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Coursera's 2018: Year in Review - Class Central
In 2018, Coursera’s focus might have been on Corporate Training and Online Degrees, but the consumer business seems stronger than ever and potentially turning into a cash cow for the company.
Coursera boasts 37 million total learners, 7 million of which were added in 2018. That’s the same number of new learners that joined the platform in 2017.
The revenue estimates suggest that Coursera acquired hundreds of thousands of new paying customers in 2018, taking the total number of people who have ever paid for a Coursera course into the millions.
The Complex Universe of Alternative Postsecondary Credentials and Pathways
Though enrollments and offerings have expanded significantly, MOOCs have not, as some had predicted, revolutionized undergraduate education: about three out of every four MOOC enrollees already has a bachelor’s degree, and only about 6 percent of those who start a course complete it.
MOOCs and competency-based degrees deliver instruction online, and certificate programs can offer online or blended options, adding flexibility that not all traditional programs provide.
Additionally, men consistently reap larger benefits from these programs than women do.