A Handy Guide on How to Download Old Coursera Courses Before They Disappear

Image by Math­ieu Plourd, via Wiki­me­dia Com­mons

On June 30th, Cours­era plans to wind down its old e‑learning plat­form. And accord­ing to this email the com­pa­ny sent around, any “cours­es and course mate­ri­als on [that] old plat­form will no longer be acces­si­ble.” Con­cerned that dozens of old­er MOOCs could be lost, some have called this move a form of “cul­tur­al van­dal­ism.” Oth­ers, like the good folks at Class Cen­tral, have cre­at­ed a very thor­ough and handy guide that will show you how to save the course mate­ri­als (videos, slides, tran­scripts, etc.) before the June 30th dead­line. You’re on notice. Start read­ing the guide and thank Dhaw­al Shah for putting it togeth­er.

For a list of MOOCs start­ing in the sec­ond half of June, click here.

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