Slayed by Python: Onlinedegree.com

[jonesy20]

There are tons of MOOC courses on Python on Coursera and Edx. I would suggest doing one or two of those and then do PLA.
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python
https://www.edx.org/course/computing-in-...gramming-2

You might only need to do the first course in each specialization. The trick is to make sure that everything covered in the MOOC course covers each of the learning objectives in the syllabus.

Maybe that would be an interesting project. To document what combination of MOOC courses would cover learning objectives for different courses. Might make for a good blueprint for PLA using MOOCs.

I wouldn't suggest the PLA option... that is a lot of work for a lower-level into to programming course. Now if you were doing PLA for a number of courses already then slipping this in would be fine, but its expensive and time consuming just for a single course that you can take online or at a local CC for cheap.

There are a number of free online Python courses that could be taken and completed in a weekend (or in a week or two at least), and then you can come back to take the OD course with more foreknowledge and hands-on experience.

I figure it'll take me about 7 more hours to finish the Intro to Programming at OD and I was planning on doing LearningCounts for Data Structures. Figured while I was doing that I should be able to document Intro to Programming at the same time without too much extra cost. 

Started Study.com Intro to Operating Systems yesterday. 60% finished in a day. Really nice mobile app, quizzes that actually match the content. Will be taking Computer Architecture next with them. 

Does their Intro to Java count as Intro to Programming credit if I wanted to take that instead of PLA or finishing OD? I have no experience with Java but I do have a good amount with C# and from what I understand they are pretty similar.