mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Andrew Ng, Stanford University computer science professor, is the co-founder of Coursera, a for-profit company that partners with colleges and universities to provide free MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). Stanford Professors Launch Coursera With $16M From Kleiner Perkins and NEA. Who can take a Coursera course?
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
In 2013, the American Council on Education recommended colleges accept for credit 12 specific MOOCs offered by Coursera and Udacity. Leah Belsky, senior vice president for enterprise at Coursera, also believes credit-eligible MOOCs have promise. The way I would judge success is not, ‘Do people pay for credit?’"
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings. And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Some marquee employers are no longer requiring college degrees for employment — including Google, Ernst and Young, Penguin Random House, Hilton, Apple, Nordstrom, IBM, Lowe’s, Publix, Starbucks, Bank of America, Whole Foods, Costco and Chipotle, according to a January 2020 report. Public attitudes are also changing.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 8, 2022
The Google campus in Mountain View, California. Businesses like Google, IBM, and Accenture have also made high-profile moves to boost skills-based hiring and remove bachelor’s degree requirements. In February, Google announced a $100 million partnership with Social Finance to help as many as 20,000 workers earn IT certificates.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 19, 2017
In fact, the number of deals has been on a steady downward slope since 2013. From a high of 133 angel- and seed-stage deals in 2013, totaling $93.5 While private equity’s activities continue, “the big question looking forward,” says Palmer, “is Google, which has had tremendous success with Chromebooks and Google for Education.”
Edsurge
MAY 7, 2018
On the talent-acquisition side of the equation, demand—especially in the technology field–is so great that firms such as IBM , Google , Microsoft , Hubspot and a host of others are providing their own public-facing education and credentials. The share of U.S.
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