Online Courses
Empower your workforce with flexible, job-ready skills from world-class online courses.
Executive Summary
Coursera offers a comprehensive online learning platform providing access to thousands of individual courses, professional certificates, and degrees from leading universities and companies. For HR departments, it serves as a flexible solution to upskill and reskill employees across a wide array of subjects, including critical areas like AI, data science, business, and cybersecurity. The platform supports continuous professional development, enabling employees to acquire job-ready skills at their own pace and convenience. HR can utilize Coursera to address skill gaps, foster employee growth, and support career advancement within the organization. With options ranging from free course previews to full subscriptions like Coursera Plus, which offers unlimited access to a vast content library, organizations can tailor learning pathways to meet specific business needs and employee development goals. The platform's focus on verifiable certificates also aids in tracking and validating employee learning achievements.
Use Cases
- Facilitating professional development and continuous learning for employees.
- Upskilling and reskilling the workforce in critical areas like technology, business, and data.
- Providing flexible and accessible training options for remote or distributed teams.
- Offering industry-recognized certifications to enhance employee credentials.
- Supporting employee retention and career growth initiatives through learning opportunities.
Features
Visibility
- Progress Tracking: Monitor course completion, assignment grades, and overall learning progress.
- Flexible Learning Schedule: Learn at your own pace with flexible deadlines and on-demand content.
Intelligence
- Personalized Recommendations: Receive suggestions for courses and programs based on learning history and interests.
Technical Specifications
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
Integrations
- LMS solutions
- LXP solutions
- HCM solutions
Pricing
- Model
- Freemium (free courses, paid specializations/certificates), Subscription (Coursera Plus), Pay-per-course
- Starting Price
- Coursera Plus Annual now $199 (regularly approx $399); many courses free to preview, individual courses vary
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Annual, One-time purchase
- Free Trial
- Yes, First module (for free preview) (no credit card required)
About Coursera, Inc.
Coursera, Inc. is an online learning platform that partners with universities and industry leaders to offer courses, Professional Certificates, and degree programs. Coursera for Business provides enterprise learning subscriptions and analytics to help organizations upskill and reskill employees in areas like technology, data, and leadership.