Great insights by several instructors. Would add my personal thoughts: - Currently, the fluidity of communication with students in my opinion. They can ask questions, comment on announcements, send DMs and much more. You really get the feeling that students can speak with you anywhere, anytime; - How stable and intuitive the platform is are both important to me as well. I'm an instructor but also a student, and nothing irritates me more than platforms that break or have very counterintuitive UI. Udemy does both beautifully, and it's a pleasure to learn. To be honest, in some cases where an instructor may not be that good, but where you still have to watch the course, having a good platform to make up for it is very important in terms of motivation; - More than anything else, I would say I love Udemy success is meritocratic by nature. When a new course is launched, if it's genuinely good, people will flock to it, and it will grow over time. If it's not, it will flop. As simple as that. This allows us instructors to quickly learn what is working, what isn't, and how to pivot to satisfy students more;
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