Topic: My cousin will major in cryptography because of Bitcoin - Is it a hard subject? (Read 1463 times)

I've received "diplomas" for my free courses but I'm not sure if they're worth spending space on in your CV. I think it'd be a great thing to mention in a cover letter or even during the interview, though.

Yes i love how i can learn about a lot of things on that site, but after passing a free course do i receive some sort of diploma or something
which i can go on and use when applying for a job?

I am pretty sure that i cant use this when applying for job but it is more to get you to learn and know and teach you about the subject
so you can have a better understanding of it and maybe apply it into real life or for school.

The course structure is entirely dependent on which courses you take. For example, I'm currently taking a course on Developing Innovative Ideas for Entrepreneurs. The subject matter is divulged through lectures every week (about 2 hours worth per week) and a book for which you had the option of buying for $4.99 (I did).

There are assignments every week, which will "quiz" you on the subject matter. The quizzes for this course are especially easy but I've taken other courses for which they were much harder. I also had essays to write for other courses.

At the end, you get a certificate of accomplishment if your grade is deemed worthy (I think it takes at least 70%, which is fairly easy). You can also pay to get a direct certificate from the school that offers the course, which is verifiable if you decide to include said course in your CV. I'm not sure how it works if you pay for it, but you can definitely accomplish a lot for free on the site.

For example, I also took an Intro to Marketing course from the Wharton MBA program, which is a pretty top-ranked program. I highly recommend at least browsing through the site to find subjects you're interested in. I doubt it'll replace a formal education (formal education = getting an actual BA/etc. makes it worth it) but it's great if you want to beef up your knowledge on certain subjects.

Wow thanks for this suggestions, coursera is a really cool site i am goin to try it out since you guys
recommended it.

How does it even work? You watch videos, lessons and then you do tests?
What happens if you decide to flunk it lol.. wow and if you graduate do you get a certificate or something?

Thanks.

that's good to hear, hope he goes well at it

Just wanted to say that I love Coursera! I've taken a few courses on it over the past couple of months (not cryptography, though) and I've been very impressed.

It's just plain fun!

Cryptography is on the rise with bitcoins ... 

He can start for free at Stanford this January through Coursera.

since i introduced bitcoin to my cousin, his hero is now satoshi, and when he goes to university of phoenix this fall he will major in cryptography.

is it a hard subject to study and learn - do they give out a’s in harvard cryptography classes?