Coursera
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| Type | Online education |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mountain View, USA |
| Founder(s) | Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller |
| Key people | Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller |
| Website | www |
| Registration | Required |
| Available in | English, French, German, Spanish |
| Launched | April 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
Coursera is a large-scale open online course provider in the United States, founded in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, professors of computer science at Stanford University.[1] Coursera partners with universities and other organizations to offer online courses, certificates, and diplomas in a variety of subjects. By 2021, approximately 150 universities will offer more than 4,000 Coursera courses.[2]
Coursera also offers postgraduate courses in collaboration with universities.[3] For example, the platform has a partnership with HEC Paris for the Executive Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[4] 100% online, this program aims to train top managers specializing in these two fields in 18 months. It opened in March 2017.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ The year of MOOC
- ↑ Coursera is one of the top online learning platforms, with thousands of courses from schools like Yale and companies like Google — here's how it works
- ↑ MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- ↑ Exclusif. HEC se lance dans un diplôme… 100 % en ligne
- ↑ HEC lance un programme diplômant 100 % en ligne