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Coursera: Coming soon to all courses: Flexible session-based schedules
Over the past year, Coursera has offered courses in two different formats: self-paced (no start or end date) and flexible session-based (regular sessions that begin and end on specific days). On August 15th, we’ll be updating all courses to use the flexible session-based format. The session-based format offers much of the same flexibility of a self-paced course. The biggest difference is the community - in a session-based course, you’re part of a smaller peer group working on the same schedule, so you can share ideas, discuss assignments, and motivate each other. You’ll see suggested due dates in session-based courses, but there are no grade penalties for missing a due date. If you fall too far behind or need additional time to complete the course after your session ends, you can move into a later session, and your work will automatically transfer with you. We’re switching to this session-based format based on our observations of various course structures t…