Wednesday 8 June 2022
Julien Richard-Foy
We are very excited to announce that our MOOC “Effective Programming in Scala” is now also available on the Extension School platform!
The Extension School Platform
Currently, our MOOCs are published on Coursera or edX. Every year, tens of thousands of programmers take our courses! We are very proud to teach Scala at such a scale, but we also feel some challenges in teaching online. Indeed, for some people, learning alone behind a computer does not work well. When the learners see a test that does not pass, or a compiler error message, they have to figure out what’s wrong almost exclusively on their own.
The Extension School is an online learning platform that addresses this issue. At the Extension School, the learners get individual support from course instructors. They have access to regular live sessions where they can ask specific questions to the course instructors, and their work is reviewed by Scala experts (not only by an automated grader).
We believe that both types of platforms are complementary and target different needs, this is why we decided to publish the course Effective Programming in Scala on both Coursera and the Extension School.
Effective Programming in Scala
The course Effective Programming in Scala is the first of our MOOCs to be published to the Extension School. This course teaches programmers with no experience in Scala everything they need to be ready to work in Scala. It’s a good choice for companies that need to train new hires, or for individuals willing to apply for a Scala job.
The content of the course is the same as on Coursera: it contains video lectures, quizzes, and auto-graded homeworks. The course is self-paced: you start whenever you are available, and you progress at your own pace. Additionally, every week you have access to 30 minutes of live sessions with instructors, and your final project will be reviewed by Scala experts.
We are looking forward to seeing you online!