13 Online classes will help you learn something new in 2017— and they’re all $10

Does anyone have any personal experience with Udemy? The article below states that classes that are normally 200+ dollars are only $10 for a limited time. Are these classes worth it?

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13 Online classes will help you learn something new in 2017— and they’re all $10. Udemy is offering more than 17,000 classes on their site for $10 each. The deal starts today and continues through January 10.

a reply to: infolurker

I don't know anything about those particular classes but udemy regularly offers classes of varying topics in the ~$10 range with coupons. Oftentimes you can even find free after coupon classes.

Never mind.

Worth is relative, but anyone who has taken online classes could tell you this much-
If you want to learn a new skill, and you have the resources required to take an online class (a computer, many hours of internet access, a couple dollars, spare time) you can learn far more on your own than you will in a course.
Remember, any class you find will be designed to teach a basic skill to the average person... And the average person thinks the average person is an idiot.

The hardest part in learning a skill these days is finding a skill you want to learn. Almost everything you could ever want to know about that skill is out there, and the internet makes it easy to find. Ten bucks and some spare time to scavenge free resources and research free knowledge is all it takes to try something new- how do you think people find their calling?

Wow, those classes look incredible. I'm taking one!

Please folks, let us know if this is a scam before I pay my 10 bucks!

a reply to: antoinemarionette

I've started one, seems legit. Worst case scenario, you're out ten bucks and some free time, but for me that's a takeout meal and an evening in front of youtube anyways.

Have not used it yet but one of my instructors showed our class that site so it must be alright.