By Eli Fogle, Learning Design Consultant The Faculty Forum at this year’s Coursera Conference was a tremendous success. Our guest panelists were Sarah Dysart from the University of Michigan, John Hart from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Quentin Ruiz-Esparza from Duke University. We had sixteen participants from thirteen different universities in attendance. Together,…
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By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera I am pleased to announce five new degrees from leading international universities, including the first degree programs on Coursera from universities in Brazil and India. With today’s launch, we now offer 30 degrees from university partners across nine countries. We are also proud to add ten new…
By the Coursera Conference Team The Coursera Conference is an opportunity for our global community to engage around innovative teaching and learning experiences. This year, after careful consideration for the growing concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Coursera Conference transitioned from a two day, in-person event to a free, fully virtual experience focused on…
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera The profound impact of COVID-19 has forced us to rethink many aspects of our lives. Overnight, the global education system had to find ways to mitigate the impact of more than 1.5 billion students seeing their campuses closed. Since then, it has been heartwarming to witness the heroic efforts of…
By Cathryn Richter, Principal Partnership Manager We wrapped the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference at the University of London last month, and program quality was a primary topic of discussion as more partners invest in for-credit programs on Coursera like degree programs and MasterTrack™ Certificates. The Administrator Track (AT) sessions convened top institutional decision-makers to discuss…
By Nikki Gibson Tea and scones were a star attraction at this year’s 2019 Coursera Partners Conference, which took place at the historical University of London. The Course Teams Track brought together a diverse group of participants: instructors, instructional designers, project managers, administrators, video producers, media specialists, marketing specialists, and many others. Over the course…