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Remote working, India learner base boosted Coursera numbers (Financial Express)

While Coursera's global growth rate for 2022 is estimated to be about 20%, the Indian market grew 34% in terms of the number of learners enrolled on the ...

“We recently announced an online degree with BITS Pilani, and we expect to do more of such degrees,” Goli said. “Students who study on these campuses have full access to the content that is on Coursera, and the faculty is able to include that content in their classroom teaching. “Almost 80% of learners have reported that learning on Coursera has helped them achieve their career outcomes, such as promotion or getting into a new job within the company or even getting a new job in another industry,” he said. Goli said that completion rates of online courses are far lower than that of physical classrooms, but it depends on learners. An obvious reason for that growth is the sheer size of the number of people who want to learn in India, which runs into millions. For such jobs, people need to upskill and reskill, and that’s where Coursera can help,” said Goli. Coursera for Campus essentially supports teachers to teach better,” he said. “India is one of the fastest growing markets for us,” Goli said. These include businesses that use Coursera to transform their talent,” Goli said. “Learners also strived to hone their business skills needed to thrive in the global economy, including professional English-language competency, and an understanding of “We also have courses from PwC India on Coursera,” he said. “Learning accelerated during the pandemic and numbers more than doubled.

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