Coursera Review: How Popular Is This Elearning Platform?

Most Popular Coursera Courses

I thought it would be interesting to highlight the most popular courses based on each learning programs. The most popular courses are based on previous students ratings and opinions.

Courses

Machine Learning – A free course to learn the science of getting computers to act without being programmed. It has had more than 4,000,000 students enrolled on the course and a 4.9 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. The course instructor is Andrew Ng the Co-founder of Coursera. You have the option to upgrade and purchase the course, where you will earn the certificate for $49.

The Science of Well-Being – A free course designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. It has had more than 3,500,000 students enrolled on the course and a 4.9 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. The course instructor, Laurie Santos, is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University. You have the option to upgrade and purchase the course, where you will earn the certificate for $79.

Guided Projects

Getting Started with Power BI Desktop – A 2-hour long project-based course, where you will learn the basics of using Power BI Desktop software. It’s offered by Coursera project network for beginners, with over 30,000 already enrolled and a 4.7 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. It costs $9.99 to take this guided project.

Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets – A 2-hour long project-based course is an introduction to spreadsheets. It’s offered by Coursera project network for beginners, with close to 40,000 already enrolled and a 4.7 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. It costs $9.99 to take this guided project.

Specializations

Python for Everybody Specialization – A Specialization to learn to program and analyze data with Python. It has had more than 1,000,000 students enrolled in this specialization and a 4.8 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. The course instructor is Charles Russell Severance and partnered with University of Michigan. It will take approximately 8 months to complete, and costs $49 a month, with a 7-day free trial available.

Business English Communication Skills Specialization – A Specialization to build English skills for Business to improve your ability to speak, write and understand English in professional settings. It has had more than 90,000 students enrolled in this specialization and a 4.8 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. The course instructor is Richard Moore and partnered with University of Washington. It will take approximately 6 months to complete, and costs $49 a month, with a 7-day free trial available.

Professional Certificates

Facebook Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate – A Professional Certificate to launch your career in social media marketing to build job-ready skills and credentials. It has had more than 50,000 students enrolled in this professional certificate and a 4.9 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. The course instructor is Anke Audenaert and partnered with Facebook. It will take approximately 7 months to complete, and costs $49 a month, with a 7-day free trial available.

IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate – A Professional Certificate to unlock your potential in data analytics and build job-ready skills as a data analyst. It has had close to 30,000 students enrolled in this professional certificate and a 4.7 (out of 5) rating from student feedback. The course instructor is Rav Ahuja and partnered with IBM. It will take approximately 11 months to complete, and costs $39 a month, with a 7-day free trial available.

MasterTrack Certificates

Machine Learning for Analytics – In this 4-course program, you’ll develop skills in statistics and machine learning to advance your career as a data science professional. The certificate is partnered with The University of Chicago and will take you 5 months to complete. You can either do a 1 off payment for $3,900 or 4 payments for $1,000 monthly.

Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research – In this 6-course program, you’ll build skills you’ll need as a social worker to empower individuals, families and communities. The certificate is partnered with The University of Michigan and will take you 4-6 months to complete. You can either do a 1 off payment for $1,900 or 4 payments for $500 monthly.

Online Degrees

BSc Computer Science – Earn a Bachelors Degree with University of London to give you a strong foundation in Computer Science and specialized knowledge of topics such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Web Development. The Bachelors degree should take you 3-6 years and will cost you between £11,229 – £16,790 ($15,230 – $22,872). You will need to apply for the Bachelors Degree.

Master of Science in Management – Earn a Master’s Degree with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Management to build a strong foundation of fundamental business skills. The Master’s degree should take 1 year and will cost you $11,052. You will need to apply for the Master’s Degree.