by Volodymyr Zhyla, Kyiv Post
Coursera, a major online education platform based in the U.S., is set to start giving courses in May to Ukrainian students. Established in October 2013 as Learning Hub in partnership with Bionic University, a special unit of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Coursera will also enable real time communication with teachers and organize other events. Registration for the hub’s first courses is ongoing. Program mentors expect 20-30 students to enroll. A graduation certificate will cost $49, but it is optional. Sergiy Miroshnychenko, who completed a number of online courses, says employers generally pay serious attention to these certificates. Project coordinator Daryna Sysoyeva stresses that Bionic University encourages students of technical departments to deepen their expertise. “Online learning is a very useful and convenient method. It is a life-long process,” she adds.
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