Introducing the Coursera Global Skills Index
By Emily Glassberg Sands, Head of Data Science, Coursera Today marks the release of the inaugural Coursera Global Skills Index (GSI), an in-depth look at skill trends and performance around the world, made possible by the millions of learners who come to Coursera to learn and grow. Skills are the foundation of human productivity and…
Announcing the Coursera 2020 Global Skills Index
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera In a few short months, COVID-19 has profoundly reshaped our world. The economic devastation has been staggering, affecting the lives of more than 555 million workers and 200 million higher education students. As we begin to revive jobs and economies, it will be important to understand the impact of the…
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…
Announcing: Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate
For the last two years, the Google IT Support Professional Certificate has been equipping learners around the world with the fundamentals needed to jumpstart new careers in information technology (IT). To celebrate the 2-year anniversary of the program, we’re excited to announce that Google has expanded its IT training to help you take the next…
Helping college and university students regain control of their learning amid the pandemic with...
By Shravan Goli, Chief Product Officer, Coursera Nearly 70% of the world’s students remain impacted by campus closures due to the coronavirus. Among them are hundreds of millions of students in colleges and universities around the world. Uncertain of when they will be able to fully return to campus, and with many summer internships…
Introducing a Fully Online Bachelor’s Completion Program from the University of North Texas
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences from UNT is the first bachelor’s degree from a U.S university on Coursera By Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera A four-year degree continues to be regarded as one of the most valued credentials in the job market: An estimated 35% of jobs in the U.S. require at…
University of Alberta partners with Coursera to teach the foundations of Reinforcement Learning with...
By Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Alpha Zero, the program that beat the world’s best chess player, is among the most well-known examples of what is called Reinforcement Learning (RL). Considered by many to be the breakthrough for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Reinforcement Learning is truly unique in that it creates…
Introducing Coursera Plus: a subscription plan for unlimited learning
by Anubhav Chopra, Lead Product Manager, Consumer Everyone comes to Coursera with a unique learning goal. Some learners want just a single course on a specific topic, while others, like Sagi from Jakarta, take well over 20 courses in a variety of domains. Now, through Coursera Plus, a new subscription program that we’re piloting, learners…
#ThrillYourMind
It’s late at night. You’re burning the midnight oil. You’ve devoted hours of focus to a programming challenge, project, or problem set. And just when you’re about to stop for the night, it arrives. The discovery. The breakthrough. That moment when the lightbulb goes off. This season, we’re celebrating the learning breakthroughs that #ThrillYourMind. The…
Coursera raises $103 Million in Series E round of financing
Today, we’re happy to share that Coursera has raised an additional $103 million of investment in a Series E equity round. With this round, we welcome SEEK Group, a global leader in investing, scaling and operating online employment and education businesses, as our new investor. Existing investors Future Fund and NEA also joined the round.…
