Educators Feature

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their workforce already equipped with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience. At the same time, university-age students and their parents are thinking more critically about the ROI of traditional three and four-year…

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Campus at Coursera Today’s workplace requires digital skills, and businesses report a lack of skilled talent as an increasing threat. At the same time, in a competitive and fast-changing labor market, college students are expecting their degree programs to land them a well-paying job. State higher education systems will…

By Nicole Amaral, Skills Transformation Lead, Americas  Ana Lilia, a chemical engineer and working mother from Mexico, used online training to change careers and become a freelance scientific writer after losing her job in the country’s pre-pandemic economic downturn. It’s now her principal income, and during the pandemic, the flexibility of online learning and remote…

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their workforce already equipped with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience. At the same time, university-age students and their parents are thinking more critically about the ROI of traditional three and four-year…

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their workforce already equipped with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience. At the same time, university-age students and their parents are thinking more critically about the ROI of traditional three and four-year…

New study uncovers challenges, best practices, and promise of online learning to create more opportunity for women and underserved populations in the post-pandemic economy  By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera In partnership with IFC and the European Commission, I am pleased to announce our global study on women and online learning in emerging markets.…

By Anthony Tattersall, Vice-President for EMEA, Coursera The last two years have demonstrated the value of a highly-skilled public health workforce like never before. To equip the UK’s healthcare service with the skills needed to maintain a world-class level of care and meet future public health challenges, Coursera is excited to announce that it is…

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 Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus  University students today are graduating into a new labor market reshaped by automation and the pandemic that demands new skills. According to the ILO, the global youth employment rate fell by more than twice as much as the rate among adults in 2020. The changing skills…

By Shwetabh Mittal, Senior Director, Product Management University students are graduating into a new labor market, changed drastically by automation and the pandemic. The World Economic Forum estimates 85 million jobs will be displaced globally by 2025, with 40% of core skills changing for jobs that are set to remain. The shifting skills landscape is…