Enterprise offering now includes private authoring of Guided Projects, courses, and assessments By Shravan Goli, Chief Product Officer and Namit Yadav, General Manager, Rhyme The pandemic has accelerated the rate of digital transformation among institutions, creating an urgent need to support skills development in new ways. With face-to-face training not possible in the current environment, […]
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Twenty Years On, Japan Government’s Digital Ambitions Still Stuck In Piles of Paper
Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government’s deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a paper-driven culture that experts say is hurting productivity. Reuters reports: While Tokyo has made “digital transformation” its main policy plank this year, the switch may not prove so easy as bureaucrats from…
Trending online courses in business, data science, tech, and health
With more world-class content launching every week, there are always new topics to explore, new skills to learn, and new ways to achieve your goals. These latest courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and MasterTrack™ Certificates cover everything from AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity, to contact tracing, social work, and UX design. What will you learn next? Business […]
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Google Promises Privacy With Virus App But Can Still Collection Location Data
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: When Google and Apple announced plans in April for free software to help alert people of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, the companies promoted it as “privacy preserving” and said it would not track users’ locations. Encouraged by those guarantees, Germany, Switzerland and other countries used the code to…
Upskilling During Difficult Times: How Do We Keep Employees Learning from Home?
By Rich Jacquet, Coursera Chief People Officer What is the future of learning and development? The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly and dramatically disrupted workforces around the world, leading to changes in the very fabric of how we work, collaborate, and learn on the job. Companies are adapting by streamlining workforces and shifting to remote models. […]
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Coursera raises $130 Million in Series F round of financing
Today, we’re happy to announce that Coursera has raised $130 million as part of the Series F up round. This financing brings the company’s cash balance to more than $300 million. The round was led by NEA and joined by existing investors Kleiner Perkins, SEEK Group, Learn Capital, SuRo Capital Corp, and G Squared. Coursera, […]
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Two Steps for L&D to Drive Digital Transformation Post-COVID
By Vinod Bakthavachalam, Senior Data Scientist and Adam Lewis, Skills Transformation Consultant With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing companies to transition to remote work, employees are adapting to new realities. Trying to balance work with life responsibilities during shelter-in-place has led to a decline in productivity for many and uncertainty about the future. Anxiety has risen, […]
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To Keep Trump From Violating Its Rules…Facebook Rewrote the Rules
“Starting in 2015 Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook rewrote their rules in order to not sanction then-candidate Donald Trump,” writes Rick Zeman (Slashdot reader #15,628) — citing a new investigation by the Washington Post. (Also available here.) After Trump’s infamous “the shooting starts” post, Facebook deputies contacted the White House “with an urgent plea to tweak the language of the post or…
Capgemini Partners with Coursera to Upskill Employees and Promote a Culture of Lifelong Learning
By Anthony Tattersall, Senior Director of Enterprise, EMEA at Coursera We are excited to announce that Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services, has partnered with Coursera to offer high-quality learning to its employees. Starting today, Capgemini’s employees in nearly 50 countries will have access to 4,000 courses on Coursera […]
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Coursera for Business Helps Organizations Drive Business Value with 746% ROI, According to IDC
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera An IDC whitepaper unveiled today, sponsored by Coursera, explores the business value and benefits of skills development through Coursera for Business. With the recent shift to distributed work, companies are focused on scaling digital transformation across their workforce. Equipping employees with the right skills will be essential […]
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