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Does dropping a Coursera course look bad in a PhD application to the university offering the course?
A few weeks ago I've enrolled in a Coursera course offered by university A, without asking for a certificate. I've completed some of the work, but now my university holds a course on the same topic, ...
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Are free online courses worth anything? [duplicate]
There’s a lot of non-traditional ways to learn science without actually going to college. MOOC is the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear of free and certified learning. But are MOOCs worth ...
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Mentioning courses taken on coursera.org in the statement of purpose
Is it of any value to mention a course one is following on www.coursera.org, in a SOP?
For instance, if I have a Bachelor of Computer Science and want to apply for a Geoinformatics Master program, ...
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Should I include having taken free online courses without credit or certificate in an application for a master's programme?
I just finished my Bachelor in Psychology and the master's programmes I am interested in pursuing require some experience with at least one programming language. Of course, at no point in my studies ...
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Why is online course enrollment limited to specific times when a course is offered?
Online course providers like edX and coursera offer free courses, but you can only take/enroll the courses at specific times of the year (not any time). Why is that? If you just want to learn ...
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What is the value of a Coursera certificate?
I took up an introductory course to forensic science in Coursera, because it was actually the only forensics course I could find that was accessible, however I do wonder if it is worth anything in my ...
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another master's degree or just single courses?
My case is the following, I have already got a MSc in Computer Science, but my field of specialization was Theoretical Computer Science. Actually I am really interested in the field of Machine ...
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How are instructors compensated for teaching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)?
This question prompted me to wonder what compensation comes with teaching a MOOC. Most of these seem to be sponsored by universities, but my university doesn't offer them and neither did my PhD ...
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How does one go about starting a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)?
Currently my university does not offer any MOOCs. I am interested in creating one. How should I go about it? Does my university need to sign an agreement with one of the providers such as Coursera or ...
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How is a Coursera exam typically conducted?
Many Coursera online courses have an exam component. This raises the question:
How is a Coursera exam typically conducted?
It seems non-obvious to me how one would conduct an exam involving students ...
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How do the completion of online courses impact a Master's application?
I see places like Coursera, Udacity and EdX offer certificates upon successful completion of course work. Also most of the people doing recorded teaching at these places are famous and well known ...
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Can I include the completion of Udacity and Coursera classes I have attended in an academic CV?
Can I include in my academic CV that I have attended and completed the Coursera and Udacity classes I have been taking? I understand that these are not anything major, but the courses definitely gives ...
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Does one get academic credit towards a degree for open online courses?
Lately lots of courses like udacity, coursera, and MITx are provided online. I attended most of them; also I have attended courses in OCW provided by MIT. Now I desire to earn some credits for ...
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