Coursera

According to Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of the California-based company, in 2020, 30 million people signed up for the platform's online courses. It is worth noting that, in Latin America alone, there was a 60% growth in demand, which today is more directed to the smartphone app than to the website.

In addition, the app had to improve and offer more content options to its users, now featuring more than 800 courses in 25 areas of knowledge.

So, if you have any questions about what Coursera is and how to use it, don't worry, because in the following article, we'll answer everything so you can develop to the fullest in the courses.

What is Coursera?

It is an application focused on online courses in the most diverse areas of knowledge, with renowned faculty and partnerships with more than 115 educational institutions with paid certification.

The main courses are in the language area and with them you can learn using methodologies from the world's leading universities, such as Harvard and Oxford.

Coursera: What are the advantages of using this app?

Coursera is great for those looking to enhance their resume, offering renowned courses with comprehensive curriculum.

Furthermore, because it is accessible from a smartphone, it optimizes the user's time, allowing them to learn from anywhere at any time, with or without an internet connection, as there is also an offline option, in addition to the paid option of generating a certificate.

Another interesting feature of the application is that it has a smart pause that allows you to resume the course from where you left off, without any harm and it is also self-paced, that is, it adapts to the needs and time of whoever uses it, also having English subtitles for all its courses.  

Coursera: What features are available in the app?

The platform is highly functional. It offers a variety of tools, including over 800 courses and partnerships with over 115 renowned institutions. These include self-paced courses, online, offline, and streaming courses, notifications about new releases, smart pause, and subtitles in English and other languages for some courses.

Coursera: How to use this application?

Using Coursera is really cool and straightforward. Just open the app, sign up with Facebook, discover the courses you're interested in through Discovery or Featured, view the content and certification fees, and start your course. You can track your progress and find it in My Courses.

Throughout this text, we explain Coursera: what it is, how to use it, and its features. We also show you a little more about its features and what you should do after downloading it from your app store to use it and ensure a full experience with its content.

Coursera: How much does it cost and how do I download the app?

All the features listed above are available for free! The app is available in multiple languages, but most content is subtitled in English. It also offers paid certifications, depending on the content level (course or specialization), ranging from R$ 194.90 to R$ 2,999.90.

What are the installation requirements?

• Size: 51 MB / 23 M
• Installations: 10,000,000+
• Requires iPhone (iOS 12.0 or later); iPad (iPadOS 12.0 or later); iPod touch (iOS 12.0 or later); Apple TV (tvOS 11 or later); or Android 5.0 or later.
• Content rating: + 4.