Oracle partners with Coursera to launch five job-relevant cloud courses
By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Today, we are pleased to announce Oracle, a global leader in enterprise cloud applications and infrastructure, as our newest industry partner. They are launching five new courses to help learners develop the cloud skills required in today’s digital economy. Adoption of cloud computing is a high priority for…
Recognising Bold Innovators across EMEA’s academic community
By Anthony Tattersall, Vice President EMEA, Coursera More than 1.6 billion students were disrupted due to abrupt campus closures at the peak of the pandemic. Things are slowly getting back to normal, but disruption was a wake-up call for higher education institutions worldwide to find new and innovative ways to deliver learning to their students.…
Juniper Networks partners with Coursera to launch Introduction to Junos Platform Automation and DevOps...
By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, we are pleased to announce our newest industry partner Juniper Networks and launch their Introduction to Junos Platform Automation and DevOps Specialization. This is the first of four new Specializations that Juniper will launch on Coursera. The World Economic Forum lists cloud computing roles, including DevOps…
University of London launches a fully online Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration on Coursera
By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Today, we are pleased to announce an online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Royal Holloway, University of London. Among the top-ranked U.K. universities, Royal Holloway is known for its strong industry ties and vibrant community of alumni who hold critical roles across many leading global companies. …
Coursera appoints Carmen Chang to Board of Directors
Today, we proudly welcome Carmen Chang, General Partner and Head of Asia at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), as a director on the Coursera board. Carmen has more than 20 years of experience guiding growth companies in emerging markets. Her unique insights and expertise will help shape our efforts to meet the rising demand for online…
Coursera Women and Skills Report indicates a narrowing gender gap in online learning
By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO Today I am excited to introduce Coursera’s first-ever Women and Skills Report, which examines the pandemic’s impact on skills trends among women and how online learning is helping them prepare for the future. The dual impact of the pandemic and automation have disproportionately impacted women — largely due to school…
Announcing new industry partner Philips India and scholarships for Indian learners from IBM and...
By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Coursera is growing rapidly in India — since 2020, 7.5 million new registered learners in the country have joined the Coursera platform. Amid this demand, we are working with our industry partners to better serve our growing Indian learner base with job-relevant content and initiatives to help them…
Coursera accelerates India growth plans
Partnering with top-tier Indian institutions to help them reach a global audience; Launching localized experiences; Building India operations as the APAC hub By Coursera Today, we’re announcing a number of initiatives to accelerate growth and operations in India. As demand for Coursera rises in the country, we are unveiling partnerships with top-tier Indian institutions (including…
Announcing new fee structure to support growth of online degrees
New structure supports universities pursuing greater scale and impact with online degrees By Coursera Today, we’re announcing a new fee structure to support universities planning to scale online degree offerings. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Colorado Boulder are among the first to embrace the new structure. We’ve served universities with…
Live2Coursera app for Zoom now available to help educators bridge the digital divide
By Shravan Goli, Chief Product Officer, Coursera Today, the Live2Coursera app for Zoom is available for free download in the Zoom App Marketplace. With more educators teaching online, this app enables them to upload lectures* to Coursera with a single click directly from Zoom. Students can then view recorded lectures on Coursera via desktop or…
