What happens when free courses aren’t free? « The Next Bison: Social Computing and Culture.
Yup. She’s right. I would not have taken the gamification course if it had cost a little money.
But I am taking a ‘real’ course, for real money.
So what’ the difference? For one, there are real people with credentials and authority looking at the stuff I submit, not just peers. As a result, I expect to learn something more than I did in the Gamification course.
Another difference is that when I’m done the ‘real’ courses, I will have a new credential.
Another difference is that the class is small – about 12 people. I find this preferable to a class 80,000.
