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Type of site | Online education |
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| Available in | English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and French |
| Owner | Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller |
| Created by | Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 3 million (Mar 2013)[1] |
| Launched | April 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
Coursera (/kɔːrsˈɛrə/) is an educational technology company founded by computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller from Stanford University. Coursera works with universities to make some of their courses available online, and offers courses in engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, and other areas.
Business model
The contract between Coursera and participating universities contains a "brainstorming" list of ways to generate revenue, including certification fees, introducing students to potential employers and recruiters (with student consent), tutoring, sponsorships and tuition fees.[3][4] As of March 2012, Coursera was not yet generating revenue.[5] That July, certification and the sale of information to potential employers was being explored. Thus far the company has been funded by $16 million in venture capital awarded in April 2012.[6] John Doerr suggested that people will pay for "valuable, premium services".[7] Any revenue stream will be divided, with schools receiving a small percentage of revenue and 20% of gross profits.[8][4]
In January of 2013, Coursera announced that the American Council on Education had approved five courses for college credit[9]
The courses that are available for college credit are:
- Algebra from the University of California, Irvine[10]
- Pre-Calculus, from the University of California, Irvine
- Introduction to Genetics and Evolution from Duke University
- Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach from Duke University
- Calculus: Single Variable from the University of Pennsylvania
Coursera will offer proctored exams at the end of these courses through ProctorU, an online proctoring service that connects proctors and students via webcam. The service will cost $60–$90.[10]
Courses
The website provides free online courses in the fields of Computer Science; Healthcare, Medicine, and Biology; Society, Networks, and Information; Humanities and Social Science; Mathematics and Statistics; and Economics, Finance, and Business.[11] Each course includes short video lectures on different topics and assignments to be submitted, usually on a weekly basis. In most humanities and social science courses, and other assignments where an objective standard may not be possible, a peer review system is used.[12]
More than 100 courses were offered in Fall 2012.[8] A Swiss University partner, EPFL, offers French courses. It was announced in November 2012 that Coursera would work with the American Council on Education (ACE) to evaluate credit equivalency for the Coursera courses.[13]
Partners
Coursera started in 2012 working with Stanford University, the University of Michigan, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.[14] 12 partners were added in July 2012[8] followed by 17 more in September 2012.[15] In February 2013, the company announced another 29 partner universities,[16] bringing the total number of partners to 62.[17]
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References
- ^ "Coursera.org". Coursera. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Coursera.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Possible Company Monitization Strategies". Schedule 1 of the contract between Coursera and the University of Michigan. The Chronicle of Higher Education. p. 40. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Jeffrey R. Young (19 July 2012). "Inside the Coursera Contract: How an Upstart Company Might Profit From Free Courses". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ Kolowich, Steve (7 March 2012). "An LMS for Elite MOOCs?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Stanford partners with Coursera to offer more online courses: It's what the faculty want". Computing Education Blog. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Coursera Plans to Announce University Partners for Online Classes". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Tamar Lewin (17 July 2012). "Universities Reshaping Education on the Web". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ "American Council on Education Recommends 5 MOOCs for Credit". Retrieved 7 Feb 2013.
- ^ a b "Online learning goes official as five Coursera courses get approved by the American Council on Education". Retrieved 7 Feb 2013.
- ^ "Coursera: About us".
- ^ "Coursera: Pedagogy".
- ^ Heussner, Ki Mae (13 November 2012). "Coursera takes step to enable students to receive college credit for it's courses". Gigaom. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "UK university joins US online partnership". BBC News. July 17, 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Lewin, Tamar (2012-09-19). "coursera adds more ivy league partner universities l". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "Coursera adds 29 new universities to bring total to 62, offers first courses in Chinese, Italian, and Spanish". The Next Web. 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Partner universities". Coursera. Retrieved 26 February 2013.