Upgrading to ID verified student from MITx

[Ahmad Kishki]

i signed up for my first edx course mastering quantum mechanics from MITx and i am currently considering upgrading to an ID verified student for $100, is it worth it?

I am following nicely through the course, i did most of the stuff as self study (but some concepts had some holes and i am fixing them) so i think i can follow till the end.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

ID verified student for $100

What is the perk or advantage of doing this?

 

[Ahmad Kishki]

What is the perk or advantage of doing this?

I will get a certificate after finishing the course - but i don't know if certificates frim edX are recognised in academic intitutions.