Most Popular Enterprise Courses of 2019
Kelly Murphy, Enterprise Content Strategist As digital transformation continues to change the way we work, enterprise learners increasingly seek out content to build literacy in data and technology. Throughout 2019, Enterprise learners consumed data science courses at varying levels–from the layperson-friendly What is Data Science? course by IBM to The Data Scientist’s Toolbox from Johns…
A community of possibility: how you’re redefining what’s possible
We love learning from the Coursera Community and we are excited to share updates from the Coursera Learner Outcomes Survey*: 87% of career builders report benefits like getting a promotion, receiving a raise, or starting a new career 92% of education seekers report benefits like identifying a field of study or being better prepared for…
Johns Hopkins University’s New Gun Violence Prevention Course
Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, is the driving force behind the online course Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change. This new course launches in May. “The course will start by providing students with baseline knowledge about the scope and nature of gun violence in America.…
R U Asking the Right Questions to your content provider?
I’m the worst when it comes to questions. I often will ask way too many questions to a vendor, regardless of if they are a learning system, e-learning solution, other providers or a 3rd party publisher. I will usually say, okay this is the last question, then follow-up with another question. Perhaps it is a…
What’s new on Coursera for Business – February 2020
By Kyle Clark, Senior Skills Transformation Consultant February was a special month at Coursera: we officially launched Rhyme Projects for enterprise. Coursera acquired Rhyme Softworks last year to augment our abilities to create and share hand-on projects with learners. Projects allow learners to work on a task in their browser while following a self-paced or…
A new course from MoMA: “What Is Contemporary Art?”
A view from the fourth-floor collection galleries looking out onto the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. © 2019 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Noah Kalina What is contemporary art? There’s no single answer. The instructors behind The Museum of Modern Art’s newest course What Is Contemporary Art? describe what contemporary art means…
The Year of AI: End of Year Round-Up 2019
Trends from 45 million learners on Coursera show nearly two million enrollments in AI-related content in 2019, AI for Everyone breaks into the top ten list in its first year By Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera When it comes to popularity and demand, tech-centric courses like artificial intelligence and data science consistently rank…
What’s new on Coursera for Business – July 2019
By Kyle Clark, Enterprise Content Expert Coursera released 45 courses on our platform in July, including the brand new G Suite Administration Specialization from Google Cloud. Here are our top picks for enterprise for this past month: July 2019’s Key Launches: G Suite Administration Specialization by Google Cloud – The G Suite Administration Specialization has…
It’s Magic – Q&A Reader Edition
As a kid, like many I surmise, purchased a magic kit tested it out, then forced, err suggested that family members attend to see the show. At my home, my dad paid for him and the dog to attend. Front row seats. Mom was there too. I can’t recall if my siblings were forced, err…
Best Practices in RFP and Content Creation
This month’s questions include best practices for creating content/courses; RFPs/RFIs, Relevance of Learning in 2026. Q: We are new to creating courses and see the terms you use – “content creator” and what others use “authoring tools.” Is there a difference? We have a lot of videos we want to use as separate courses –…
