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Coursera: Coursera Insights: A survey of young professionals in the UK helps us identify the challenges they face in reaching their life goals
By Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera At Coursera, we envision a world in which anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to high-quality education. We’re making great progress toward realizing that vision - we’ve built an innovative technology platform to provide a rich online learning experience, and we’ve worked with top universities to make more than 1,600 top-quality courses and Specializations available to anyone with an Internet connection. But we also know that simply making content available isn’t enough. To provide our learners with the best possible support, we need to understand the factors that may be holding them back. That’s why we recently commissioned research into the challenges that today’s young professionals face, with a particular focus on adults aged 22-35 in the United Kingdom. The results of this research are both troubling and promising. It is clear that this generation feels uncertain about the future, and a…