Coursera Receives Industry-first Authorized Instructional Platform Designation from the American Council on Education
16 Abril 2024 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Coursera is the first online learning platform to receive the
Authorized Instructional Platform designation from the American
Council of Education (ACE©) for academic integrity, security, and
rigor of its learning experience. This approval also boosts the
market value of industry-authored courses and credentials on
Coursera that have earned ACE© credit recommendations.
“In a world of accelerating change, learners and institutions
are looking for three things to ensure their online learning
investment is worth it: high-quality education and training from
trusted sources, a highly engaging learning experience, and a high
level of assurance that learning will be recognized and valued by
employers and universities," said Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera
CEO. "The ACE Authorized Instructional Platform designation
provides a powerful testament to the quality, rigor, and integrity
of the online learning experience underpinning every assessment,
course, and credential from the world’s top universities and
companies on Coursera.”
As an Authorized Instructional Platform, Coursera’s assessment
framework, course design, and teaching and learning experience meet
ACE’s rigorous psychometric, technology, and information security
standards. It also means that courses that obtained ACE credit
recommendations off-platform will maintain their recommendations if
added to the Coursera platform.
“ACE's partnership with Coursera will play an increasingly
crucial role in assuring that non-traditional learning and industry
training meets the rigorous standards deserving of academic
credit," said Ted Mitchell, ACE President. “By providing a
consistent and trusted framework for evaluation and value
recognition, we can help industry and academia speak the same
language, scale for-credit learning across entire systems of higher
education, and equip large populations of students for jobs of the
future.”
ACE Credit Recommendations: making it easier to give and get
academic credit for skills training and online learning
In addition to reviewing the platform experience, ACE also
evaluates non-traditional learning content, including online
courses and industry micro-credentials, and recommends how many
academic credits a higher education institution may recognize for
each one. Today, over 25 Professional Certificates and
Specializations on Coursera from top companies, including Google,
IBM, Meta, and DeepLearning.AI, have earned ACE or European Credit
Transfer System (ECTS) credit recommendations.
For learners, ACE credit recommendations can:
- Make it easier to earn academic credit for courses taken
outside of academic institutions. For example, a learner who
completes the Google IT Support Certificate can share their digital
transcript with ACE credit endorsement for their local university’s
approval directly through the Credly platform.
- Enable faster progress toward a larger credential like a
degree. For example, three degrees from Illinois Institute of
Technology on Coursera recognize credit for 15 certifications or
Specializations, allowing eligible learners to start learning
before enrolling in the full degree.
- Validate that learners’ educational investment is recognized by
the market.
For institutions, ACE credit recommendations help:
- Provide certainty that online learning programs are
quality-assured, increasing employer trust and confidence in the
credential value and skills of job applicants.
- Simplify credit recognition for job training and career
credentials that otherwise wouldn’t be offered on campus. For
example, universities across the University of Texas System are
integrating industry micro-credentials into their on-campus degree
programs for credit.
- Remove barriers to degree pathways to reach more students. For
example, Empire State University (SUNY Empire), which reviews and
accepts credit for prior learning for ACE credit recommended
courses, partnered with the New York State Department of Labor to
enable unemployed New Yorkers to transfer credits from eligible
courses on Coursera into any of their 125 bachelor’s and associate
degree programs.
"We are thrilled to see ACE recognize the transformative
potential of industry micro-credentials, including Google Career
Certificates, to bring higher education and industry closer
together and unlock more economic opportunity for learners,”
said Lisa Gevelber, Grow with Google Founder. “As pioneers
in this space, we are committed to expanding access to education
and creating flexible pathways for learners to achieve outcomes,
whether that’s starting a new career, developing in-demand
professional skills, or earning credit towards a degree."
To learn more about content that has received ACE Credit
Recommendations on Coursera, visit the FAQ page. For more
information about Coursera for Campus, visit
coursera.org/campus.
About Coursera
Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science
professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide
universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the
largest online learning platforms in the world, with 142 million
registered learners as of December 31, 2023. Coursera partners with
over 325 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad
catalog of content and credentials, including courses,
Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and
bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use
Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and
students in fields such as data science, technology, and business.
Coursera became a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp
in February 2021.
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