Re: Is coursera valid as accredited institution?

[Carol Smith]

Hi there, 

On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Jorge Arévalo <jorg...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

If I'm enrolled in a coursera's course (https://www.coursera.org/), am I eligible to participate as a student in Google Summer of Code?

Nope. Unless you are also enrolled in an accredited university, coursera does not qualify on its own as an accredited university.

Cheers,

Carol 

[Vilson Vieira]

Hi Carol,

2013/4/11 Carol Smith <car...@google.com>

Nope. Unless you are also enrolled in an accredited university, coursera does not qualify on its own as an accredited university.

what about edX coursers from MIT and others?

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[Carol Smith]

Hi there, 

On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Vilson Vieira <vil...@void.cc> wrote:

Hi Carol,

2013/4/11 Carol Smith <car...@google.com>

Nope. Unless you are also enrolled in an accredited university, coursera does not qualify on its own as an accredited university.

what about edX coursers from MIT and others?

Probably not. I believe as part of those programs they give you a disclaimer that you are not an enrolled student in the university even though the class is offered through them. So no, that would not count as being an enrolled student.

Thanks,
Carol 

[Darshit Shah]

None would be valid!

Neither of them are accredited universities!

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[Darshit Shah]

@Carol: For completeness, edX and other such online courses are also a separate organization alltogether and hence cannot be considered legally as courses by those Universities.

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[Vilson Vieira]

2013/4/11 Carol Smith <car...@google.com>

Probably not. I believe as part of those programs they give you a disclaimer that you are not an enrolled student in the university even though the class is offered through them. So no, that would not count as being an enrolled student.

Indeed, I understand. Thank you Carol.