By Karine Allouche, Global Head of Enterprise Today, I’m pleased to share a brand new Forrester study, which estimates that organizations using Coursera for Business for employee training can deliver 327% ROI on their talent investment over a three-year period. The Total Economic Impact (TEI) model constructs a single composite…
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera I’m excited to share Coursera’s fourth annual Job Skills Report, which highlights the critical skills that individuals and institutions are prioritizing for 2025. Drawing from insights across five million enterprise learners and over 7,000 institutional customers, this report provides a data-driven analysis of the trends…
Every 10 seconds, someone enrolls in GenAI content on Coursera By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera As 2024 concludes, two major trends stand out: demand for GenAI learning has exceeded that of any skill we’ve ever seen on Coursera, and learners are increasingly opting for role-focused content to…
Before we dive into this week’s topic, we must share: Coursera Plus is 30% off for a limited time. With this subscription, you’ll have unlimited access to thousands of courses from top universities and industry leaders like Vanderbilt University, Google, and IBM. This is a particularly good deal if you’re…
Leveraging Flexibility and Innovation to Achieve Educational Goals Angela Huwe’s journey through the online Master of Business Administration (iMBA) program from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a testament to the power of the program’s flexibility. As a working mom, Angela chose the iMBA program to enhance her business acumen…
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera Today, we are excited to announce the launch of the Saudi Generative AI and Tech Freelancers programs, a collaboration between Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Coursera, and the National eLearning Center. These programs aim to equip Saudi citizens with the in-demand…
In our past few issues, we’ve been highlighting specific career areas, namely business management, data analytics, and cybersecurity. This week, we’re going to zoom out and return to a more widely applicable topic, AI skills. At first glance, AI skills may seem highly technical. The name alone can bring to…
Last week, we shared career development tips from Tony Francis, a Senior Program Manager and data analytics expert at Google. There, Francis shared insights he gleaned from his own professional journey, which saw him go from a finance and accounting major with no data analytics experience to becoming a data…
The first week of an online course is critical. It establishes the tone, sets expectations, and can determine a learner’s commitment to completing the course. At Coursera, we have been analyzing data to understand which elements are most impactful during that first week, and how best to design Gateway Professional…
If you’ve been here for a while, you’re likely well aware that data analysis is a high-income skill and is associated with a lucrative career path. When used thoughtfully, data can reveal actionable insights that drive performance and offer a competitive edge. But perhaps the most amazing thing about data…