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Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.96,0:02:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(2:19 D. Koller) Hi everyone! It's a real privilege for me to be able to speak with you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.96,0:02:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thank you all for the amazing contributions that you're all making
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.16,0:02:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toward making education accessible to a much, much larger number of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.76,0:02:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd also like to start off by thanking not only you, the individual volunteers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.23,0:02:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the organizations that have been working with us here at Coursera
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.22,0:02:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help you and to help us with this amazing project.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.81,0:02:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these include GUOKR in China, the Lemann Foundation in Brazil,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.40,0:02:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ABBYY Language services in Russia, the Slim Foundation in Mexico
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.58,0:03:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many other organizations that we hope will come on board soon and (unclear ...ully)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.64,0:03:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that are already with us in order to help this translation project.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.60,0:03:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coursera has always been an international platform.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.25,0:03:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it happens, both my co-founder Andrew Ng and myself are not originally from the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.06,0:03:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in Israel and Andrew grew up in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.02,0:03:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, we've always realized the importance of having an effort that spans the globe
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.77,0:03:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and appeals -- and that's accessible to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.54,0:03:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, even from the earliest days of the MOOC effort,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.63,0:03:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had only 40% of the audience from the United States, 60% from outside the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.24,0:03:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that fraction of people outside the United States has only been growing over time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.07,0:03:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where (check) now only a third of our audience comes from the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.32,0:04:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, we're really excited to have -- to be able to expand that reach to an even larger number of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.38,0:04:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Half or more of our users are currently from countries where the primary language is not English.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.79,0:04:19.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is pretty incredible when you think about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.78,0:04:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our courses are hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.86,0:04:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're hard even if you're listening to them in your native language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.52,0:04:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you're listening to them in a language where you have to simultaneously
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.44,0:04:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think about understanding what's being said as well as to understand the material,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.75,0:04:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, that's really an incredible challenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.81,0:04:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's quite amazing that these many people have been able to deal with that,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.86,0:04:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at the same time, we realize that there's many many more for whom this is a barrier,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.61,0:04:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is, that their inability to simultaneously understand English and the content
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.10,0:04:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prevents them from having the benefit of access to our courses.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.49,0:05:06.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, because of that, we knew that we needed to make Coursera more accessible
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.95,0:05:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a better place for learners all over the world, regardless of what their native language is.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.65,0:05:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, we've been doing a number of things to help move that along,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.92,0:05:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've been partnering with institutions that teach in native languages other than English,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.86,0:05:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and currently, we have, I think, ten different -- nine different languages offered on the platform
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.82,0:05:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we hope to increase both the number of languages
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.27,0:05:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the number of courses in each of those languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.68,0:05:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a much broader range of content available to people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.84,0:05:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've internationalized the user interface of the platform into six languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.89,0:05:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so as to make people whose native language is that language
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.46,0:05:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel at home when they came onto the site.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.75,0:05:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, in what I think is likely to be our biggest-impact project yet
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.40,0:05:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in terms of increasing access regardless of language barriers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.01,0:06:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the Global Translation Community project,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.70,0:06:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lead by my amazing colleagues Sébastien and Eli, here
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.39,0:06:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's a -- all the credit goes to them, by the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.87,0:06:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we've been just awe-struck by the passion and commitment
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.33,0:06:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we've seen among all of you in joining this effort.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.02,0:06:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know we've heard from many of you that for you, this is an opportunity to give something back
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.64,0:06:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's sort of, you know, I think there is an amazing opportunity here of free, high-quality education
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.31,0:06:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is a way for you to share that education with people that,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.65,0:06:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you now, might not otherwise have access tools -- in many cases your fellow country-people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.03,0:06:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's really amazing that you decided to give of your time, your energy and your passions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.45,0:06:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make that possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.56,0:07:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know that many people in your countries and in other countries that speak the same language
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.52,0:07:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be very grateful for your effort and I know we are as well: so thank you all.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.92,0:07:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(7:12 E. Bildner) Thank you, thank you so much for that introduction (inaudible) Daphne.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.25,0:07:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, just as I mentioned, my name is Eli and I work on the International Grow team
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.58,0:07:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll field some of the great questions that we're seeing coming in.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.23,0:07:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just a couple of logistical notes:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.11,0:07:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see there are a few questions about the nature of the community logistics
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.82,0:07:34.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Sébastien and I will get to those, I guess after (inaudible) Daphne.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.89,0:07:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we'll let Daphne talk about more general stuff about Coursera and international growth
