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Coursera Launches New AI Initiatives on AI Appreciation Day; India Sees GenAI Enrollment Every Minute

Jul 17, 2024 by Mansi 0 Comments #AI Appreciation Day, #Coursera, #GenAI, #India, #Raghav Gupta

New Delhi, India [July 17, 2024] – On AI Appreciation Day, Coursera, a leading online learning platform, has announced several new initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and institutions with mission-critical GenAI skills, equipping them to harness the transformative power of AI technology. These initiatives include new GenAI-focused content and credentials, enhancements to the existing Professional Certificate portfolio with GenAI-specific updates, upgrades to Coursera Coach, and an expansion of the GenAI Academy to help businesses equip their teams with GenAI skills.

A recent report by AWS and Access Partnership revealed that Indian employers are willing to pay 54% more for workers with AI skills. These new launches aim to address the growing demand for GenAI skills globally, and in India. So far, there have been over 2 million enrolments globally across more than 250 GenAI courses and projects on Coursera, with India leading the charge with over 700,000 enrolments. With a 1,648% year-over-year increase in enrolments in India, someone in the country enrols in GenAI content every minute.

“The soaring demand for GenAI courses by Indian learners on Coursera underscores their resilience and forward-thinking spirit needed to thrive in a world driven by rapid technological shifts,” said Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera. “On this AI Appreciation Day, we are thrilled to enhance our offerings of mission-critical GenAI skills through trusted brands and credentials, turning it into an engine of opportunity for everyone. By embracing AI-enhanced learning and developing an AI-skilled talent pool, India can harness GenAI’s potential to empower every citizen and accelerate towards a $5 trillion economy”

The new initiatives Coursera announced today include:

7 new GenAI courses, Specializations, and certificates from top partners

  • Generative AI for Software Development Skills Certificate from DeepLearning.AI – Designed for software developers and engineers at all stages in their careers, this program will explore how large language models (LLMs) work, their architecture, and their applications in various coding tasks.
  • Programming with Generative AI course from IIT Guwahati – Designed for software developers, tech leads, or AI enthusiasts, this hands-on course explores how GenAI tools can transform the coding workflow.
  • Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate from the University of Colorado Boulder – This comprehensive program helps learners build a strong foundation in key AI topics, including GenAI, natural language processing, computer vision, and ethics.
  • Generative AI in Marketing Specialization from UVA Darden – This four-course series explores how GenAI frameworks, applications, and considerations are essential to create and sustain an effective AI marketing solution.
  • Responsible Generative AI Specialization from University of Michigan – By exploring the possibilities and risks of GenAI, learners will be able to identify impacts relevant to business operations, consumers, society, and the environment.
  • Change Management for Generative AI course from Vanderbilt University – This course will delve into the strategies and frameworks necessary for organizations to successfully implement and adapt to GenAI.
  • Generative AI for Kids, Parents, and Teachers course from Vanderbilt University – Designed as a resource for parents and teachers, this free course will help children navigate a world filled with GenAI. It will teach kids how to use GenAI to innovate, solve problems, use multimodal prompting, and engage in creative thinking.

Enhancing 8 entry-level Professional Certificates from IBM, Microsoft and Meta with GenAI updates including activities, readings, and videos:

  • Data Analyst from IBM
  • Data Engineering from IBM
  • Data Science from IBM
  • Full Stack Software Developer from IBM
  • Cybersecurity Analyst from Microsoft
  • Power BI Data Analyst from Microsoft
  • Marketing Analytics from Meta
  • Social Media Marketing from Meta

Expanding GenAI Academy with ‘GenAI for Teams’: This new catalogue from top research institutions and companies will equip teams with GenAI skills tailored to their business functions. With real-world applications and secure, hands-on practice, enterprises can use GenAI Academy to unlock innovation and productivity across functional teams.

  • GenAI for Software and Product Teams (100+ courses): Streamline routine tasks such as code generation and documentation, freeing up valuable time to create and launch higher value, differentiated offerings.
  • GenAI for Data Teams (70+ courses): Optimize complex tasks such as data analysis and visualization, enabling deeper insights and more accurate business recommendations.
  • GenAI for Marketing Teams (60+ courses): Maximize customer lifetime value with deeper insights, content personalization, and more efficient targeting at scale.

Introducing Coursera Coach as a Sidebar Experience: Coursera Coach, introduced in 2023, provides AI-powered guidance within the learning experience. It will now be available as a sidebar within courses, making it a more integrated part of the learning journey. Coursera Coach will act as an interactive guide, enabling learners to:

  • Ask questions to clarify material and stay on track
  • Summarize key takeaways for better note-taking
  • Practice for quizzes and tests to solidify knowledge and identify gaps
  • Explore how their learning aligned with current or future goals

Launched in January 2024, Coursera’s Generative AI (GenAI) Academy is designed to equip executives and their employees with the skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven workplace. GenAI Academy offers a unique blend of foundational literacy and executive education programs from top research universities and companies at the forefront of AI, including Microsoft, Stanford Online, Vanderbilt University, DeepLearning.AI, Fractal Analytics, Google Cloud, and AWS.

