<bi-shortcode id="disclaimer" class="mceNonEditable" data-type="insiderpicks"> </bi-shortcode><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored"><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5feba0b2a644880018193bba-1666/Coursera Logo E-Learning 4x3.png" border="0" alt="Coursera New Logo E Learning 4x3" data-mce-source="Coursera; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider"></a></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">Coursera</a> is an online learning platform with thousands of free courses as well as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fprofessional-certificates%3F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">professional certificate</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">degree programs</a>. </strong></li><li><strong>Course topics range from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/free-online-computer-science-classes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">computer science</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-most-popular-online-classes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IT support</a> to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moma-musuem-of-modern-art-free-online-coursera-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">art history</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-yale-science-of-wellbeing-free-course-review-overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">positive psychology</a>, and are offered by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/free-online-courses-from-best-colleges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top universities</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/online-classes-programs-google-ibm-facebook-amazon-goldman-sachs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">companies</a>.</strong></li><li><strong>Below, find answers to Coursera FAQs, reviews, and every article we've written about the company so far.</strong></li></ul><h2>What is Coursera'</h2><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Coursera</a> is an online learning platform founded by two Stanford University computer science professors. It offers thousands of online courses in partnership with over 200 of the world's leading universities and companies, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/yale-free-online-courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yale</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/princeton-university-free-online-courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princeton</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/university-of-pennsylvania-online-masters-degree-computer-science-coursera" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UPenn</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/online-classes-programs-google-ibm-facebook-amazon-goldman-sachs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google, IBM, Amazon, Facebook</a>, and more.</p><p>The site offers individual courses as well as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">bachelor's and master's degree programs</a> that reduce barriers to higher education. There are also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fprofessional-certificates" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">professional certificate programs</a> designed to aid workers in securing new roles or promotions. </p><h2>What kinds of classes does Coursera offer'</h2><p>Coursera's education offerings run the gamut, from personal development courses like its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-yale-science-of-wellbeing-free-course-review-overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extremely popular Yale Science of Well-Being course</a> to workforce upskilling programs from companies like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fcourses%3Fquery%3Dgoogle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">Google</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fibm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">IBM</a>. Coursera also offers online degrees in industries such as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees%2Fglobal-mph-imperial" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">public health</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees%2Fmaster-of-computer-science-illinois" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">computer science</a>. While each course or degree program leans more academic than infotainment (which is more <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/masterclass-review" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MasterClass</a>' domain), you can learn about virtually anything on the platform.<strong style="color: #ff0000;"><br></strong></p><h2>Is Coursera free' </h2><p>Many Coursera courses are free to audit, but students don't get access to things like graded homework assignments or certificates of completion when they're auditing a course.</p><p>Courses that are part of longer programs or specializations are usually free to try with a seven-day trial.</p><h2>How much do Coursera courses cost'</h2><p>Courses can range from $39 or $49 per month to hundreds of dollars depending on the type and topic. The site also offers <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-plus#:~:text=Coursera%2C%20a%20popular%20e%2Dlearning,access%20to%20thousands%20of%20courses." target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored" data-analytics-module="summary_bullets" data-analytics-post-depth="0">Coursera Plus</a>, which is a $399 annual subscription that gives its members unlimited access to over 90% of the e-learning platform's online courses (over 3,000 classes).