What is Coursera for Duke?

Coursera for Duke gives Duke students, staff, and faculty free access to over 2,000 online courses and Specializations on Coursera. Take any course you want, whenever you want. Learn new skills, explore a new subject, or advance your career goals. Earn a Coursera certificate to share on LinkedIn or your resume. You must have a Duke NetID to enroll.

What is a Coursera certificate?

Duke’s Coursera courses are not official courses at Duke University, but rather are courses created by Duke faculty in which you can earn a Coursera certificate. To learn more about Coursera certificates, please see Coursera’s page on Course Certificates.

When did Coursera start?

Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford University computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Ng and Koller started offering their Stanford courses online in fall 2011, and soon after left Stanford to launch Coursera.

How many students does Duke University have?

Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.