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Could Coursera Become as Prestigious as Harvard? This Expert Thinks So.

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But in the global digital information economy, we're moving toward an era in which time will diminish in importance. Major online-learning platforms, including Coursera, are pushing colleges to offer more online degrees these days. It doesn't matter if I learned what I learned at Coursera.

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Coursera & MedCerts Partnership Brings In-Demand Healthcare Courses to Global Learner Community

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MedCerts, the innovation leader in online career training in allied health and information technology and a subsidiary of Stride, Inc.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

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Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. The couple is no longer with Coursera, which is now valued at $2.5 But they are not done with higher education yet.

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Coursera Nabs First Ivy League Degree Partnership with University of Pennsylvania

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The University of Pennsylvania has offered MOOCs on Coursera for several years, but now, it’s giving the online learning platform its first Ivy League degree. The two have partnered to offer a fully-online Master’s degree in Computer and Information Technology. A spokesperson for Coursera says that will hopefully change in the future.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

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And the companies that provide these tools aren’t always careful stewards of the sometimes-sensitive information they collect from students. But because the norm is now for services to keep data on cloud servers, schools must rely on the vendors to keep information secure, King says.

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How Innovations in Voice Technology Are Reshaping Education

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From simple commands that retrieve stored information to a future where voice-activated AI coaches help us set and reach educational goals across a lifetime, the potential for growth is undeniable. Voice, after all, is one of the most natural ways to interface with technology, says Coursera’s Alexander Sanchez. I'm excited about that.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

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And the companies that provide these tools aren’t always careful stewards of the sometimes-sensitive information they collect from students. But because the norm is now for services to keep data on cloud servers, schools must rely on the vendors to keep information secure, King says.

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