</p><h2>Does Coursera offer degrees'</h2><p>Yes, there are options for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Ffor-university-and-college-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow sponsored nofollow sponsored nofollow sponsored">online master's and bachelor's degrees</a>. </p><h2>Does Coursera offer certificates'</h2><p>Yes, Coursera offers certificates of completion for its courses if you pay for the course and complete the assignments. </p><h2>Does Coursera offer financial aid'</h2><p>Yes. However, programs like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-mastertrack-faq#is-financial-aid-available-for-mastertrack-courses'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coursera MasterTracks</a> (partial master's programs) are not eligible for financial aid. </p><h2>Here are all the articles we've written about Coursera:</h2><p><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/6035590ed92088001859196a-1885/GettyImages-1216047022.jpg" border="0" alt="Student learning during isolation period" data-mce-source="svetikd / Getty Images"></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-most-popular-online-classes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 of Coursera's most popular courses right now, offered by Yale, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Google, IBM, and more</a></h3><p>Including a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fprofessional-certificates%2Fgoogle-it-support%3FranMID%3D40328%26ranEAID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo%26ranSiteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-n98z_94iZByAGqsFKmGxQg%26siteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-n98z_94iZByAGqsFKmGxQg%26utm_content%3D10%26utm_medium%3Dpartners%26utm_source%3Dlinkshare%26utm_campaign%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Google IT support certificate program</a>, a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fspecializations%2Fpython%3FranMID%3D40328%26ranEAID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo%26ranSiteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-dKkkTB4KWOdJDcDgcUizYA%26siteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-dKkkTB4KWOdJDcDgcUizYA%26utm_content%3D10%26utm_medium%3Dpartners%26utm_source%3Dlinkshare%26utm_campaign%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Python programming intro course</a>, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-yale-science-of-wellbeing-free-course-review-overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yale's most popular class</a> ever, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fthe-science-of-well-being%23faq%3FranMID%3D40328%26ranEAID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo%26ranSiteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-_MGczkYDf5K99Hs0c47Vjg%26siteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-_MGczkYDf5K99Hs0c47Vjg%26utm_content%3D10%26utm_medium%3Dpartners%26utm_source%3Dlinkshare%26utm_campaign%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow sponsored">The Science of Well-Being</a>.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-write-a-resume-free-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coursera's free online resume course will teach you how to organize, write, and format a resume that gets to the top of the stack</a></h3><p>Offered by SUNY, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out'u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fhow-to-write-a-resume%3F%3FranMID%3D40328%26ranEAID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo%26ranSiteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-uvrUdY_WlHkrSgUHSp4bdQ%26siteID%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo-uvrUdY_WlHkrSgUHSp4bdQ%26utm_content%3D10%26utm_medium%3Dpartners%26utm_source%3Dlinkshare%26utm_campaign%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">How to Write a Resume</a> is a short, free course that goes over the best formatting and buzzwords to use if you want to make your resume stand out.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-popular-courses-with-high-completion-rates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 popular online courses that people enroll in and actually finish, according to Coursera</a></h3><p>Coursera shared a list of courses that the company says have both high enrollment numbers and high completion ratesand the list ranges from <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fmachine-learning%3F%3D&u1=1598909228570a2h3ogkoz|xid:fr1598909232307jad" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Machine Learning</a> to the universally useful <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Flearning-how-to-learn&u1=1598909228570a5b8azwed|xid:fr1598909232307cbh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Learning How to Learn</a> course.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/edx-vs-coursera-which-is-better-comparison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coursera and edX are two popular online learning platformshere's how they compare in terms of price and programs offered</a></h3><p>Everything you need to know about the difference between Coursera and edX, from how free auditing works on each platform to the certificate programs and online degrees each one offers.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/edx-micromaster-vs-coursera-mastertrack-online-masters-programs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As an alternative to a full master's degree, edX and Coursera offer MicroMasters and MasterTrack certificate programs at a fraction of the cost of grad school</a></h3><p>Both edX and Coursera offer similar certificate programs that also offer some college credit towards a full master's degreeor that can serve as an alternative to one altogether. This guide covers the key differences in pricing and programs available through each platform.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-coursera-free-contact-tracer-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This free online course from Johns Hopkins teaches people how to become a contract tracer in just 6 hours</a></h3><p>The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health created an online course that teaches students how to become contact tracers to help <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/principles-contact-tracing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-module="summary_bullets" data-analytics-post-depth="0">slow the spread of COVID-19</a>. "<a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fcovid-19-contact-tracing%3Fedocomorp%3Dcovid-19-contact-tracing&u1=1598909631586aiq9n9ql0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored nofollow sponsored" data-analytics-module="summary_bullets" data-analytics-post-depth="0">COVID-19 Contact Tracing</a>" takes six hours to complete, and offers free certification along with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/free-online-johns-hopkins-university-courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a few other Johns Hopkins/Coursera COVID-19 courses</a>.