Coursera

Score6.8 out of 10

91 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Coursera are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Well-organized and wide catalog: Reviewers have mentioned that Coursera is very well organized and offers a wide catalog of courses. This has been appreciated by several users for providing easy access to a diverse range of topics, allowing them to explore different areas of interest.

Effective interactive learning: Many reviewers have highlighted the effectiveness of Coursera's interactive learning approach. They mention that the platform encourages hands-on learning through assignments that are graded by peers using rubrics. This interactive nature of the courses, especially in programming, has been praised by users as an effective way to learn and apply new skills.

Low cost of entry: The low cost of entry on Coursera has been seen as a positive aspect by several reviewers. Most courses are free, with optional fees for certifications. Users appreciate this pricing model as it allows them to freely explore various subjects without financial constraints, similar to having access to a public library of learning resources.

Reviews

17 Reviews

Best quality study material

Rating: 8 out of 10

November 18, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In terms of self-paced learning, Coursera did a very good job, tracking progress, and giving feedback and assignments at the end, Coursera ensured overall development. It was also good at troubleshooting queries and help and support were provided quickly

Pros

Quality Content
Good teachers
Practical assignment

Cons

Better User Interface
More Dynamic and Practical courses
Less time for a course

Likelihood to Recommend

It did well in terms of good quality content, almost all the features of Coursera are best and market-friendly than udemy.It could do better in terms of User Interface and easy to use feature

Shruti Singh

Software Engineer in Information Technology at Infosys Limited (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Coursera an Affordable Learning Platform

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 2, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Coursera enables my institution to provide courses from well-known information technology companies such as Google and IBM, which are involved in information technology. Students who complete Coursera courses will get a certificate from the vendor and academic credit.

Pros

Students may take courses given by well-known companies.
Peer-reviewed projects and assignments are provided to help students learn in a more hands-on way.
Courses may be easily started and completed quickly because of the uniformity with which they are organized.

Cons

The expense of certain courses might be prohibitive.
Improvements to the mobile app are possible.
There is a need for improvement in browser compatibility; certain stimulation assignments only work with a particular browser.

Likelihood to Recommend

Students may choose from a wide range of courses, from beginner to advanced. Coursera is well suited for online learners; most courses are instructor, lead where due dates are included. Coursera is less appropriate for students who do not like online learning.

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

New job, new team, new thing to learn

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 13, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Having worked for many decades within different areas of the automotive industry, I have a lot of general knowledge, and experience and did my MBA beside working as a senior manager. However, this is a decade ago and In my new role, I am facing different projects. I use Coursera to bring me up to speed with new technology and use it as well for benchmarking when preparing Gap analyses, finding the best tools for project management and so on.

Pros

consistency in the set up of courses makes it easy to start and quick to go through them.
The variety of courses is exciting
Update courses when technology or software is changing

Cons

ability to use different browsers for assignments. You mainly have to use Chrome
some of the introductions are a bit repetitive and could be shortened

Likelihood to Recommend

To me, as someone who loves to learn, it is a fantastic tool for work. I learned about UI, reminded myself about project management fundamentals and currently learn about Salesforce to understand what it makes so successful. You also can use it to learn more about wellbeing, nutrition, etc. I pay for it myself and will definitely sign up again when my 12 months membership is over.

Karl-Heinz Meister

Senior Business Analyst in Information Technology at Cambria Automobiles (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Expand your Institutions reach with Coursera

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

March 29, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Coursera is used in many cases to offer free courses to peak the curiosity of potential students. We also use it to reach a large pool of international learners who would not normally have access to our content. It is also an excellent tool for allowing staff in other divisions free access to course content from other divisions serving as an excellent professional development tool.

Pros

Staff Training.
Professional Development.
Lead Generation.
International Outreach.

Cons

The UI or the LMS could be more modern/intuitive.
The quiz/exam tool is limited especially in line video knowledge checks.
Login can be confusing if you have multiple accounts (Personal/business/employer etc).
Analytics reporting dashboard is pretty basic.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Coursera platform can be a useful part of your overall learning content portfolio if utilized correctly. It's fantastic for asynchronous courses that don't necessarily need a dedicated faculty member (though I'd highly recommend at least having some discussion moderators/student workers) and for offering MOOCs. The ability for the learners to contribute translations really makes it ideal for the international learning community - I am always amazed to see a course we launched with 2-3 languages to quickly have 10-12 more added. This feature really helps expand the audience reach and Coursera has such a large following already that it can grow seemingly overnight.

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Next level revolutionary platform in online learning for students and professionals

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 28, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Coursera offers courses from the professors of the world's best universities like Stanford University. It also offers professional as well as non-professional courses. Specializations in different fields are also available on Coursera like cyber security, machine learning, etc. It has solved employees' competency-related issues because now people can take classes from the best instructors in the industry as well as professors from the best universities.

Pros

Variety of courses/ certificates available.
Guided projects / assignments available for practical understanding.
Best university degree courses available.

Cons

Certifications fees are bit higher.
Mobile application can be more user friendly.
Time limit on courses increases the pressure on students to complete the course on time.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is best suited for working professionals like me as well as students who want to increase their skills in the continuously changing technology landscape. Also, we can also take practical understanding of real-world projects with the help of the guided projects option. Peer review of assignments is a great feature present on Coursera. It may be less appropriate for some college students who cannot afford the high fees of certification courses so Coursera should offer extra discounts to college-going students.

Piyush Mittal

Consultant in Information Technology at UIDAI (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Hard-earned certification that brings great value

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 26, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

For more than 5 years, as in every organization where I held managerial/leadership positions, I have implemented employee training by developing a training plan for them in Coursera. I consider this resource the best on the market precisely because of the quality of the content that is there. Certificates, obtained on the Coursera, are not in vain valued by many companies - they are hard to get, but the person who receives such a certificate has decent knowledge.

