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More than million young people do not have access to an educational system, either because they do not have the financial resources or because universities cannot meet the demand of candidates who wish to enroll in their enrollment. Four years ago, a woman set a very ambitious challenge: to ensure that anyone in the world could take the best courses from institutions like Stanford University, without having to pay. Thus, in 2011 Coursera, a virtual education platform, was born. The project was an initiative of two computer science professors: Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. “This company arose because we wanted to help create new education systems no matter who or where they were. This has given us a great opportunity to transform many lives. We have had to work with the best universities and fortunately we have met people around the world, including Mexico, who have helped us achieve this mission,” says Daphne Koller, president and co-founder of Coursera, in an interview. Although the academics trusted their project, they never anticipated the success it would achieve: when it began operating, the platform only had two courses; Today, Coursera has managed to get more than 15 million users around the world to study in one of the courses available for free on the platform and which are designed by professors from more than 133 institutions with which it has an agreement.
Mexico Mexico is Coursera's most important market worldwide and the largest Spanish-speaking market, with registered users. At the America Mobile Number List beginning of October, the country joined the list of nations where Coursera has a platform in the native language and alliances with universities. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Institute of Technology and Higher Studies of Monterrey are part of the network in Mexico, while in the region the University of the Andes (in Colombia), the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the University of São Paulo. The arrival of Coursera in Mexico is an important growth opportunity for the platform, since 51% of the population has access to the internet, which makes it easier to reach young people. However, it also implies a greater challenge: breaking the paradigm that still exists about online education. “I think the biggest challenge we have faced in all countries has been to demonstrate that mass online education is just as important and valuable as traditional education.
The cost of education Coursera is an accessible education alternative. The basic annual cost of studying at Stanford University is $, according to official figures. For Koller, who spent 18 years as a computer science professor at the American institution, the high costs of higher education imply a much greater challenge for those young people who do not have sufficient resources. “It is unfortunate that education is inaccessible to many people. In the last 30 years, the cost of higher education in the United States grew 559%. As a society we have the obligation to help and provide tools to those who cannot access a basic right such as education,” explains Koller. Among the list of institutions with which Coursera has agreements in 26 countries, Stanford University, Yale University, Technical University of Munich (TUM), University of Western Australia, University of Toronto, Peking University, Advanced Institute of Science and Technology stand out. Korea Technology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Zurich, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and National Taiwan University. The courses and programs are classified into Arts and Humanities; Business; Computer's science; Mathematics and Logic; Personal Development, and Social Sciences, among others, lasting between two and four months. Any student, regardless of nationality, can take the course they want, even if it is taught at an institution with a different language.
Mexico Mexico is Coursera's most important market worldwide and the largest Spanish-speaking market, with registered users. At the America Mobile Number List beginning of October, the country joined the list of nations where Coursera has a platform in the native language and alliances with universities. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Institute of Technology and Higher Studies of Monterrey are part of the network in Mexico, while in the region the University of the Andes (in Colombia), the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the University of São Paulo. The arrival of Coursera in Mexico is an important growth opportunity for the platform, since 51% of the population has access to the internet, which makes it easier to reach young people. However, it also implies a greater challenge: breaking the paradigm that still exists about online education. “I think the biggest challenge we have faced in all countries has been to demonstrate that mass online education is just as important and valuable as traditional education.
The cost of education Coursera is an accessible education alternative. The basic annual cost of studying at Stanford University is $, according to official figures. For Koller, who spent 18 years as a computer science professor at the American institution, the high costs of higher education imply a much greater challenge for those young people who do not have sufficient resources. “It is unfortunate that education is inaccessible to many people. In the last 30 years, the cost of higher education in the United States grew 559%. As a society we have the obligation to help and provide tools to those who cannot access a basic right such as education,” explains Koller. Among the list of institutions with which Coursera has agreements in 26 countries, Stanford University, Yale University, Technical University of Munich (TUM), University of Western Australia, University of Toronto, Peking University, Advanced Institute of Science and Technology stand out. Korea Technology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Zurich, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and National Taiwan University. The courses and programs are classified into Arts and Humanities; Business; Computer's science; Mathematics and Logic; Personal Development, and Social Sciences, among others, lasting between two and four months. Any student, regardless of nationality, can take the course they want, even if it is taught at an institution with a different language.