Coursera
Coursera was founded in 2012 by two Stanford computer science professors, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. They had the idea to create Coursera to share their knowledge and skills with the world. The platform has since become a household name in the MOOC.
Coursera doesn’t create its own courses. Instead, it works closely with institutions of higher education, government agencies, and leading universities to provide expert online services.
Coursera currently works with more than 150 partner universities in 29 countries. Its academic partners include such prominent figures as Stanford, Duke, Michigan, HEC Paris, Penn State, Virginia, Penn State, Princeton, and many others. Coursera has recently partnered with technology giants like Google, IBM, MongoDB, and PwC to bring in industry experts to develop highly relevant training materials.
What is Coursera?
The company offers more than 2,700 degree programs, more than 250 specializations and more than four accredited degree programs. Coursera courses are usually free. You must pay as much as your money is worth to get access to graded work and receive a certificate of completion. Many of these courses are Coursera specializations, a series of related courses, and sometimes a Capstone project. Since its launch, Coursera has taught more than 25 million students in more than 2,000 courses.
Coursera offers both individuals and organizations that want to build their teams. It offers courses in several of the most common languages, including Spanish, English, Turkish, Russian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. This way, people from all over the world can access high-quality Coursera courses without a language barrier.
Coursera’s curriculum covers a wide range of topics, as do many small and medium-sized universities.
Free Coursera courses provide video lectures and exercises. Free courses usually do not involve formal college credit. However, you must pay a fee to receive a signed “Certificate of Completion”. However, certificates are not available for all currently paid courses.