When I tried to, I would get this notice: “This is a Signature Track course. But suddenly I was no longer able to take quizzes on my phone. Coursera has an Android app, and I used to be able to do entire courses on my phone. Was it permanent or just a temporary glitch? No answers were to be found.Īnother curious thing started to happen. I searched the Coursera site and good old Google for the reason behind the change. Completed courses were listed like this: The LinkedIn button is now missing. EdX still formats course records this way: An “add to LinkedIn profile” button is available on the lower right.īut suddenly, with no fanfare or explanation, the LinkedIn button on Coursera disappeared. Back in the day, each successfully completed course was listed with a final grade, a link to a certificate, and a button the student could click to share the certificate on LinkedIn. I first noticed something was going on a few weeks ago, when I went to my course records page. But as someone who went to a college with a robust and respected honor code, I see no shame in an honor code credential. The Verified Certificate (Signature Track) requires students to give Coursera access to their computer camersas, so Coursera can use facial recognition and typing pattern recognition technology to verify a student’s identity. This has advantages if an individual is seeking Continuing Education Units or similar professional credentials that require identity verification. If you’re a student who wants to share your achievement with current or potential employers, you’ll have to pay for that certificate.įor a while now, Coursera has offered two types of certificates: a Statement of Accomplishment (Honor Code Track), which is free, and a Verified Certificate (Signature Track), which requires a registration fee. It will no longer be offering free Statements of Accomplishment to students who successfully complete (pass) Coursera courses.
Over the past month, Coursera has quietly implemented a huge policy change that gives up on that dream. Remember the halcyon days when MOOCs (massive, online open courses) were going to revolutionize the world, eliminating barriers of class and geography that were preventing hardworking, intelligent people from receiving-and benefitting from-an education?
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