How many times has it happened to you that you want to take an online course and it is only in English? Coursera, the American learning platform led by Jeff Maggioncalda, announced that it will translate 4,000 courses into Spanish. In addition, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), it launches new functions for its students.
In a press conference, the CEO of Coursera recognized that Mexico is the third largest market in the world for the company, with 5.9 million students, of the 9.4 million it has globally.
“The emergence of Mexico as a technology talent hub and leading nearshoring option for North American IT companies underscores the need to build a large, digitally competent talent base,” he highlighted. Maggioncalda.
Thus, with the help of AI, the education platform now offers more than 4,000 courses in Spanish and options to make the experience more personalized and interactive. With this, “the Students in Mexico gain unprecedented access to the world’s best educators to develop skills for the digital future“, insisted the manager.
Coursera and its impact in Mexico
Digital technologies could generate up to $1.3 trillion in annual impact by 2030 in LATAM, Coursera aims to close Mexico’s digital skills gap and equip students across the country with in-demand skills.
The online education platform reported that it will expand its presence in the country to serve more than 100 business clients as institutions across Mexico adopt online learning to equip their workforce and students with digital skills.
Google Career Certificates in Mexico
Given the demand for credentials that prepare for high-demand jobs in STEM areas. Google, Coursera’s first industry partner, said it offers Google Professional Certificates, designed to provide practical, job-ready skills to students from alternative backgrounds.
These certificates help drive inclusive and equitable economic mobility by enabling students to obtain well-paying entry-level jobs, leading to successful careers.
In 2023, Google reinforced its commitment to making these certificates accessible to job seekers and underrepresented groups by offering 95,000 scholarships for Career Certificates in Spanish in fields such as IT support, data analytics, project management, user experience design. user (UX) and digital marketing, Electronic Commerce and Cybersecurity. An important part of these scholarships are available for students in Mexico, explained José Carlos Ramírez, Social Impact leader for Mexico at Google.
News in Corsera
More than 4,000 courses now available in Spanish. They include some of the most popular courses in Mexico, such as Learning to Learn with Deep Teaching Solutions, Career Success: Get a Hire or Promotion in 3 Steps from the State University of New York, and Decision Making and Reinforcement Learning from the University of Columbia. Students can now access course readings, lecture video captions, quizzes, assessments, peer review instructions, and discussion prompts, all in the local language. Translated content will be available to all learners, including Coursera enterprise, campus, and government customers.
Coursera Coach (beta)
Available to Coursera Plus subscribers, it is an AI-powered generative virtual learning assistant that provides personalized feedback, answers questions, and summarizes resources and video lectures. The trainer will also support the students with interaction in the local language.
Coursera ChatGPT Plugin
It provides enhanced personalized discovery across the entire Coursera catalog, allowing GPT-4 users to quickly get content recommendations and credentials to help them develop skills in a given topic or career field.
Coursera Course Builder
Based on natural language prompts from human authors, the AI-powered course creation tool will automatically generate content, including course structure, descriptions, readings, assignments, and glossaries. Companies and campuses can also use this feature for private creation, using their in-house experts to produce customized courses and combine them with recommended content from participating partners on Coursera. It is currently being tested with select clients.
Platform innovations
Allows you to create accessible learning experiences. 48% of students in Mexico use mobile devices to access Coursera. The platform allows students to download courses, sync progress and quizzes, take notes with highlights, and sync calendar, optimized for low data consumption.
As part of today’s announcement, Coursera is also offering free access to 5 popular courses in Mexico so that any student in the country can experience the local language catalog.
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