Pros

Content Quality.
Hard-earned certification.
Completeness of knowledge.

Cons

I would like more variety of types of test questions.
I would like a more user-friendly interface with fewer clicks.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you need to train your employees in new specialties or improve their current knowledge, then Coursera is definitely the best choice. However, you should aim for long-term training, as many specializations last for 2-3 months. If you are looking for very short courses, then this resource is not for you.

Oleksandr Torlo

Chief Technology Officer in Engineering at Koshelok (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

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Best online learning platform provider in the market

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 26, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Coursera has almost all the courses that a student or working professional needs to grow. I have purchased many courses for me and my team in budget price. It has collaboration with multiple international universities to solve competency-related issues. It also provides many courses for free. We can also pay in multiple EMI.

Pros

International universities collaboration.
User friendly website / app.
Multiple payment options.

Cons

Passing Criteria is High (80%).
Deadline to pass a certificate.
Peer review system to review assignments.
Slide content is old for some courses.

Likelihood to Recommend

When someone wants to learn new techniques from the comfort of their home, it will be best to use Coursera because it has collaboration with international universities at less price. The less appropriate scenario is we cannot get personalised feedback from my professors/instructors and also the discussion forum section needs to be modernised.

Piyush Mittal

Senior Consultant in Information Technology at Aujas Cybersecurity (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Verified on LinkedIn

Great online education platform

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 8, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using Coursera at least five years now. It is a great platform for self improvement. I had all kinds of courses on it from different universities. The quality of courses is great. I have recommended a lot of my friends to use it. It is very recommendable.

Pros

Lots of high quality classes.
Flexible schedule. Have class according to your own timeline.
Great financial aids.

Cons

I have not found anything that needs to be improved.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are in a company where employees need continuing education on certain subjects, you can choose Coursera as the platform to train. It has a variety of subjects that can meet your needs, including computer science, financing, accounting, etc. Coursera also has a business membership you can use that will save you money in the long run.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

If you are ready to learn, Coursera is ready to teach

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 6, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I recommend Coursera individually to employees as a very time-effective way to immerse oneself into disciplines such as data science or programming languages. It is far more effective than a 3-day workshop. The reason is because the student must invest far more time into the course, with programming assignments and projects. For the courses I'd taken, I'd estimate for an 8-week course something on the order of 40-60 hours of work.

Pros

Interaction: the student learns by doing. For programming courses, this means programming!
Assessments: the courses I'd taken ask students to grade each others work with a rubric. This is hugely effective and permits tests and quizzes to be other than multiple choice.
Creativity and enthusiasm of the instructors. Some of the approaches demonstrated real out-of-the-box thinking by the instructors. For example, the Rice Python course was a self-contained website requiring no installation of IDE on one's computer, and the final project was a working version of Asteroids.
Low cost of entry: most of the course I enrolled in were free, with an optional fee for certifications. This really gives people the freedom to explore learning. It's almost like a Public Library of Learning.
Coursera forces a weekly discipline on the user with lectures and assignments and this really motivates one to put in the effort.

Cons

If you leave the projects for the weekends, your Sunday nights could be a drag. But I list this as a benefit also, it enforces discipline on the learning process.
I hope Coursera continues to offer no-cost and low-cost learning opportunities.
I honestly can't think of any serious deficiency in the product. I am a huge fan.

Likelihood to Recommend

It's absolutely ideal for programming. Today, most programming environments are available for free and enthusiasts can tinker with programming on their own. But Coursera structures that process and presents iteratively more complex assignments to the student.

I found it useful for non-programming. I took a refresher Calculus course and the user was able to enter solutions symbolically which I found impressive.

Rei Shinozuka, CFA®, FRM®

Director Asset Liability Modeling & Strategy, Office of CFO in Finance and Accounting at Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Coursera change the way we train the work force

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 28, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It's used by some departments to augment the internal learning platform.

Pros

Breadth of topics covered are really good
Very streamlined and easy to use
Alliance with academia and domain experts

Cons

More collaboration on creation of courses
Should have free courses for not niche topics
Mobile interface has room for improvement

Likelihood to Recommend

The content is high quality, and it's easy to use.

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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If you are ready to learn, Coursera is ready to teach

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 6, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Interaction: the student learns by doing. For programming courses, this means programming!
Assessments: the courses I'd taken ask students to grade each others work with a rubric. This is hugely effective and permits tests and quizzes to be other than multiple choice.
Creativity and enthusiasm of the instructors. Some of the approaches demonstrated real out-of-the-box thinking by the instructors. For example, the Rice Python course was a self-contained website requiring no installation of IDE on one's computer, and the final project was a working version of Asteroids.
Low cost of entry: most of the course I enrolled in were free, with an optional fee for certifications. This really gives people the freedom to explore learning. It's almost like a Public Library of Learning.
Coursera forces a weekly discipline on the user with lectures and assignments and this really motivates one to put in the effort.

Cons

If you leave the projects for the weekends, your Sunday nights could be a drag. But I list this as a benefit also, it enforces discipline on the learning process.
I hope Coursera continues to offer no-cost and low-cost learning opportunities.
I honestly can't think of any serious deficiency in the product. I am a huge fan.

Likelihood to Recommend

I found it useful for non-programming. I took a refresher Calculus course and the user was able to enter solutions symbolically which I found impressive.

Rei Shinozuka, CFA®, FRM®

Director Asset Liability Modeling & Strategy, Office of CFO in Finance and Accounting at Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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