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Coursera: Taking Coursera's vision and making it a reality in Mumbai, India: TAPtheTECH
Editor’s note: Sankalp is a student who recently wrote about his journey through a UPenn Coursera Signature Track course. Sankalp and his friends have taken Coursera’s vision to heart and rallied an entire organization in India to empower a large community of younger students in Mumbai to learn more about MOOCs! Read more about how one Courserian turned a vision into a working reality! "We envision a future where everyone has access to a world-class education that has so far been available to a select few. We aim to empower people with education that will improve their lives, the lives of their families, and the communities they live in." - Coursera’s Vision Statement As a student in India, Coursera gave me the opportunity to learn on my own time. I experienced the sheer pleasure of learning when I took Intro to Mathematical Thinking last fall and Calculus: Single Variable this past January. After taking Coursera courses, I felt empowered. I believed that ev…