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Show HN: Moocable - find people studying the same online
course/book
Hey, everyone I made a website that lets you find study
partners/groups based on the specific course/book you are studying.
It's 100% free + no registration required. Why: I know there are
many subreddits for finding study partners. But, one of the biggest
reasons we can't find the right partner/group is lack of clarity.
Most posts that I read on Reddit were something like: "I'm
interested in programming. Let's study Python together..." - That's
not a clear goal. But, when you say "Let's study the _Python for
Everybody course on Coursera_. I 'm from Mumbai, India, and I'm
looking for study partners in the* timezone (UTC+5:30). I'm fluent
in Hindi language. I have 2 years of experience in C++ _, so I
understand the fundamentals of programming. Happy to host the group
and contribute_ " - that will lead to higher quality engagement.
It's also difficult to search + filter posts on Reddit, based on my
learning requirements. Keeping all these pain points in mind, I've
built Moocable, where you can search & filter posts based on the
course/book you're learning + timezones + languages + level of
experience. Lastly, you can use it to discover new learning
materials. Some of you might have used
https://www.classcentral.com/ I'm building a similar library for
Moocable, you can easily search and discover new learning
materials. If you are looking for study partners, give it a try!
P.S.: I've manually filled the first ~100 posts. Each post is 100%
authentic, scraped from subreddits/Coursera forums/niche websites.
Author : junaid_97
Score : 47 points
Date : 2024-07-21 13:34 UTC (9 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (moocable.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (moocable.com)
| brudgers wrote:
| In the early days, MOOC's were provided synchronously and there
| was a cohort. When MOOC's scaled, that mostly fell by the
| wayside. So I can see why someone would want this to exist.
|
| They hard part will be building critical mass. Good luck.
| junaid_97 wrote:
| Exactly. What's more, you can potentially study books as a
| cohort-based course: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/studying-
| books-courses-junaid...
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| Regarding critical mass - you are right, it will take time.
|
| I'm also trying to provide users a solo-player experience,
| where you can Moocable as a directory/search website for new
| learning material, just like Classcentral.com
|
| Hopefully, that will bring decent traffic and users can start
| posting study groups
| sshine wrote:
| What a great idea.
|
| I literally had this idea in the last week.
|
| I have an abundance of helpers (friends, local meetup, IRC,
| Discord) for what I'm learning, but I'm driving them tired. LLMs
| help but hallucinate.
| junaid_97 wrote:
| Thanks :)
|
| I have come across multiple subreddits + niche forums/websites
| that try to solve this problem. But, I felt something was
| missing. I couldn't put my finger on it.
|
| Then, I realized...it was "specificity". By adding constrains
| (course/book, timezones...) you can have clear goals - and,
| hopefully - better outcomes.
| Y_Y wrote:
| Moo-cable
| junaid_97 wrote:
| ha!
|
| I keep explaining the name to my friends. I guess most people
| don't know the abbreviation "MOOC".
|
| They are like "Oh, it's Moo-cable?..."
|
| I'm like "No, it's MOOC-able"
|
| Cause you are able to complete the MOOCs.
|
| Then, they ask "Oh, I see. Now, what's a MOOC?"
| _jcrossley wrote:
| Well, cross off another from my ever-growing list of "someday"
| projects. Looks excellent, well done!
| junaid_97 wrote:
| Thanks :)
| SamBorick wrote:
| I've been trying to put together a study group all week!
|
| Is it possible to add a new course to the library? I'd like to
| make a group for CSS for JavaScript Developers by Josh W Comeau
| [1] but it seems like I can only make a group for courses in the
| library.
|
| 1: https://css-for-js.dev/
| junaid_97 wrote:
| Added the course: https://moocable.com/mooc/view/css-for-
| javascript-developers...
| raybb wrote:
| Congrats on the launch. Have you personally ever had success
| getting a study partner on one of these sites? Might work for you
| if you get a subreddit to recommend your site as a way to find
| study buddies.
| spaceship__sun wrote:
| Hey Junaid, I'm working on a similar idea, but with AI matching,
| do you want to meet?
| BostonFern wrote:
| I'm stuck with the "checking your browser" message on Safari for
| iPhone.
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