2016 has been an incredible year of growth here at Coursera. Learners on our platform can now join any of over 1,800 courses and Specializations, and build skills that will help them achieve any goal, from securing a promotion, to starting a new business, to simply bringing a new perspective to the family dinner table.
As we close out the year, we took a look back at 2016’s most popular courses and Specializations. Our top-10 lists reflect increasing interest in the specific professional and personal skills – from coding to communications – that we know are key to landing some of today’s hottest jobs.
Take a few minutes today to set yourself up for a great 2017 – join one of the courses or Specializations below, and get a head start on your personal and career goals for the new year.
Most Popular* Courses of 2016
1. Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects – University of California, San Diego
2. Machine Learning – Stanford University
3. Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) – University of Michigan
4. R Programming – Johns Hopkins University
5. Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone – Georgia Institute of Technology
6. Grammar and Punctuation – University of California, Irvine
7. Seeing Through Photographs – The Museum of Modern Art
8. The Data Scientist’s Toolbox – Johns Hopkins University
9. Buddhism and Modern Psychology – Princeton University
10. Mastering Data Analysis in Excel – Duke University
Most Popular* Specializations of 2016
1. Data Science – Johns Hopkins University
2. Python for Everybody – University of Michigan
3. Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business – Duke University
4. Business Foundations – University of Pennsylvania
5. Academic English: Writing – University of California, Irvine
6. Career Success – University of California, Irvine
7. Business Analytics – University of Pennsylvania
8. Improve Your English Communication Skills – Georgia Institute of Technology
9. Big Data – University of California, San Diego
10. Digital Marketing – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
*Based on total enrollments in 2016