We love learning from the Coursera Community and we are excited to share updates from the Coursera Learner Outcomes Survey*: 87% of career builders report benefits like getting a promotion, receiving a raise, or starting a new career 92% of education seekers report benefits like identifying a field of study or being better prepared for […]
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Redefine What’s Possible With Coursera
Every day, 43 million (and counting!) Coursera learners are redefining what’s possible. From dorm rooms to lunch breaks, learners like Emmanuel, Kelly, Tristen, and Kara saw the opportunity to take a goal and turn it into a new reality. We’re proud to be a global community where anyone, anywhere can come to Coursera to find […]
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What’s new on Coursera for Business – July 2019
By Kyle Clark, Enterprise Content Expert Coursera released 45 courses on our platform in July, including the brand new G Suite Administration Specialization from Google Cloud. Here are our top picks for enterprise for this past month: July 2019’s Key Launches: G Suite Administration Specialization by Google Cloud – The G Suite Administration Specialization has […]
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A new species of duck-billed dinosaur
Duck-billed dinosaurs – hadrosaurids – were common 80 million years ago. Now scientists have discovered a complete skull of a previously unknown species of hadrosaurid, which sported unusual skull and face features. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-species-duck-billed-dinosaur-texas…
Coursera Expands Leadership in Content Strategy and University Partnerships
By Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Shira Lee Katz joins us as Head of Content Strategy and Business Insights; Nick LaRusso appointed as Head of University Partnerships Coursera’s learner community is growing rapidly — together with 190 university and industry partners, we now serve more than 42 million learners across the globe. In […]
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University of Alberta partners with Coursera to teach the foundations of Reinforcement Learning with new Specialization
By Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Alpha Zero, the program that beat the world’s best chess player, is among the most well-known examples of what is called Reinforcement Learning (RL). Considered by many to be the breakthrough for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Reinforcement Learning is truly unique in that it creates […]
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Trending Business Skills
From AI to the cloud, technology is changing the future of business. To help you explore how these technologies and more can transform the way you work, we’ve rounded up some of the newest business Specializations and courses from top universities and companies on Coursera. See how blockchain is impacting the world of business from […]
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Microsoft Defends Planned Partner Program Changes, But Many Aren’t Buying It
Last week, Microsoft quietly published information to its partner web site which made it clear that one of its program’s main benefits — internal use rights (IURs) — would be axed in July 2020. Since then, Microsoft’s been attempting to do damage control, including by holding a webcast that meant to shed more light on the reasoning behind the move. But…
Trending Data Science Skills
Demand for data-driven decision makers continues to grow. There’s a projected 15% growth in data science careers and 110,000 new jobs for data-driven decision makers by 2020. According to our analysis of global skills, the most sought-after data science skills include math, statistics, machine learning, data management, statistical programming, and data visualization. Whether you’re looking […]
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Trending Tech Skills
New technologies are changing the way the world works. As a result, governments and organizations are looking for talent with skills that will prepare them for the future. According to our analysis of global skills, demand for technology skills has increased 13% across the globe in the last year. Other important skills like Kubernetes, robotic […]
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