Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera: Remote Possibilities - Pandemic-Driven Explosion in Online Work and Learning

Episode 19 June 17, 2021 00:21:59
Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera: Remote Possibilities - Pandemic-Driven Explosion in Online Work and Learning
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Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera: Remote Possibilities - Pandemic-Driven Explosion in Online Work and Learning

Jun 17 2021 | 00:21:59

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Show Notes

Presiding over an online platform with 82 million learners and hundreds of millions of course enrollments gives Jeff Maggioncalda a unique view of what’s happening around the world in higher education and training. What he’s seeing is growth and opportunity. The Coursera CEO says the number of people accessing its catalog of thousands of courses and certificate programs from top universities and corporations nearly doubled in the pandemic, with women driving up the numbers and consuming STEM content at an increasing rate.  Coursera’s newly released Global Skills Report, based on data from 100 countries, shows the most sought-after skills are in business, technology and data. But the most important development coming out of this challenging year, he says, is that access to learning and jobs is becoming much less dependent on location. “We’ve seen that online learning allows anyone, anywhere to have access to high-quality learning. I think remote work, spurred on by the pandemic and digital jobs, will allow almost anyone, anywhere to have a range of job opportunities that they would never have had.”  Maggioncalda is also encouraged by the growing power of certificate programs to unlock access to degrees and careers, and the creative institutional collaborations enabled by Coursera’s content and commitment to partnerships. You won’t want to miss this lively conversation with Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan packed with insights into the increasingly accessible, affordable and stackable world of upskilling and education.

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