Coursera vs Google Classroom

• Coursera is very well organized. They are partnered with the most important educational institutions around the world.
• They are very “up to date” in topics of interest and new courses.
• Coursera has the widest catalog of courses, all of them with a certification given by them in name of a professional institution, like universities.
• They also have programs together with universities that allow you to get a Masters Degree and Specializations. (Which is awesome)

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• Seamless integration with Google Drive. Easy for teachers to attach Gsuite files such as docs, slides, sheets, forms, site to enhance the learning.
• Manage student work submissions and whether they are on time or late. Students submit their work digitally and teachers can track the submissions, send them back for editing, or award points.
• Streamline classwork and homework assignments into one simple thread. Much like a social media platform like Twitter or Facebook, Google Classroom has everything top-down in one fluid thread for students and teachers to be able to easily find and access.
• Integration with other edtech tools such as Pear Deck, Edpuzzle, etc. Teachers can link to outside assignments on other programs they often use in their classrooms with their students.

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• The problem with Coursera is the moderation in the forums. From the few courses I have taken, many of my classmates were criticized heavily or bullied by other classmates for asking questions in the forum. This hasn’t gotten any attention from the forum moderators which makes the community feel uneasy with helping each other.
• Most of the courses and the related materials used to be freely available on Coursera. However, with the recent changes, some of the courses are categorized into specific tracks, and they are not free anymore. However I am glad that one can still audit the paid courses, but access to the course materials may be limited.
• Some courses are only available on specific dates and I have missed out on classes I was really interested in.

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• Google Classroom is NOT an LMS, although some schools/districts try to mold it in that fashion. It does not include robust features of an LMS.
• Google Classroom provides a grade book, but that grade book does not sync with all district's grade book, so you will have to manually transfer any grades received.
• It would be great to see Google Classroom offer a closed-captioned option for any uploaded videos shared on the site.

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• The greatest benefit of Coursera is access to quality courses on various subjects that you can either browse or dive in deeply. Customizable, flexible and accessible.
• Helps our department to recommend trainees courses on this website and gain important knowledge. Also, the courses are provided by big-name universities which helps students in their careers
• Developing and exploring professional skills.

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• It has helped our employees to learn about other employees well and build a good family leading to good communication.
• Helps the new employees learn and understand the company policies and rules well.
• Effective and efficient as well as the strategical working of employees by sharing the new ideas in the classroom.

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