<p>Just wondering - if you get the official certificate from Coursera that you completed a course (like Intro to Finance, 15 weeks, from the University of Michigan), to what degree will colleges recognize that when looking at an application? And how exactly do I include that in an application (I'm not very familiar with the format). The reason I'm a little unsure about this is because it's not very expensive to get certified, whereas some online courses that you sign up from the college's website itself are over a thousand dollars - so I'm not really sure about how universities will consider Coursera courses.</p>