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  • What One of Coursera’s Most Popular Instructors Wishes All Employers Knew About Online Learning
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    February 23, 2017

    What One of Coursera’s Most Popular Instructors Wishes All Employers Knew About Online Learning

    What’s it like to teach the world’s most popular open online course? We didn’t have to go far to find out. Dr. Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University and the instructor of “Learning How to Learn” on Coursera, the world’s largest open online course. More than a million learners have enrolled…


  • A statistics teacher takes the initiative to innovate
    Product News
    February 23, 2017

    A statistics teacher takes the initiative to innovate

  • What do we mean by “data”?
    Product News
    February 20, 2017

    What do we mean by “data”?

  • Data science applications: Food, music, and public health
    Product News
    February 17, 2017

    Data science applications: Food, music, and public health

  • A father of four and full-time professional becomes an MBA student
    Product News
    February 16, 2017

    A father of four and full-time professional becomes an MBA student

  • Why GIS is awesome
    Product News
    February 16, 2017

    Why GIS is awesome

  • Find the right course faster: Search by skill
    Product News
    February 16, 2017

    Find the right course faster: Search by skill

  • The Critical Role of Companies in Closing the Skills Gap
    Enterprise news
    February 16, 2017

    The Critical Role of Companies in Closing the Skills Gap

  • New Course: How to Apply to College, from the University of Pennsylvania
    Product News
    February 16, 2017

    New Course: How to Apply to College, from the University of Pennsylvania

  • 5 great places to live as a data scientist
    Product News
    February 14, 2017

    5 great places to live as a data scientist

  • From film, to architecture, to Python programming
    Product News
    February 8, 2017

    From film, to architecture, to Python programming

  • 5 data science books you should read in 2017
    Product News
    February 7, 2017

    5 data science books you should read in 2017

  • What is data visualization, and why do we do it?
    Product News
    February 3, 2017

    What is data visualization, and why do we do it?

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