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.52,0:07:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a second. I see there are a couple more comments about the hangout being a little bit hard to hear,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.86,0:07:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're watching through YouTube, it might be better to click through to the link to the live hangout
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.74,0:07:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and close the YouTube tab, so you can only hear it once. I hope that will take care of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.65,0:08:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, with that started, with that all said, I wanted to - let's see,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.20,0:08:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw a question here about the effect, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.28,0:08:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what impact Coursera will have on the globalization of higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.87,0:08:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I guess, you characteristically (check) talked about that,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.92,0:08:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, what does this mean for having universities in many different countries
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.27,0:08:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(inaudible) worldwide higher education (inaudible)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.23,0:08:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(8:23 D. Koller) So I think, in some sense, this is a tremendous opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.35,0:08:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for higher education and for the world
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.61,0:08:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it allows people to see education as it's offered in parts of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.70,0:08:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that many will just never have the opportunity to visit
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.24,0:08:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, you can view this as a way of allowing people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.89,0:08:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share perspectives and opinions across national boundaries
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.05,0:08:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many of our courses, in fact, are very much contextualized.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.15,0:08:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for example, if you're teaching a course on sociology
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.23,0:09:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or on sustainability or on business, or many other topics,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.09,0:09:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the perspectives that you'd get from someone in China
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.96,0:09:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is very different from what you would get from someone in Nigeria or in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.10,0:09:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this ability to really get these diverse points of view and share those with other learners
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.44,0:09:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really, I think, one of the things that both the learners on our platform get
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.65,0:09:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the instructors who are teaching benefit a lot from this.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.74,0:09:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think that's one aspect of globalization.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.85,0:09:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other aspect, I think, is just the capacity issue that is present in many parts of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.19,0:09:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those of us who live in countries that are -- where the educational infrastructure is better developed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.71,0:09:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often take for granted the ability that we have to just sign up for a college
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.78,0:09:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and obviously, we have to pass the admission criteria,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.18,0:09:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if we do, then there is a place for us and we have the opportunity to learn;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.12,0:09:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in many parts of the world, that's just not true.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.12,0:10:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are people that would dearly love to have the opportunity for an educational experience
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.58,0:10:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that opportunity is just not there for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.61,0:10:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of a lack of capacity in the educational system,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.30,0:10:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they don't have enough money,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.64,0:10:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of social circumstances and -- or economic circumstances --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.69,0:10:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this really, I think, allows the opportunity for people in those countries
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.71,0:10:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have access to something that just otherwise would not exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.46,0:10:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hopefully, over time, the educational infrastructure will catch up,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.94,0:10:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe, perhaps, to some extent by having this content there
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.06,0:10:40.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that helps further development and create more qualified instructors within the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.34,0:10:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we hope to actually use this as a spur to develop the develop--
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.59,0:10:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- to spur the development of educational infrastructure around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.81,0:10:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(10:52 E. Bildner) Daphne, I guess we're seeing a couple of other questions come in.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.53,0:11:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you see Coursera interacting with other online initiatives in --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.93,0:11:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are specifically focused on individual countries, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.70,0:11:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coursera is this international platform, but there are lots of local resources that come streaming up (check) to you
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.55,0:11:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how do you see that interaction working?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.86,0:11:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(11:12 D. Koller) So I think there is a diverse -- with this move towards online education
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.58,0:11:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that really started out with the efforts that Andrew and I did at Stanford in September 2001,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.18,0:11:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is now realization that there is a big opportunity there,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.76,0:11:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there is a number of initiatives that are coming up to leverage that and move that forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.56,0:11:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I think that some of these are efforts that are very,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.36,0:11:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in some sense, complementary to what we're doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.86,0:11:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for example, there are portals in certain countries, like Nadees (check) portal for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.30,0:11:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is one of our Chinese partners, that really point to great content from Coursera,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.96,0:12:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Khan Academy, from other resources
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.98,0:12:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and serve as a place where people in that country can find out about great educational content.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.83,0:12:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there a few that are a little bit more similar to what we're doing, so you could view this,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.25,0:12:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're trying to do the same thing, but perhaps focused on the needs of a particular country
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.43,0:12:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's totally fine, because there is a limited capacity to what we can host on Coursera
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.97,0:12:25.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in terms of number of university partners,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.00,0:12:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so if you have a site that says "I'm going to allow the many universities within a given country
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.76,0:12:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can't be on Coursera to still offer content in language, in -- you know, that's really,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.04,0:12:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's about local -- that really focus on aspects that are tied to the local culture,"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.42,0:12:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's absolutely fine (check).
