Here's a very straight forward article on the pros and cons of a forex learning course versus using a forex robot.

Forex learning course.

Pros:

1. Gives you a perfect understanding on what the forex market is all about.
2. Gives you strategies that you can use to trade in any market condition.
3. Follows the idea of "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime".
4. A personalized support on your daily trades.
5. Gives your a classroom feeling on a subject that seemed complicated at first.

Cons:

1.Your trading is not automated.
2. You literally have to place yoru trades on your own by pressing the keys of the keyboard of your computer.
3. You have to sit in front of the PC for at least half an hour a day to track and place your trades.
4. May be too expensive because of course materials.

Forex robot:

Pros:

1. Gives your very profitable results when run on virtual trades because of back testing.
2. Nice to watch how your virtual account will grow.
3. It's cheap. You buy a software off the shelf, just install it and start watching it trade for you.
4. No learning necessary.

Cons:

1. Does not guarantee you that you will profit when run on a live market because the forex market is highly unpredictable.
2. Forex robots are not perfect either because they do not make judgments like humans do.
3. Overrated by internet marketers.

You make the call, if you can afford it buy both and try them out yourself.