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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 61 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. 2,400 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 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
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus: A college course world wants to study right now
BBC
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
The Guardian Apr 25, 2020
No campus lectures and shut student bars: UK universities’ £1bn struggle to move online
Bloomberg Apr 24, 2020
Coursera Offers Free Courses to Newly Unemployed Worldwide
CNBC Apr 24, 2020
Online education company Coursera offers unemployed workers thousands of free courses
The New York Times Apr 23, 2020
Use the Coronavirus Shutdown to Train Workers
Business Insider India Apr 23, 2020
Coursera’s India MD Sees ‘Blended Campuses’ Thriving Once the Pandemic Abates
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.
Coursera in the News
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
Apr 25, 2019
Online learning startup Coursera picks up $103M, now valued at $1B+
TechCrunch
Oct 16, 2018
This Company Could Be Your Next Teacher: Coursera Plots A Massive Future For Online Education
Forbes
May 3, 2018
Coursera Could Be a Multi-Billion-Dollar-a-Year Company
Cheddar
Silicon Valley Business Journal May 12, 2020
SVBJ reveals Women of Influence class of 2020
Tech Radar Pro May 8, 2020
How universities are shifting to online learning
EdTech Digest May 7, 2020
EdTech Awards 2020: Finalists and Winners
Reuters May 7, 2020
ATP ties up with online learning platform to aid players
People Matters May 6, 2020
‘Recession-proof’ your career through early upskilling and reskilling
Forbes May 6, 2020
These Companies Are Still Hiring—Here’s Their Top Advice For Getting Hired
ZDNet May 6, 2020
How will online education evolve? Coursera’s Leah Belsky has a few ideas
Harvard Business Review May 5, 2020