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News, announcements, and insights from Coursera

About Coursera

Coursera was founded by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng with a vision of providing life-transforming learning experiences to anyone, anywhere. It is now a leading online learning platform for higher education, where 64 million learners from around the world come to learn skills of the future. More than 200 of the world’s top universities and industry educators partner with Coursera to offer courses, Specializations, certificates, and degree programs. 2,500 companies trust the company’s enterprise platform Coursera for Business to transform their talent. Coursera for Government equips government employees and citizens with in-demand skills to build a competitive workforce. Coursera for Campus empowers any university to offer high-quality, job-relevant online education to students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Coursera is backed by leading investors that include Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Learn Capital, and SEEK Group.

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Recent COVID-19 Coverage

May 23, 2020

Coronavirus contact tracing: My new skill

BBC

May 11, 2020

This course will train an army of contact tracers. You can take it, too.

The Washington Post

Apr 30, 2020

Coursera Offers Thousands of Free Online Classes in Workforce Recovery Initiative

Cheddar

Apr 15, 2020

Coursera Launches CourseMatch, A New Tool In Its Coronavirus Response Initiative

Forbes

Apr 15, 2020

Coursera: Thousands of Institutions Ask for Free Access

CNN International

Apr 2, 2020

‘It will never be the same:’ Coursera CEO on impact of coronavirus on education system

Yahoo! Finance

Forbes Jun 1, 2020

Coursera Will Now Offer All College Students Free Access To Its Courses

Forbes May 30, 2020

New Skills For A New World

MillGens May 26, 2020

Creating a Learning and Development Action Plan fit for COVID-19

Business Standard May 23, 2020

Partnering govts to help people get reskilled: Coursera’s Raghav Gupta

The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdowns Spark Boom in Online Learning for Adults, Too

Forbes May 13, 2020

Johns Hopkins Offers Free COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training

USA Today May 9, 2020

Coping with COVID-19: Are you breathing correctly? Plus, more weekend tips and hacks

ANI News Apr 27, 2020

COVID-19: Coursera to Make 3,800 of Its Courses Free for the Unemployed

See all COVID-19 news

Announcements

Jun 1, 2020

Helping college and university students regain control of their learning amid the pandemic with free access to Coursera

May 28, 2020

Announcing Guided Projects: Gain Job-Relevant Skills with Short, Hands-On Learning Experiences

May 27, 2020

Coursera Appoints ACE President Ted Mitchell to Board of Directors

Apr 24, 2020

Coursera Launches Workforce Recovery Initiative for Governments Responding to the Unemployment Crisis Caused by COVID-19

Apr 21, 2020

Introducing New Tools and Features as Demand for Online Learning Grows

Apr 21, 2020

Launching New Content As More Learners Move Online: 2 Degrees, 8 MasterTracks, and 100 Guided Projects

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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: Global Skills Index (2019)

With over 40 million learners and 3,000 courses, Coursera has one of the largest skills databases to study skills trends. The inaugural Global Skills Index draws upon our rich talent insights to benchmark 60 countries and 10 industries across Business, Technology, and Data Science skills.

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.