Learning is a lifelong journey, yo
Have any of you tried online courses, if so, when did you find that they worked for you?
I have blitzed a few online classes in the last two years and I think I'm beginning to figure out when an online course in the right choice.
tl;dr: Basically they work when other didactic training would work
For simple topics where I already have the conceptual underpinning, Wikipedia is sufficient.
For more complicated topics where I lack the vocabulary/concepts, online courses seem to work.
For technical skills (like programming in C++), I have found further training unhelpful. The first step of coding is conceptual, but the rest of the marathon depends on experience. My only route here is basically on-the-job learning.
Does anyone have experience taking an online class to gain a technical skill and then finding their knowledge sufficient for use at work?