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Learn how an animal lover became a voice for the voiceless. “Finding a passion is great. But having a purpose is even greater.” In the Philippines, Karen is living by these words as an animal rescuer and advocate. Like most goals in life, turning your passion into your purpose is easier said than done. But…

The Coursera platform has become a hub for leading universities to build and offer their online degrees to an eager audience of individuals worldwide. From the activities of thousands of students enrolled in our university partners’ degree programs, we are able to derive new insights on how individuals are engaging with online for-credit courses, what…

By Betty Vandenbosch, Coursera’s Chief Content Officer I was delighted to have the opportunity to host our 10th annual Coursera Conference. Our virtual platform made it possible to bring together a truly global community. All told, 3,156 participants from 2,111 organizations representing 149 countries were able to attend, and we were thrilled to welcome 132…

By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer Learning leaders are increasing their emphasis on providing skills training to help drive employee retention and accelerate their company’s transformation efforts. Delivering effective training is a constant challenge, as many employees have a limited amount of time they can devote to learning. Approximately 60 percent of employees spend less…

By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera  Since 2020, our world has seen extraordinary change. Technology has created new skills requirements in the workforce, with 149 million new digital jobs expected globally by 2025. However, students and workers need access to flexible, affordable, and fast-tracked learning and career pathways to take advantage of these unprecedented career…

By Zac Rule, Vice President Enterprise, Americas at Coursera The pace of innovation is accelerating and business leaders are more focused on building a workforce with the high-demand digital skills needed to thrive in the future. Today, Coursera is excited to announce that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), a…

By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, I am excited to share that the University of Michigan (U-M)  — the best public university in the U.S. and a leader in online education — is the first to announce courses using extended reality (XR) on Coursera. The university will launch 10 XR-enhanced courses exclusively…

Ten years ago, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng had an idea—make world-class education available to anyone, anywhere. Ever since, you’ve been demonstrating just how powerful that idea can be. You’ve shown the world what’s possible when you learn without limits. We think the best way to celebrate this milestone is to celebrate you, and all…

New course on Uncommon Sense Teaching from Dr. Oakley, the instructor from the blockbuster Learning How to Learn course As digital transformation rapidly transforms the world, learning has become a fundamental skill — one McKinsey calls “a critical driver of long-term career success.”  To help teachers equip the next generation of students with tools to…

Meet Yesha! After four years in the financial services sector, Yesha wanted to do something else that appealed to her true passion for design. But she has no educational or professional experience in the field of design. To overcome this, she enrolled in the Google Career Certificate program and began building a foundational knowledge in…