Adding an awesome social/local/in-person study group experience to the excellent edX online learning program for the Philly metro area. (Also open to other MOOCs beyond EdX as well!)

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near New York City, NY, USA! MeetUp with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

The learning revolution is here, MOOCs, such as Udacity, Coursera, Edx(future), OpenCourses.  The focus of the group is quantitative and computational, of course, all dedicated learners are welcomed. We can work on some problems together over beer. I am very excited about MOOC and want to create a "support" group here.  Of course, the most important investment in life is time.  MOOCs are great way to learn, this meetup is here to help each other to maximize returns and minimize costs.  This is n …