Talk:Coursera

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)

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

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)

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)

Coursera

Anyone can tell me is there any certification upon completing a free online course from coursera