The latest articles on DEV Community by Akkiraja (@akshayvikhe). https://dev.to/akshayvikhe https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F434399%2F09426dcd-2cb0-4b72-9623-76f8857cf05f.png https://dev.to/akshayvikhe en Akkiraja Sat, 18 Jul 2020 18:07:02 +0000 https://dev.to/akshayvikhe/my-experience-of-learning-with-udacity-5g2h https://dev.to/akshayvikhe/my-experience-of-learning-with-udacity-5g2h <p>Recently I took a Python free course and a UX nanodegree on Udacity. Here what I liked and disliked about the platform.</p> <p><a href="https://www.udacity.com/">Udacity</a> is one of the leading online education institute founded by Sebastian Thrun an ex-Stanford professor and also the founder of GoogleX. </p> <p>Nanodegrees are certifications which are cost and time-effective alternative to traditional degrees as they offer focussed content on high-tech topics.<br> Apart from high-quality content and a good UI, there are certain features where Udacity impressed me. </p> <p>The first one was mentorship. You are assigned a mentor after you enroll in it. The work of the mentor is to guide you throughout the program. Personally I didn’t make use of my mentor much, but I can say having a mentor is life-saving. Feedback from your mentor helps in building your professional network and also your competency. </p> <p>The second feature I liked was their community forums. <br> It helped me to a question, seek some advice, get support, and I could even answer questions from other students. </p> <p>Lastly, I was impressed by their career services. While learning I found that Udacity cares about their students by providing some extra perks. Those extra perks can help you land a job. </p> <p>All students receive their extensive career support, and they make sure you are ready to launch your job search with career coaching, interview prep, and a network of tech companies. </p> <p>Well, there are a certain drawbacks of learning from Udacity. Firstly, nanodegrees are expensive. When I researched,I found that partnership with organizations like Google Amazon Salesforce, providing mentorship to every student and the help that you get in the career services adds up to the cost. </p> <p>Anyways after completing their python course, I am planning to enroll in their data scientist course as I have read some interesting <a href="https://www.onlinecourseing.com/udacity-nanodegree-review/">Nanodegree reviews</a> </p> <p>Well, I hope this article gives you some perspective about the platform. </p>