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niuzeta · 2018-04-19 · Original thread
So this is like Goodread/aggregated recommendation engine for online courses? I like this idea a lot. There are way too many resources nowadays that it's hard to pick and commit to one[1]. Barry Schwartz's Paradox of Choice talks about this phenomenon extensively - when there are too many options to choose from, the abundance itself becomes hinderance to actual action, because the perceived opportunity cost multiplies by the number of options.[2]

If enough people with enough interest updates this database I wonder what kind of insight you'll get - for example, I see many people mentioning Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Coursera course, but is it truly the "best" or are we simply seeing the selection bias?

[1] I have this one link bookmarked to illustrate my point to anyone who would listen - https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/55npda/he...

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-More-Less-Revised/dp/0... if anyone's interested.

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