Coursera is harnessing the power of GenAI to transform online learning. The platform now offers AI-powered translations for over 4,600 courses and 55 Professional Certificates in 21 languages including Hindi, making education more accessible to a global audience. An AI-powered Course Builder streamlines content creation, enabling institutions and businesses to develop custom courses efficiently. Additionally, Coursera is committed to maintaining academic integrity through a new suite of AI-powered tools that strengthen assessment and grading processes, ensuring genuine learning and skill development.

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Coursera announces new content and partnerships with Indian institutions to meet the demand for job-relevant credentials

May 6, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Coursera, #India and APAC, #Managing Director, #Raghav Gupta

New Delhi, May 2022: As India’s National Education Policy lays the foundation for a modern skill development ecosystem, Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), one of the world’s largest online learning platforms, has announced a number of partnerships with premier Indian higher education institutions and industry leaders. The addition of these new educators – IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Indore, IIIT Bangalore, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Hero Mindmine, PwC India and Tally Education – takes the total number of university partners to 14 and industry partners to five in the country. Coursera also unveiled new job-relevant online degrees and credentials from leading universities designed to help learners accelerate their careers amid the country’s booming digital economy.

The recent Campus Skills Report reveals that Indian students are interested in building foundational digital skills to secure high-growth technology jobs like data scientist, software engineer, and machine learning engineer. These partnerships with Coursera enable the current higher education system to evolve and equip learners at scale with the skills they need to unlock the most in-demand jobs.

“The Indian education system is going through an important phase of reform and recalibration. Online learning is now seen as a critical pathway toward building a more inclusive, accessible, and affordable education model,” said Dr. Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera. “We are honored to partner with the country’s top higher education institutions and industry educators to widen our portfolio of job-relevant credentials, which will make learning on Coursera even more rewarding for learners in India and across the globe.”

The new credentials aim to build critical business, technology, and data science skills: 

MSc in Data Science from International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore: This is the first data science degree from an Indian university on Coursera. The rigorous program combines high-quality instruction with real-world experience through applied projects. Graduates will be prepared for roles such as data scientist, data architect, and machine learning engineer. The cohort is expected to begin by the end of the year.

Executive Masters in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: Offered by one of the premium institutes in India, this 2-year masters program with features of credit-based payment and flexibility in enrollment is aligned to the needs of Industry 4.0 and designed to develop capable managers skilled in both engineering and business. The program aims to prepare future leaders in high-growth industries. The cohort is expected to begin in November 2022.

Global Management Program in Infrastructure and Global Management Program in Operations & Supply Chain from The Indian School of Business: The Global Management Program in Infrastructure will equip learners to develop strategic plans, manage uncertainty and risks, and learn to communicate, market, and negotiate effectively. The Global Management Program in Operations & Supply Chain is designed to meet the increasing demand for techno-business managers for the operations and supply chain sector. The cohorts are expected to begin in October 2022.

Other new employability-focused credentials announced today include: 

Six job-relevant Postgraduate Certificate Programs from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati – Programs in Cloud Computing Applications; Deep Learning for Computer Vision & Extended Reality (XR); Digital Manufacturing; UX Design & HCI; Natural Language Processing; and Robotics & Mechatronics will help learners gain the skills needed to succeed in today’s most in-demand roles.

Post Graduate Certificate in Machine Learning for Finance and Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Supply Chain Management with AI from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee – Covering concepts such as supervised and unsupervised learning, natural language processing, and artificial neural networks, the Machine Learning for Finance program will provide learners with an overview of ML and its application to the finance industry. The Strategic Supply Chain Management program will provide foundational knowledge about the cutting-edge advances in intelligent supply chain strategies, driven by AI and ML technologies.

“These partnerships not only unlock a powerful opportunity to address local skill shortages and increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio, but also help catalyze the internationalization of education envisioned by the NEP. Together with our partners, we’re excited to take India’s high-value credentials to our global learner base and solve for the needs of the knowledge economy,” added Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera. 

Over 16 million learners in India trust Coursera for their skilling needs. The new industry partnerships are poised to benefit learners of all stages, including youth and learners from non-traditional backgrounds:

Hero Mindmine is expected to launch programs to help learners understand all about Insurance and the skill of selling insurance successfully

PwC India plans to launch programs to equip learners with knowledge in the tax domain. This knowledge can help learners secure roles and also progress effectively in their careers.

Tally Education will help young graduates understand and prepare for their first job in business accounting with courses planned to span Indian Accounting Standards & Compliance, bookkeeping, reporting, and inventory management