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Comment by ths291 | Hacker News Reader

Love the idea of expert-curated learning paths.

With so many "free" learning resources online, we end up "paying" through the mental churn and frustration of trying to separate the wheat from the chaff. This is a great step in truly making free resources more accessible and meaningful.

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Thanks for the feedback! That's exactly what we're hoping to do, create the "glue" around all the great content that's out there!

One question: How important are the credentials of the "expert" to you?

To me, the credentials of the "expert" are very important. They are the only indication I have going into an online course that the person who built it has any idea what they're talking about.

Thanks! What are the ideal credentials that will give you confidence in the curriculum?

Extensive industry experience or a PhD in the subject, the same I would expect out of someone teaching in a traditional university or community college.

Definitely industry experience over academic experience. We've all seen academics giving bad advice because they don't know what the industry does. IMO, online learning is all about practical knowledge.

The awesome thing here is that experts in a particular area ALREADY likely keeping tabs on the best resources available.

This could be a way for them to publicly opine on their favorite path, and overall their effort would be much lower than, say, building an online course from scratch themselves. It's win-win for them, 1) personal branding, 2) credit for the curation.

Also - I'd love to see a learning path for information security / privacy.

Thanks! Added to the wishlist.

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