edX - Reviews and experiences

Needed this course for a job application and because my back-to-office training record was messy. The lessons are clear and the platform feels solid. I finished the material and it actually helped. But the certificate is locked until you pay in full, so you can’t list it on a résumé after completion alone. Trainer kept saying clients aren't students, which felt odd. Not ideal, but usable.

The online courses offered on this platform are really informative and well-organized. But, I was a little bummed out when I found out that some features were only available if you paid extra. For instance, when I was taking the LLM course, I discovered that I needed to buy a databricks workspace to access the business part of the course. This extra cost wasn't mentioned up front, so that was disappointing. However, after spending some time practicing and staying dedicated, I was able to work through the course material and learn a lot about the subject.

Although the online courses provided by this platform are definitely helpful and informative, there is a significant issue that needs to be addressed. The limited payment options for auditing students is just not fair. It's really frustrating to put in all that time and effort to finish more than half of the assignments, only to be blocked from continuing because of money. Education should be about learning and improving, not just making money. This strict rule causes a lot of stress and disappointment for students, wasting their time and making them unhappy. It's a letdown that the management team at this platform decided to go this route.