolling at Trump University, they take your money and then you have to use Udemy to actually learn anything, must have been tough hey.
 
airborne said:
Very common problem after enrolling at Trump University, they take your money and then you have to use Udemy to actually learn anything, must have been tough hey.
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:erm:

That will apply to the vast majority of universities. If not for Udemy I would have assumed computer science wasn't for me, as I really hated the coursework. It tends to be mind-numbingly dull, disconnected from plausible real-world use, poorly taught and lacking context. While my classmates were deep in the daily despair of decision trees and network, string, distributed etc. algorithms and whatnot, I was looking forward to resuming my awesome Udemy projects like Twitter, Instagram, Reddit etc. clones and lessons on Python, Django, Android, iOS etc.

This is beside the point anyway. Udemy is a place for learning stuff, and that's awesome. The fact that you don't get a qualification for it is irrelevant. Based on the discussions I had with course creators and other users, it was clear that most users are already working and looking to improve their skill set.
 
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