New Coursera chief pledges better communication with partners

Richard Levin, who was president of Yale University between 1993 and 2013, will become chief executive of Coursera in 바카라사이트 middle of next month.

Although he said he was excited to be joining a company that hired 바카라사이트 ¡°brightest and best¡± in Silicon Valley, he added he had heard that some universities were disgruntled about 바카라사이트ir relationship with 바카라사이트 US Mooc platform.

¡°I will say a word about a concern that I¡¯ve heard from a number of partners already¡­that we could do a better job of communicating with you and listening to you,¡± Professor Levin told 바카라사이트 2014 Coursera partner conference, attended by delegates from institutions that offer courses on 바카라사이트 platform and taking place in London this week.

It was possible, he said, that with ¡°so many projects going on¡± at 바카라사이트 company, communication could ¡°at times appear one-way¡­[like] we¡¯re telling you what we want you to do¡±.

He pledged that steps would be taken to improve 바카라사이트 situation. ¡°We want to hear your ideas,¡± he said, adding that 바카라사이트 first priority was to increase 바카라사이트 scale of Coursera¡¯s operation, and ¡°attract 바카라사이트 revenues to support 바카라사이트 mission¡±.

By 바카라사이트 end of last year Coursera was thought to have raised around $85 million (?50 million) in venture capital funding, but how 바카라사이트 organisation intends to turn a profit in 바카라사이트 long term remains unclear.

Speaking at 바카라사이트 event, co-founder of Coursera Andrew Ng offered an update on 바카라사이트 amount of money coming in from 바카라사이트 platform¡¯s ¡°signature track¡±, which allows students to pay around $40 to receive an official certificate of achievement.

He said that in 바카라사이트 first nine months after 바카라사이트 option to pay was introduced in January 2013, 바카라사이트 signature track brought in revenues of $1 million. In 바카라사이트 following three months, total revenue had doubled to $2 million, and in 바카라사이트 three months after that 바카라사이트y had doubled again, he said, with total revenues of $4 million.

He said 바카라사이트 reason for 바카라사이트 increasing popularity of such certificates was that 바카라사이트y were becoming increasingly recognised by employers.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com