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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 66 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. 2,800 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
Jul 6, 2020
Online learning critical to the ‘reskilling’ of America
The Hill
Jun 29, 2020
The future of education is digital, online learning platform CEO says
Marketplace Morning Report
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
CNBC Jul 13, 2020
Google announces 100,000 scholarships for online certificates in data analytics, project management and UX
The New York Times Jul 13, 2020
The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Work Force
The Joplin Globe Jul 5, 2020
Free online courses offered to unemployed Missouri residents
Opanoticias Jul 3, 2020
25.000 Neivanos podrán formarse gratis en competencias laborales
Latin American Business Stories Jun 28, 2020
Coursera grew six times faster helped by its swift response initiatives to Covid-19
Times Higher Ed Jun 24, 2020
Young universities can lead and innovate with flexible online learning
U.S. News & World Report Jun 24, 2020
Online Summer Classes Discounted for Coronavirus
TimesJobs Jun 22, 2020
COVID-19 crisis is likely to surge the demand for professionals in robotics and automation
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: IDC White Paper (2020)
International Data Corporation (IDC), the premier global provider of market intelligence for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets, reports that Coursera for Business customers realize significant value.
Report: Global Skills Index (2020)
Looking across the 65 million learners on the platform, and drawing on rich performance data of learners in the past 12 months, the report benchmarks skills proficiency for 60 countries, 10 industries, and 11 fields of study in business, technology, and data science.
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.
Coursera in the News
Jun 29, 2020
The future of education is digital, online learning platform CEO says
Marketplace Morning Report
Jun 16, 2020
These are the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies
CNBC
May 26, 2020
Remember the MOOCs? After Near-Death, They’re Booming
The New York Times
May 11, 2020
Case Study: Toward Ending Educational Privilege
International Finance Corporation
Sep 18, 2019
What if all learning happened online?
Marketplace
May 15, 2019
Meet the 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies
CNBC
The New York Times Jul 13, 2020
The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Work Force
Millgens Jul 3, 2020
Education Trends: We Need to Rethink How we Learn and Work now
The Guardian Jul 3, 2020
‘We shouldn’t go back to lectures’: why future students will learn online
The Times of India (Times Techies) Jul 1, 2020
Jobs of the Future – What India Is Learning Online
Times Higher Ed Jun 30, 2020
Video: Driving learning outcomes with blended learning
Vogue India Jun 29, 2020
What is upskilling, and why do you need to know about it right now
Class Central Jun 28, 2020
A Look at Coursera’s In-Course Data Driven Features
CNBC Jun 25, 2020