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-free-online-cme-class-coursera" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coursera has a free CME-eligible course that gives students an overview of COVID-19 in just 3 hours</a></h3><p>Osmosis, a medical education site, and the IPMA created a free and CME-eligible Coursera course that gives students an overview of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cases-maps-us-world-spread-symptoms-death-rate-2020-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-uri="d8024c6aa5589b14958561e6b7b876fb">COVID-19</a>. <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/'id=35871X943606&isjs=1&jv=14.1.0-stackpath&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fcoursera-most-popular-online-classes%23science-matters-lets-talk-about-covid-19-7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Fdeeplink%3Fid%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo%26mid%3D40328%26murl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.coursera.org%252Flearn%252Fcovid-19-what-you-need-to-know%26u1%3D1588709179948a95x0np8n%7Cxid%3Afr1588709184423gfa%7Cxid%3Afr1598909707913abc&xguid=01D6H4D09S13QYJS3CHXCPJK3H&xs=1&xtz=300&xuuid=75b5c3386994429224f90ce75e69c5ca&xjsf=other_click__contextmenu%20%5B0%5D&u1=1598909704212ad3v7rl7a&xcust=1598909704212aow96wnop|xid:fr1598909707913abc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored" data-analytics-module="summary_bullets" data-analytics-post-depth="0" data-orig-url="https://go.skimresources.com/'id=35871X943606&isjs=1&jv=14.1.0-stackpath&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fcoursera-most-popular-online-classes%23science-matters-lets-talk-about-covid-19-7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Fdeeplink%3Fid%3DEHFxW6yx8Uo%26mid%3D40328%26murl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.coursera.org%252Flearn%252Fcovid-19-what-you-need-to-know%26u1%3D1588709179948a95x0np8n%7Cxid%3Afr1588709184423gfa&xguid=01D6H4D09S13QYJS3CHXCPJK3H&xs=1&xtz=300&xuuid=75b5c3386994429224f90ce75e69c5ca&xjsf=other_click__contextmenu%20%5B0%5D&u1=1598909704212ad3v7rl7a&xcust=1598909704212aow96wnop" data-ml-id="3" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598909707913abc" data-uri="6e2ca723bb7a05449d73f12730d86565">COVID-19: What You Need to Know</a> combines current information issued by the CDC, WHO, and other leading agencies while also exploring topics like personal protective equipment, diagnostics, and more.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/free-public-health-courses-coursera" target="_blank" rel="noopener">12 public health courses you can take online for free, offered by schools like Yale, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Emory, and more</a></h3><p>Here are a dozen of Coursera's free public health courses that offer a certificate of completion. 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This is the online version of that same course, combining positive psychology with the concrete habit-building of behavioral science.</p><hr><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/yale-free-online-courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11 of the best Yale classes you can take online for freeincluding the most popular course in the university's history</a></h3><p>Coursera carries <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fyale&u1=1598911168375a8m18ho2q|xid:fr1598911172611dbj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fyale&u1=1598911168375a8m18ho2q" data-ml-id="6" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598911172611dbj" data-uri="0e43ef74c8409e4bf8fdf0c880d2bcdb">more than a dozen Yale courses</a> that range in topics from the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Ffinancial-markets-global&u1=1598911168375a2rnxlobr|xid:fr1598911172611hei" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow sponsored">financial markets</a> to the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fmoral-politics&u1=1598911168375aehq3v92t|xid:fr1598911172611gcj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">moral foundation of politics</a>. Yale also offers versions of previous courses through <a href="https://oyc.yale.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-uri="aa716bdee8eadbf58c03ecbcbe8e3ab4">Open Yale Courses</a>, but Coursera is your best bet if you're interested in a more "traditional" online experiencelike having peers and a bit more structure. While most courses are available in English, you'll also find a couple of popular Yale courses taught in <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fnegotiation-ar&u1=1598911168375a3tsq8iqi|xid:fr1598911172611fff" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fnegotiation-ar&u1=1598911168375a3tsq8iqi" data-ml-id="7" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598911172611fff" data-uri="40443a29b3b9e58034b29880e78872c6">Arabic</a> and <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fyuzhou-zhi-lu&u1=1598911168375al1r7s1hq|xid:fr1598911172611hbh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fyuzhou-zhi-lu&u1=1598911168375al1r7s1hq" data-ml-id="8" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598911172611hbh" data-uri="d750a0b221c171febed35b744725a184">Chinese</a>.</p></section><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/popular-coursera-courses-with-high-enrollment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The 9 most popular online courses people are taking on Coursera from Stanford, Yale, and Princeton</a></h3><p>The classes with the most students enrolled in them on Coursera include Stanford's <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fmachine-learning&u1=1597958057996aq93is8bw|xid:fr1598377715333eji" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="40" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fmachine-learning&u1=1597958057996aq93is8bw" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="15" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333eji" data-uri="9e4afead85ba59745be503148ff24371">Machine Learning</a>, Yale's <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fthe-science-of-well-being&u1=1597958057996axjl6eqlo|xid:fr1598377715333aji" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="40" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Flearn%2Fthe-science-of-well-being&u1=1597958057996axjl6eqlo" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="16" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333aji" data-uri="286e3df3e90dd5bcb5143f89ef4a1962">The