first than anything What is it livemocha??
Livemocha is a place for learning languages around the world, ok not around the world xD I mean From the world.
Isn´t a secret that I’m trying to learn bahasa (curios the idea I have a blog about Indonesia and I barely know bahasa) and I found a very fun place called livemocha, this place has (or had) a way to teach and learn very functional and dinamic, based in the community,
I teach you ~ you teach me.
persons who want to learn a new language ask to native persons opinion about the progress, very interesting isn´t it? but lately started a Radical change in the design of the page.
the old livemocha is replaced by a new livemocha, this generated comment after comment most of the people hates the new livemocha, actually I have worked in both and I could say my opinion about the topic because this changes affect and beneficiate me.
The old Livemocha.
The old Livemocha had some interesting points you were able to select a entire course and was divided in to lessons, this lessons gave you points (mochapoints) and if you help another users you received teacher points, so you could grow up your profile, also there was a section called “explore the culture” where you could upload pictures about your city or country to show another users something about you and your place, in the lessons you received comments from persons who know the language that you were learning and this way you could add them as friends and share tips and advices. This was very helpful really and helped me a lot I can say. the design was open, imagine a Facebook but dedicated to learn.
The new Livemocha
The new livemocha has an entirely new design, someway is more intuitive this time each time you advance in your lessons you earn coins which you can exchange by lessons, I must admit this is very interesting xD, earn something by your hard work and use this to get more lessons I really liked this.
the lessons are very fluid and helpful (ate least english and bahasa lessons) they are designed as “minigames” and you can keep a report about your progress. now there are no more “cultural” place, this new version is more focused to the learning than the sharing. you still can help others. but as I understand there are some bugs about add friends or migrate them from the old account.
This is my general impression about both sites the old is very friendly and personal but a little slow. the new one is very fluid and didactic but cold.
And there is a BIG problem at least by now. I understand that the decision is now taken and we must accept the changes also we were forced to made the migration (by the moment you can look your old account accessing to the legacy livemocha menu) but
the BIG problem is that the new livemocha is not finished yet.
and the forced migration started. I understand that is necessary keep some fluency of members because is necessary persons to check lessons from some other users but the lessons are not finished, you can see signs of “coming soon” everywhere is ok the migration but you must solve this problem about unfinished page.
You made a Beta the Beta should have been completed before run it. the beta versions are to check mistakes and launch an unfinished project like this using it like an complete version will have a cost in members, they are angry and this would be even worse.
I like Livemocha and count with my support but really I hope they fix this ASAP.
I think new beta version is awful. Our old Livemocha community was vivid and developing. Now it is just ugly web-page with buttons, paid courses and lack of functionality.
BalasHapusAbout new and old livemocha...
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ttyl
Andy F