[chbot] Starting point for Smartphone / Bluetooth / uP project

[Helmut Walle]

On 21/09/13 13:22, Mark Atherton wrote:
> [...]
> udemy looks interesting, but how they can offer 60 mins support for a 
> US$19 course is beyond me
>
> almost looks too good, but of course I haven't seen the class work yet...
>
[...]

Yes, I haven't seen this specific course either but have seen some of 
the materials from another udemy course on Android development that made 
a very decent impression (that one cost more than $ 19, but still 
clearly under $ 100). Regarding the 60 minutes support, I would expect 
that most people just want to get on with it and therefore aren't keen 
on wasting an hour with support if they are already doing just fine, and 
therefore don't take them up on the support offer. The pricing is 
probably based on the idea that the courses are online, so that teachers 
get significant revenue out of the potentially large number of 
participants, as opposed to the hundreds of $ you would have to pay for 
a "live classroom" course presenting exactly the same content. And udemy 
only is a platform - they are not developing the content, but are just 
providing the technical vehicle. And then there are participant reviews 
to rate customer value. There will always be some risk in it for the 
first participants of a course, but it looks like a pretty effective 
concept...

Kind regards,

Helmut.