By Mustafa Furniturewala, Chief Technology Officer We’re thrilled to welcome Microsoft as our first industry partner to join Coursera’s 19th Make-a-Thon, an annual event where our teams, regardless of technical experience, explore new ideas that could help revolutionize online learning. Since our partnership began in 2021, Microsoft has continually worked alongside us to deliver in-demand programs to learners across the globe, and their participation in this year’s Make-a-Thon comes at a key moment as we continue to embrace and explore the power of generative AI on the platform. Our collabora ..read more

Photo credit: (Paul L. Newby, II /UW-Madison Wisconsin School of Business) When it comes to earning an advanced degree like the Master of Science in Management (MSM) from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), time is of the essence for many learners. This was the case for Karl Galko, as he was looking to grow his career by preparing for management positions. Like a lot of working professionals, Karl hoped to maintain the momentum he had built in his career while still acquiring the new skills and credentials he needed to stand out. To do this, he had ..read more

Lisa is a proud mom and homeschool teacher in Barbados, the most easterly island of the Caribbean Archipelago. She dreams of starting a business that supports other businesses caring for their employees. She wants to provide them with health services that feel safe to access. With this dream in mind, Lisa is earning her MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris. But how’d she find her way to this inventive program from the business school ranked first in Europe by the Financial Times? She began with two University Certificates from HEC Paris, earning credit towards the degree prog ..read more

So far, we’ve heard about your various desires to strengthen your skills in data analysis, project management, information security, artificial intelligence, and human resources. Would you believe it if we told you that there is a technical skill that shows up in all of these fields and more? It’s spreadsheet software. Spreadsheet software, like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, is among the most commonly sought technical skills in job listings across all career areas and occupations. (Actually, we used spreadsheet software to discover this fun fact!) According to our analysis using data fro ..read more

New AI-focused computer science program prepares students for a rapidly evolving workforce By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Today, I’m proud to announce we’re partnering with Clemson University, one of the nation’s top 100 universities, to offer a fully online Master of Science in Computer Science degree (MSCS). In lieu of an application, any bachelor’s degree holder who earns a B average in two introductory Clemson courses on Coursera is automatically accepted with 20% of the degree already completed. To broaden opportunities for all learners, the tuition is $20,280, whi ..read more

Picture it: You’ve made it to the end of your interview for your dream job. You sailed through your reasons for applying and answered every behavioral and situational question with ease (thanks, STAR method!). You’re down to the final question: “Do you have any questions for me?” No sweat. You knew they’d ask this question—they always do!—so you came prepared. Not only did you engage your interviewer, but you are also leaving the interview feeling even more confident that this is the career path for you. So, what did you ask? Questions to ask at the end of an interview An interview is an impo ..read more

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera The World Economic Forum predicts that 94 million digital jobs could be available all over the world by 2030 – particularly higher wage jobs in places with lower economic opportunity and growing working age populations.  To help learners everywhere develop the right skills to take advantage of these new opportunities, I’m excited to share that Samsung, Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), Keller Williams, and Fortinet have joined our partner community. We are also introducing several new Professional Certificates and adding exciting c ..read more

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Today, Google is launching a new AI Essentials course on Coursera to help workers develop essential AI skills to boost productivity and grow their careers. AI has become a catalyst for innovation and change, with the potential to provide workers across nearly every sector with new opportunities. In addition to teaching foundational concepts, this new course shows learners how to actually use AI as a collaboration tool in their day-to-day work. The course is taught by AI experts at Google who are working to make the technology helpful for e ..read more

Last week in our job interview series, we talked about behavioral interview questions, which ask about your past experiences in the workplace. This week, we’re discussing situational interview questions, which are questions about hypothetical future situations. These types of questions help an interviewer better understand what you might do or how you might react under specific circumstances or to certain events. Rather than “tell me about a time when…”, these questions are structured as “what would you do if…” Some examples of situational interview questions are: You’re assigned an importan ..read more

By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO  In a world of accelerating change, learners and institutions are looking for three things to ensure their online learning investment is worth it: high-quality education and training from trusted sources, a highly engaging learning experience, and a high level of assurance that learning will be recognized and valued by employers and universities.  Today, I am excited to announce that Coursera is the first online learning platform to receive the Authorized Instructional Platform designation from the American Council of Education (ACE©) for academic ..read more