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Warning: Students duped by bootcamp fraud - eCampus News

Warning: Students duped by bootcamp fraud - eCampus News | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
New reports reveal disturbing evidence of fraudulent coding, science bootcamps. Is there a way to detect them?

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Becky Roehrs's curator insight, January 30, 2017 12:41 PM

If it's too good to be true..watch out!

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Coding Bootcamps: Here's What You Need to Know - InformED

Coding Bootcamps: Here's What You Need to Know - InformED | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
As many of today’s industries become increasingly reliant on the internet and other digital services, it’s no surprise that the rise in demand for skill in these areas has led to an increase in hype and interest in becoming a software developer. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has determined that the employment of software... Read More
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Becky Roehrs's curator insight, January 18, 2017 5:37 PM

Excellent advice-Tryout something free like Code Academy  and talk to a recent grad to see if the boot camp money (lots of it) is worth it, and if you think you'll actually like programming!

 

One of my intro to HTML/CSS students first looked into a local coding bootcamp, and realized he couldn't learn what he needed to know in the short time the content was crammed into.  The community college course was online, longer (like he needed), and much less expensive.