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Java Programming Course - Open Uni?

So I would like to take an online course to get a foundational experience in object orientated programming in Java. I already have some programming experience in Fortran 90 and I'm starting to learn some Python on the side at the moment.

I'm considering taking this course by The Open University:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/m250.htm

but there is also this course for free on Udacity:

https://www.udacity.com/course/cs046

I think the open uni course above is probably more comprehensive and provides greater support, but then it's not free. :biggrin: There are no reviews for the udacity course. What do people think is the better option?
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Original post by man247
So I would like to take an online course to get a foundational experience in object orientated programming in Java. I already have some programming experience in Fortran 90 and I'm starting to learn some Python on the side at the moment.

I'm considering taking this course by The Open University:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/m250.htm

but there is also this course for free on Udacity:

https://www.udacity.com/course/cs046

I think the open uni course above is probably more comprehensive and provides greater support, but then it's not free. :biggrin: There are no reviews for the udacity course. What do people think is the better option?

Isn't the OU course like a grand? Personally I think you'd be better of buying a £20 book on the subject and teaching yourself in the same time, but hey-ho that's just me. I don't know if about the Udacity course, but if its free whats the harm?

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