Coursera expands state-wide workforce development partnership in Missouri
By Kevin Mills, Head of Public Sector Partnerships In early 2020, we launched the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative to help governments around the world respond to the unemployment crisis caused by the pandemic and automation. Through the program, governments from over 25 U.S. states and 100 countries provided immediate support to displaced workers with free…
Choosing your own adventure: Stories of internal mobility at Coursera
Alex Elstrodt, right, takes a moment to juggle in our Toronto office, where he’s also juggled many roles — from marketing to engineering. By Luiz Gonzaga dos Santos Filho, Engineering Manager “Tell me something you’re good at but others don’t know” is the kind of ice breaker question that really gets me thinking. After a…
Creating Comunidad at Coursera – the HOLA Employee Resource Group
By Christian Angulo, HOLA ERG Chair and Senior Partner Development Manager at Coursera In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx impact, we’re excited to introduce you to HOLA, one of the first employee resource groups (ERGs) established at Coursera. The HOLA ERG was founded in 2018 to create a community for Latinx Courserians to…
3 Latinx product designers at Coursera share their career journeys and advice for entering...
Are you interested in a product design career? In this post, we’ll share our conversation with three expert product designers to get some inside perspective on this high-demand field. They share advice and guidance on why this is a great career path, what skills and experience are most important, and how you can advance your…
Coursera Industry Skills Report highlights critical skills gaps as digital transformation investments accelerate across...
By Leah Belsky, Coursera Chief Enterprise Officer I am excited to introduce Coursera’s Industry Skills Report 2021, which examines the pandemic’s impact on digital transformation and skills development across major industries. The report analyzes data on skills proficiency from millions of Coursera learners across 10 different industries between June 2020 and May 2021. The pandemic…
Trending online courses in cloud tech, sales, cybersecurity, and more
With more world-class content launching every week, there are always new topics to explore, new skills to learn, and new ways to achieve your goals. These latest courses, Specializations, and Professional Certificates cover everything from business management and personal finance to data science and sports analytics. What will you learn next? Business Google Cloud Digital…
Coursera announces a statewide partnership with Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to prepare...
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera Today, I am excited to announce a statewide partnership with the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education, which is enabling 15 universities and colleges to adopt Coursera for Campus. The Coursera for Campus platform empowers any college or university to offer job-relevant, credit-ready online education to students,…
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…
University of London’s new Marketing degree: An ethical approach
The brand new University of London’s Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Marketing is designed for you, that is looking for analytical skills to advance in your marketing career, but that is also interested in ethical issues associated with over-consumption, environmental crisis and inequality. This degree has been created with the understanding that marketing can play…
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…













