Talk:Coursera/Archive 1

Archive 1

Is access to courses available after deadline?

I would like to ask if coursera makes those courses available to anyone in any part of the world and also whether the courses offered are only available during the period of release until couple of months later where they come to an end or if they are available for unlimited time after they are released? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.7.136.163 (talk) 20:07, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

They are available free to anyone in the world with an internet connection. They are actual university level courses which begin on a date certain, have class assignments due on dates certain and end on a date certain. They may be repeated, or not. I am currently enrolled in a class but cannot access any materials from a class which has completed but the links to "signup" for a few courses that have already started as long as a month ago remain in place. I hesitate to signup just see what would happen. User:Fred Bauder Talk 22:15, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I really do not understand how coursera would offer free university level courses to anyone online and yet only for a very limited time to access them. At least after their completion they should have kept the resource material on the course website but without getting a certificate. Nevertheless, I think even with this 'mistake' coursera is an amazing company and I hope it continues to grow in the near future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.7.136.163 (talk) 09:04, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Coursera is in Beta testing. Perhaps its final form will incorporate your suggestions. The forums where students discuss the class and its subject matter might have enduring value, or not. Currently they disappear after the course is over and are not accessible unless you are enrolled in the class. User:Fred Bauder Talk 12:58, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Meetups

The section on meetups has a good source and seems, within the context of a stub, notable enough for inclusion. I have restored after it was removed. User:Fred Bauder Talk 01:58, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Ill-balanced junk

The article at the moment resembles a pile of disarranged facts and puffery which have yet to be put into article shape. Can someone edit this article so that it starts to look like it belongs in an encyclopedia? JoshuSasori (talk) 12:14, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

THIS IS NOT AN ENCYCL SITE

I WILL WAIT A WEEK THEN I WILL DELETE THE SECTION ON BUSINESS MODEL; IT IS ADVERTISING joe (talk) 18:02, 12 November 2012 (UTC)JOE

My review of your article

I am a student at Writing Wikipedia Articles Course. I am reviewing this article according to the instructions at WP:Communicate OER. I thought the article was clear and concise. I suggest changing the article in the following ways to update the number of courses (374) and partners(70) per the current information on the website: https://www.coursera.org/ Thank you for your attention. Melisse May (talk) 21:53, 25 May 2013 (UTC)Melisse_May

Non-standard English

What are "proctored exams"? Please translate. Deipnosophista (talk) 11:04, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Making Signature Track More Acceptable

In a recent Coursera course that I joined, the option to pay the Signature Track fee towards the end of the course is provided - Payment Options Pay As You Go. The student can pay the fee when she or he feels confident enough about passing. I think this is an important element of Coursera's business model and should be mentioned under that section of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.57.161.190 (talk) 11:31, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

References

For Profit?

The article states that the company is "for profit", yet courses are offered free. Can this be clarified, please.Ekem (talk) 21:54, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

A revenue stream, possibly from advertising, although there are other obvious possibilities, is contemplated; it will be divided between Coursera and participating universities. By obvious possibilities I mean funding by educational institutions, non-profit foundations, and directly by governments. On might imagine, say Ghana, making a contract with Coursera for educational services; or a firm might. User:Fred Bauder Talk 13:52, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Here is a Chronicle of Higher Education article on the topic and Here is a brainstorming list, schedule 1 of the contract between Coursera and the University of Michigan. User:Fred Bauder Talk 11:23, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Being for profit or a non-profit is a fact about the registration of a company or organization. It is nothing to do with whether or not the company gives some things away for free (e.g., Google let's you do web searches, watch videos, etc. for free, but is a for-profit company.) It seems important to note that the company is for-profit since some of its actions (like using the .org domain, and describing itself with weasel words like "We are a social entrepreneurship company" might suggest otherwise to people. Here's a recent WSJ article mentioning its for-profit status and discussing possible revenue models: [1]. CamphorLaurel (talk) 02:50, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Courses are no longer free. See, for example, [2]. Each unit of this course (with five units) costs £52 or $74 at today's exchange rate. (talk) 18:59, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Course Offerings

I noticed that the entries for edX and Udacity both list the current or upcoming course offerings for those respective institutions. I know that Coursera has more offerings than those two combined, but perhaps putting a drop-down list, like the one on Udacity would be a good idea? Johnnytecmo (talk) 16:34, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes

Lovelyn T. Menson (talk) 21:50, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Parallel construction of articles on MOOC-providers would make understanding/comparisons easier

The Wikipedia articles for MOOC-providers tend to be very different from one another. Coming here after reading the EdX article, I was surprised by the differences between them:

• Coursera TOC: 1 Business model 2 Courses 3 Partners 4 Keystroke biometrics 5 IT infrastructure 6 See also 7 References 8 External links
• EdX TOC: 1 Functionality and organization 2 History 3 Research 4 Participating institutions 5 Courses 6 See also 7 References 8 External links
• Udacity TOC: 1 Courses 1.1 Course format 2 Enrollment 3 Certification 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

It seems to me that parallel construction would help us compare these organizations to one another. Anybody agree, disagree? Should we start by creating a longer TOC that incorporates all elements people have considered important for these articles? HouseOfChange (talk) 04:47, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi HouseOfChange,

I'd be interested to help out. A suggestion - instead of only Coursera, EdX and Udacity, could we pick all commercial types as listed here, to begin with?

--Roshni Kanchan (talk) 09:04, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Section on Partners

Hello,
What is the purpose of having a separate section on Partners when an updated list is available on the Coursera website itself?
May I delete this entire section and corresponding references?
--Roshni Kanchan (talk) 09:09, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

For-profit company

Should it be mentioned in the article that this is a for-profit company? 89.161.40.230 (talk) 10:58, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

I've heard discussion about this, mostly because Coursera calls itself Coursera.org. I think, that because it is mentioned to be a company in the lede and has "business model" int he Table Of Contents, that we are fine. Non-profits are stated as such. L3X1 Become a New Page Patroller! (distænt write) 22:31, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

specialization

How about a section describing the difference between course and specialization? The link from the specialization page. Gah4 (talk) 04:45, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

I think shorter might be better. How about Coursera offers specializations as well, courses sold together which are part of a subject and give the learner a sense of depth in the field. These specializations are sold up front, and usually contain 5 courses and an ending project.? Thanks, L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 13:02, 31 March 2018 (UTC)