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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…

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…

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…

By Anthony Tattersall, VP Enterprise EMEA  When the World Economic Forum asked businesses how they would respond to COVID-19 last year, 84 percent said they would increase the rate of automation and digitalization. As a result,  workforce upskilling and reskilling within the enterprise has become an urgent priority. This trend has been widely adopted by…

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…

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…

By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera We are pleased to announce a new entry-level Marketing Analyst Professional Certificate from Facebook, launching on Coursera in October. The certificate is designed to help learners of any educational or professional background prepare for an entry-level marketing analyst position.  As digital transformation sweeps across industries, organizations increasingly…

By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO Today, I’m excited to introduce Coursera’s third annual Global Skills Report, an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. This year’s study draws on performance data since the pandemic’s onset from over 77 million learners on Coursera to benchmark business, technology, and data skills proficiency for over 100 countries.…

By Melody Liu, Senior Product Manager, Coursera Labs Demand for people with data science and artificial intelligence (AI) skills continues to rise. Data science roles are growing by 37% annually, and for artificial intelligence jobs, the annual growth rate is 74%. These are specialized skills that require hands-on learning to master, but fortunately, opportunities to…

Anthony Tattersall, Vice President EMEA at Coursera The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way we learn, teach, and work. What began as a short-term response to the crisis will likely result in an enduring digital transformation of higher education. As more jobs require digital skills, students and employers are increasingly looking to universities to…