Heard of Coursera? It’s an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. They have over 5 million students from 190 countries taking free online courses in Humanities, Medicine, Biology, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Business, Computer Science, and more. Feel like taking a free class or two? There’s an unofficial Coursera app for Windows Phone 8 called Learn on the Go.
You can watch lecture videos and read course notes from your phone. Head past the break to watch our walkthrough video.
You need a free Coursera account to use the app. There’s no option within the app to sign up, so you need to do that from the browser. There’s also no option to sign up for courses within the app. What is this app good for? It lets you pre-download the lecture videos, so you can then watch them later on the train or the bus.
There are over 500 courses available from over 100 institutions on Coursera. Classes you are currently enrolled in show up in the main page of Learn on the Go. Swiping left shows upcoming courses. Swipe again to see courses you already completed.
Click on a course to show the materials for the week. The topics are listed with lecture notes and video. You can download each video for the week individually or click the option to download all at the bottom.
Learn on the Go is a great app for Windows Phone users who are taking free classes at Coursera. There are a couple of things we’d like to see in the future, though. We would like an option to stream videos instead of pre-downloading them. It would also be nice to have a split view of video with lecture notes. That would be awesome on larger screens like the Nokia Lumia 1520. We also think the app icon could be better.
Learn on the Go is a free app at the Windows Phone Store. Go learn something new and let us know what you think of this app in the comments!
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more.
Benchmarking the new Surface Book 3 15 with GTX 1660 Ti and 10th Gen i7
Although it's too early for a review, here are some initial benchmarks from the new Surface Book 3 15-inch with a Core i7 and NVIDIA GeForce 1660 Ti (Max-Q) and how it compares to Surface Book 2 and other premium laptops. Spoiler: While the CPU is just OK, that 1660 Ti definitely bumps up the Book 3's potential.
HP devices are facing BSOD and boot loops, but HP appears to have a fix
HP users saw some serious issues with PCs over the weekend, including the Blue Screen of Death and boot loops. Now, an update from HP might fix the issue.
Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Guide: Everything you need to know
Minecraft Dungeons is here, and it's time to run through everything you need to know about the game.
Make the most of your Surface Pen and Slim Pen with these awesome apps
To really maximize the ability of the Surface Pen and Slim Pen, there are some essential apps you should check out. We've rounded up the best right here for a variety of purposes.
