Coursera, is an online education company founded this year by two Stanford University computer-science professors. It’s been off to a strong start, and has drawn together at least four top-tier universities in an effort to provide high quality educational experiences to anyone in the world, for free. Princeton, Stanford, the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania have all signed up to offer what could be amazing educational opportunities for people in some of the most difficult places on earth.
Through Coursera you can take classes on subjects such as computer science, economics, mathematics, healthcare, biology, social sciences, and many more. Watch the video below to learn more.