An anonymous reader shares an analysis: See, Google Maps is not just an app on your phone. It’s also a suite of developer tools that power countless other applications that are used by millions of people every day. And that part of the business is known as the Google Maps Platform (but most of the time I hear it referred to…
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Elon Musk On the Problem With Corporate America: ‘Too Many MBAs’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the biggest problem with corporate America today is that too many business school graduates are running the show. “I think that there might be too many MBAs running companies,” Musk said Tuesday at the WSJ CEO Summit. This “MBA-ization of America,” isn’t great, Musk said, especially…
Universidad de Palermo Announces First Spanish-Language MBA on Coursera
By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Read this post in Spanish As COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation, there is a growing global demand for technology-driven business professionals. In Latin America, specifically, there is a critical need for business leaders. For example, the International Labor Organization found entrepreneurial talent one of the most valuable, yet scarce, […]
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La Universidad de Palermo anuncia el primer MBA online y en español en Coursera
Por Betty Vandenbosch, Vicepresidente Ejecutiva de Contenido y Credenciales de Coursera A medida que el COVID-19 acelera la transformación digital, existe una creciente demanda mundial para de profesionales empresariales impulsados por la tecnología. En América Latina, específicamente, existe una necesidad crítica para líderes de negocios. Por ejemplo, la Organización Internacional del Trabajo reconoció que el […]
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Students and learners to benefit from the SAS and Macquarie University partnership
The Macquarie Business School at Macquarie University is proud to partner with global analytics leader SAS in offering SAS Certification as part of the Global MBA program. The Global MBA SAS Partnership includes the opportunity for professionals certified through the SAS Certified Specialist: Visual Business Analyst program to gain credit when studying for Macquarie University’s Global MBA through the Generate Insights unit. Speaking […]
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Taking Learning Online: Lessons from India for Universities around the Globe
By Raghav Gupta, Managing Director for India and APAC and Global Business Lead of Coursera for Campus The higher education landscape has shifted dramatically in the past few months because of COVID-19. As universities around the world work to develop online and blended learning models, they can learn from pioneering efforts by institutions in India. […]
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Welcoming Ken Hahn as our Chief Financial Officer
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera I am fortunate to be working alongside a leadership team that cares deeply about fulfilling our mission and finding ways to better serve our learners, partners, and customers. Today, I am excited to share that Ken Hahn has joined this team as Coursera’s Chief Financial Officer. Ken joins Coursera during […]
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Applying to a university degree program during COVID-19 just got easier
As students across the globe continue to see their learning plans significantly disrupted, our university partners are modifying admissions requirements to make it easier to apply for degree programs on Coursera. We recognize that many of our applicants may be experiencing uncertainty about their futures, and earning a high-quality and affordable degree from a world-class […]
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A software engineer’s review of Coursera
Emmanuel is a recent graduate from Berea College who works at Morgan Stanley as a software engineer. In his own words, he shares how Coursera sparked his love of learning. My learning journey with Coursera has been a long and fruitful one. It consisted of hours spent trying to figure out Andrew Ng’s labs, redoing […]
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Welcoming Dr. Betty Vandenbosch as our new Chief Content Officer
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera Coursera reached an important milestone of 50 million registered learners this month. These learners come to Coursera from around the world to access a vast catalog of top-quality and stackable learning content from leading university and industry partners. We are also humbled by how thousands of learners are leaning on […]
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