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News, announcements, and insights from Coursera
About Coursera
Coursera is an online education company that partners with 160 of the world’s top universities and industry leaders to offer courses, Specializations, and degrees that empower learners around the world to achieve their career, educational, and personal enrichment goals throughout their lives. Since launching in 2012, the company has grown to 31 million registered learners who can choose among 2,600 courses and 236 Specializations. Leading universities are now also working with Coursera to offer online degrees in areas like business, computer science, data science, and public health. Coursera is backed by leading venture capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates, GSV Capital, International Finance Corporation, Laureate Education Inc., and Learn Capital.
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Announcements
Insights
Coursera invests in research and surveys to better understand online learners, their goals and motivations, and the impact of learning on their lives. See below for our recent data reports.
Report: Learner Outcomes Survey (2017)
Since releasing the first Learner Outcomes Survey in 2015, we more than doubled the size of our learner community globally. This report takes a deep dive into the increasing career, educational, and personal benefits that impact learners as Coursera continues to grow.
Report: The Rise of Generation Never in the UK (2016)
We commissioned research into the challenges that today’s young professionals face, with a focus on adults aged 22-35 in the United Kingdom. Our results shed light on how concern over career growth and a lack of learning opportunities may impact the life goals of a whole generation.
Infographic: How the World Learns (2016)
At Coursera, we’re always working to better understand our millions of learners around the globe. This infographic reveals data around where, when, how, and why people are learning online.
Report: Learner Outcomes in Open Online Courses (2015)
Online learners are reporting real, tangible career and educational results. This report is based on research conducted by Coursera, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Washington for a paper analyzing the results of a survey of 52,000 Coursera learners that was published in Harvard Business Review.
Coursera in the News
May 3, 2018
Coursera Could Be a Multi-Billion-Dollar-a-Year Company
Cheddar
Mar 3, 2017
Google and Coursera Have a Plan to Help Fill Tech Job Gaps
Fortune
Sep 30, 2016
Coursera Brings Everything You Need To Code Into Its Virtual Classrooms
Fast Company
Sep 2, 2016
Coursera CEO on Education Tech’s Leap Into the Boardroom
Bloomberg West
Jun 7, 2016
Coursera Announced as a CNBC 2016 Disruptor
CNBC
Mar 31, 2016
Coursera is offering a way to get a real master’s degree for a lot less money
Quartz
Poets & Quants Aug 28, 2018
From Down Under, A New Online MBA
MIT Technology Review Aug 7, 2018
AI can now tell your boss what skills you lack—and how you can get them
EdSurge Jul 25, 2018
Coursera’s First Ivy-League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania
The Inquirer Jul 25, 2018
University of Pennsylvania to offer fully-online master’s program in computer science
Today Show Jul 17, 2018
Top tech gadgets that kids can have fun with and learn from
eLearning Inside News Jun 20, 2018
Coursera for Refugees: Marking Two Years of Impact
HR Dive Jun 19, 2018