> You still need to get a bachelor's degree by a regular university to get into oms-cs
I feel like this is absolutely not the case. For software development and adjacent fields (UX/UI design, 2/3D graphics, editing, ...) you definitely need the skills and the degree is a benefit (a door opener) but not a necessity.
That said, if you expected a coursera course to replace a university, you'd first have to deliver on reducing the amount of people who cheat (i.e increasing the prestige of the degree). Nowadays, many IT professionals don't even know what CCNA, AWS CSAP, or RHCSA mean (and all of those are somewhat prestigious in the IT field)
The idea of getting online certificates instead of degrees is dead. The idea evolved into learning skills instead of gathering certificates, and demonstrating your skills. Think Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, or LinuxAcademy, which are very much alive and kicking.
I feel like this is absolutely not the case. For software development and adjacent fields (UX/UI design, 2/3D graphics, editing, ...) you definitely need the skills and the degree is a benefit (a door opener) but not a necessity.
That said, if you expected a coursera course to replace a university, you'd first have to deliver on reducing the amount of people who cheat (i.e increasing the prestige of the degree). Nowadays, many IT professionals don't even know what CCNA, AWS CSAP, or RHCSA mean (and all of those are somewhat prestigious in the IT field)
The idea of getting online certificates instead of degrees is dead. The idea evolved into learning skills instead of gathering certificates, and demonstrating your skills. Think Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, or LinuxAcademy, which are very much alive and kicking.