A course buddy would be nice! I did the horse care one last year and found that a lot of people the course discussion board were overseas so had different experiences from here in the UK.
I've done the assessment for week 1 - which wasn't quite as in-depth as my a-level of ahem 20+ years ago.
I like the short video format - can usually find 8 mins p&q.
I haven't yet signed up for the accredited version, I'm not sure I want to. I don't like the fact that it's not an exam as such, you can just do the test whilst referring to your notes - no value in that - anyone can google.