INFO- Udemy updating the free course policy

[vintom]

[quote='smithnowt' pid='2988821' dateline='1583058473']
To my eyes their new 'rules' are all about forcing some cost savings in their BW usage - typical of when some exec needs to justify his salary.

Seems like a good time for the smart members here to look into the tools to DL their best courses.

Usually once things start tightening up like this, other measures come right along because they want FAST results and do not care at all about either the quality of what they offer nor about the users who fill their paychecks.
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Agree with you, smithnowt, 100%.

Also, the managers below obviously want to justify their existence and constantly pushing some crappy "enhancements" to the UI which in turn create new bugs to work on and so on. The original UI design and features circa 2017 was possibly the best. It's really crappy nowadays and switching to RactJS wouldn’t help.

[devildog]

[quote='quijibo' pid='3001219' dateline='1584475216']
Lol, why do you even care? Udemy courses are totally s.hit, I haven't seen a single one worth the time wasted watching it
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Then my friend you haven't watched and learned from some of the courses I have. I do agree that more than a few courses are total crapola. Maybe more than a few. Still I have gotten plenty of value from some courses, taught by tip of spear instructors.

But you are certainly entitled to your opinion.

[quijibo]

Lol, have fun watching your videos by third world "instructors" with terrible audio and broken English

[angelcrc7]

* Official announcement of "The Free Course Experience":

English:
https://support.udemy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040701614-The-Free-Course-Experience-

Magic Button :

The Free Course Experience

Free courses on Udemy offer students a simplified learning experience. This simplified experience limits the features that are available in a free course compared to a paid course. For example, free courses do not offer a certificate of completion, and additional course features like the Q&A and direct messaging are not included in free course enrollments.

All of these features are available in our paid course offerings. If you want access to these additional features, we recommend enrolling in a paid course (note: students who enroll in paid courses via promotional coupons, our gifting option or Udemy credits will also have access to all the course features).

If you have enrolled in a free course prior to March 17, 2020 you will retain access to Q&A and your certificate of completion for those free courses only. All new enrollments in free courses on March 17, 2020 and beyond, will not have access to the additional features.


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Spanish:
https://support.udemy.com/hc/articles/360040701614

Magic Button :

La experiencia de los cursos gratuitos

Los cursos gratuitos de Udemy ofrecen a los estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje simplificada. Esta experiencia simplificada limita las funciones que están disponibles en un curso gratuito en comparación con un curso de pago. Por ejemplo, los cursos gratuitos no ofrecen un certificado de finalización y otras funciones de los cursos como la sección de preguntas y respuestas o los mensajes directos tampoco están incluidas en las inscripciones a cursos gratuitos.

Todas estas funciones están disponibles en nuestras ofertas de cursos de pago. Si deseas acceder a estas funciones adicionales, te recomendamos que te inscribas en un curso de pago (nota: los estudiantes que se inscriban en cursos de pago mediante cupones promocionales, nuestra opción de regalo o créditos de Udemy, también dispondrán de acceso a todas las funciones del curso).

Si te has inscrito en un curso gratuito antes del 17 de marzo de 2020, conservarás el acceso a la sección de preguntas y respuestas y el certificado de finalización únicamente para esos cursos gratuitos. A partir del 17 de marzo de 2020, las nuevas inscripciones en cursos gratuitos no dispondrán de acceso a las funciones adicionales.


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devildog is totally right, there are still many great instructors at Udemy.com, despite many bad courses that are obviously in any marketplace as Amazon too.

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Daniel Evans (UK)
Published, Award Winning Logo Designer. 20 Years Experience / 4.4 Instructor Rating 65,349 total students 10 courses 5,088 reviews
https://www.udemy.com/user/danielevans7/

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Dr. Angela Yu (UK)
Developer and Lead Instructor at the London App Brewery / 4.7 Instructor Rating 381,568 total students 7 courses 118,533 reviews
https://www.udemy.com/user/4b4368a3-b5c8-4529-aa65-2056ec31f37e/

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Colt Steele (USA)
Developer and Bootcamp Instructor; Udemy’s Best New Instructor 2016 / 4.6 Instructor Rating 728,047 total students9 courses 228,626 reviews
https://www.udemy.com/user/coltsteele/

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Brian Jackson (USA)
Author, Publisher and Educator / 4.3 Instructor Rating 110,739 total students 48 courses 6,143 reviews
https://www.udemy.com/user/brianjackson13/


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[devildog]

[quote='quijibo' pid='3001354' dateline='1584488071']
Lol, have fun watching your videos by third world "instructors" with terrible audio and broken English
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Me thinks you paint Udemy instructors with a very wide negative brush.

1. Dr. Matthew Checkley (UK) Expert on business strategy and peer reviewed accelerated learning methods. 

2. Chris Haroun (USA) Award Winning MBA Professor, Venture Capitalist and Author behind several of the highest rated business courses on Udemy.

3. Leon Chaudhari (Germany) So brilliant, at 17 he was offered a honorary PhD because of his research on cancer. He turned the PhD down and is now a mini mogul in his mid twenties.

4. Chris Bankes Sivewright (UK) - former Oxford professor and expert on economics. 

Not a third world country citizen among them and all with superior command of English. All lessons clear and focused.

But knock yourself out with your clearly flawed viewpoint.