Science of Well-Being</a>, and the University of Michigan's <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fspecializations%2Fpython%3F&u1=1597958057996ar6qchy6j|xid:fr1598377715333age" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="40" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fspecializations%2Fpython%3F&u1=1597958057996ar6qchy6j" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="17" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333age" data-uri="d15f88c753c8e6b90c40c707605b3c65">Programming for Everybody</a>. If you're looking for Coursera's "greatest hits" list, this isn't a bad place to start. </p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/university-of-pennsylvania-online-masters-degree-computer-science-coursera" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UPenn is offering an online master's degree in computer science that prepares students for a successful career in techfor one-third of the on-campus cost</a></h3><p>UPenn's online <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees%2Fmcit-penn%23&u1=1597958079895aldtjnv1f|xid:fr1598377715333hag" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="60" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees%2Fmcit-penn%23&u1=1597958079895aldtjnv1f" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="18" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333hag" data-uri="1e062394537a820a69bf2bcd315065bf">Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) program</a> helps students who don't have a computer science background to enter the field. It's the online version of its on-campus graduate-level course, and it takes 16-40 months to complete. You can <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees%2Fmcit-penn%23&u1=1598377711790a43ph5guy|xid:fr1598377715333eeb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="60" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fdegrees%2Fmcit-penn%23&u1=1598377711790a43ph5guy" data-ml-id="19" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333eeb" data-uri="d9ab9dfe1d5319514eef11adbf8dbfdc">find more details on the cost and curriculum here</a>.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-mastertrack-faq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coursera's MasterTrack programs let you take virtual master's classes and get certified in different subjects for an affordable pricehere's what it's like to be in one</a></h3><p><a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2F%3F&u1=1597958240097a8ybab8d8|xid:fr1598377715333aae" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="60" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2F%3F&u1=1597958240097a8ybab8d8" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="20" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333aae" data-uri="ca88fb958f07160a4cf6e41ccafb05f9">Coursera</a> offers a portion of master's degree programs online for a far more affordable rate than you'll find on campus. Each MasterTrack is a stackable, for-credit program comprised of several courses completed over a few months. In some cases, they allow students to earn credit toward the full master's degree program from which the MasterTrack certificate program is based, though rules vary by institution.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coursera's new annual subscription, Coursera Plus, grants members unlimited access to over 90% of its online classes for $399 a year</a></h3><p><a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fcourseraplus&u1=1597961597357almkwlaoe|xid:fr1598377715333edb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="60" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fcourseraplus&u1=1597961597357almkwlaoe" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="21" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333edb" data-uri="66eb8a03823b8183177d13a51e91e73f">Coursera Plus</a> is a $399 annual subscription that grants members unlimited access to over 90% of the e-learning platform's online courses (over 3,000 classes) for a year. You can <a href="https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/360036151932" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="40" data-uri="03986e4c741a42cb1786b3d96b8e9a99">skim the list of classes included with the membership here</a>.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moma-musuem-of-modern-art-free-online-coursera-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I use Coursera to take all the fun classes I never got to take in college, like the history of modern arthere's what it's like to use the platform</a></h3><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-to-take-classes-online" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="80" data-uri="ba1f231f35dc72a8c65cf3283322a268">Online-learning sites</a> are great tools for both personal and career-based development, and I used Coursera to take a <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fmoma&u1=1597962041104asgd5rglh|xid:fr1598377715333ebf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="80" data-orig-url="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink'id=EHFxW6yx8Uo&mid=40328&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fmoma&u1=1597962041104asgd5rglh" data-ml-dynamic="true" data-ml-dynamic-type="sl" data-ml-id="25" data-ml="true" data-xid="fr1598377715333ebf" data-uri="1ca3bbf2897d3e014e6e58ad9193d70d">Museum of Modern Art</a> coursethe kind of learning experience I couldn't fit into my schedule in college. </p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-university-of-pennsylvania-positive-psychology-free-online-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 free online courses from UPenn that teach you how to lead a happier and more fulfilled life</a></h3><section data-slideshow-inner-content=""><p>The University of Pennsylvania offers a series of five courses about positive psychology on Coursera that are designed to build both theoretical and practical tools for happiness. Students learn about the history of positive psychology as a study, its practical applications, and more, completing a final project where they identify opportunities in their daily life to increase their own well-being. </p></section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-coursera#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p>
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