“Middle-skills” jobs –– those that “require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year…
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As more than 300 million people enter the global workforce in the next 10 years, we need top universities from around the world to offer programs that prepare knowledge workers to succeed in a rapidly changing economy. To address this need, Coursera has sought out university partners who are not only committed to broadening access…
According to a recent Gallup & Google Trends in The State of Computer Science Report, 60% of schools in the U.S. do not have a single computer science course. Dr. Beth Simon, Teaching Professor in the Department of Education Studies at UC San Diego, wants to make sure teachers in every school have the necessary…
Today, we announced a new collaboration called “La Tríada” among three of our top university partners in Latin America: Tec de Monterrey in Mexico, Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Starting this September, over 100 courses currently offered by the schools on Coursera will be made available free of…
By: Talia Kolodny, Coursera Is it possible to boost an online learner’s performance with a simple design adjustment? The D4 (data-driven design decisions) team at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, led by Dr. Adam Fein, is working to answer this question definitively. The team set out to explore whether multimedia quiz feedback can make a positive…
By: Alan Hickey, Vinod Bakthavachalam, Alexandra Urban and Talia Kolodny The challenge of expanding access to education is central to creating an equitable and thriving society. Yet, overcoming structural inequalities demands more than mere access. Research shows a significant gender gap in both enrollment and achievement when it comes to scientific and technical education. This…
By: John Heijligers, Art Director for EIT Digital at Eindhoven University of Technology. Creating engaging videos is one of the greatest challenges for online teaching, as video can create learning experiences that go beyond the classroom. The instructor’s enthusiasm and passion for the topic is crucial when it comes to creating an engaging video. As…
Educator Product News
By Kapeesh Saraf, Director of Product Management & Claire Smith, Community Manager Coursera was founded to help anyone, anywhere transform their life through access to the world’s best education. We’ve always known that education is more than just content - that the most effective learning experiences include discussion and debate, and that sometimes you need ...read more
By Christine Wong, Product Manager When you take a course on Coursera, we want you to have the opportunity to work on challenging, hands-on projects – so that when you finish, you know you’re ready to apply your skills in the real world. But we also know that working up to those big projects takes ...read more
Since we launched our first Specializations in 2014, we’ve worked with our partners to integrate practical, hands-on projects into every Specialization curriculum. Today, we’re excited to announce a few changes that will make those hands-on experiences more impactful and accessible for all learners, which you’ll start to see incorporated in the new group of Specializations ...read more