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.61,0:12:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(12:47 E. Bildner) Thanks. We get a great question coming in from Akram Dahab,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.79,0:12:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess in Chad. Thank you, Akram.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.86,0:12:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What would you do to help people from poor countries with limited connection speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.37,0:12:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Chad where I live?"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.78,0:13:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(12:59 D. Koller) Well, first of all, thank you so much for joining us from Tchad.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.04,0:13:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's very far away and it's wonderful that people from all over the world are part of this effort.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.60,0:13:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thank you for participating.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.70,0:13:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We completely realize that there are serious infrastructure issues
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.31,0:13:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in allowing people from parts of the world where broadband internet, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.34,0:13:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not readily available, to access our kind of content.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.98,0:13:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, there is a two-part answer to this.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.60,0:13:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first is that the digital divide is a prevalent problem
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.77,0:13:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we at Coursera are not going to be the solution for,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.94,0:13:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there are only so many problems that an organization can tackle.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.89,0:13:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But fortunately, there is a number of organizations, governments and NGOs,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.64,0:13:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are working to try and overcome those infrastructure issues in a much broader basis
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.66,0:13:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're delighted to see that happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.29,0:13:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There has been tremendous progress in India, for example, recently,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.48,0:14:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I hope other countries will follow suit.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.97,0:14:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, we're doing what we can on our side, until that happens, to try and increase access.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.63,0:14:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that includes programs like the Global Translation Community,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.56,0:14:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which hope (check) to overcome language barriers,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.36,0:14:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the significant effort that we've made on building mobile apps
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.46,0:14:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allow those people who access the internet primarily by their mobile device
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.39,0:14:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have a much better experience, and that's specifically, I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.92,0:14:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common in developing countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.80,0:14:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there is a number of efforts that we've made in the Learning Hub project,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.92,0:14:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are these physical spaces that have high broadband internet connectivity
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.56,0:14:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in places like US embassies, or the digital libraries of the Slim Foundation in Mexico and Latin America,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.26,0:14:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as a number of other partners that we have around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.39,0:15:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that provide local hubs where people who don't necessarily have access to the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.02,0:15:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can come and study quietly, often with the guidance of the (inaudible)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.23,0:15:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we see amazing learning outcomes in those places,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.78,0:15:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with much higher completion rates than we see in just the general population,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.82,0:15:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people having incredible experiences with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.13,0:15:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that's another thing that we've done.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.20,0:15:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(15:20 E. Bildner) Thanks, Daphne. A couple of other questions:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.89,0:15:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interesting one here from Mrityunjay, if I'm mispronouncing your name, Yunjay in a --
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.25,0:15:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not sure where you come from, thanks for asking the question:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.25,0:15:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Will Coursera be focusing on elistic education, as in knowledge for the sake of knowledge,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.83,0:15:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or will be filling the gaps in reward system"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.26,0:15:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, I guess, more of a kind of vocational education.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.30,0:15:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you think about that (inaudible) about Coursera's place is?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.42,0:15:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) So, we're committed to education in multiple forms.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.100,0:15:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We believe that it's wonderful that, if someone wants to study poetry or philosophy,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.45,0:16:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we think that has an important place, even though that might not, for most people,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.87,0:16:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be along their career projectory (check).
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.90,0:16:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, we also realize that, for many people, one of their goals in education
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.75,0:16:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to increase their ability to provide for themselves and their families,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.61,0:16:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have access to a more, you know, stimulating job than they currently do.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.55,0:16:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we really try to do both things:
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.15,0:16:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have a very broad range of disciplines represented on our platform,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.66,0:16:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including music and the arts and philosophy, and archeology
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.62,0:16:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a whole bunch of topics like that, but also we simply --
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.09,0:16:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a whole lot of topics that are much more applied,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.85,0:16:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you call them "vocational" in the sense that they cater only to academic disciplines,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.91,0:16:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there are things like Android development, (inaudible) science,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.49,0:16:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,programming, finance, accounting,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.68,0:16:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things that are really very much in line with the possibility of getting a better job.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.73,0:17:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our recently launched specializations also are very much in that vein,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.96,0:17:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there's not only a curriculum that allows -- that spans multiple courses
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.86,0:17:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allows one to achieve mastery in a given discipline
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.53,0:17:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can really give much stronger chances of a better job,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.92,0:17:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is also accompanied with a capstone project, like a final project
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.12,0:17:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows learners to demonstrate their ability to apply their skills in the context of the real world.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.28,0:17:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Problem (check) in that gets -- that's something that can then
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.99,0:17:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be used as a part of their portfolio when applying for a job.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.35,0:17:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, we believe that we'd like to give those learners who want this
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.55,0:17:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the opportunity to use the educational platform in order to make a better life for themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:45.14,0:17:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Thanks Daphne. Interesting question here from Andres.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:49.28,0:17:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Andres asks "Udacity recently decided to discontinue their free certification programs,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.44,0:17:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they changed their model somewhat. What's Coursera's view on, I guess, that."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.67,0:18:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I guess, more generally, how do we think about for the importance of free education
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.62,0:18:09.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I guess, incorporating that into our own business and long term strategy?"
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.18,0:18:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) Right. So, we are very committed to the notion of free education,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.94,0:18:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having the content remain free and available to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.82,0:18:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(18:22) We have two kinds of outcomes, if you will, that we offer learners currently on the platform
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.70,0:18:32.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we view them quite differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.88,0:18:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is our verified certificate and our statement of accomplishment.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.71,0:18:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We view the statement of accomplishment not as a credential or a certificate.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.35,0:18:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We view that as more of a memento that the learner can say:
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.69,0:18:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"OK, I feel good because I took something away with me from the course."
Dialogue: 0,0:18:51.02,0:18:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not a credential because it doesn't have any kind of validation associated with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.94,0:19:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not identity-verified, so Eli here can take the class in my place and get a certificate
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.34,0:19:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that says "Daphne Koller" and it's not, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.37,0:19:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no guarantee that I was the one who did the work, and in fact it's Eli who did the work.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.73,0:19:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So -- and furthermore, creating one of these statements of accomplishment is really easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.58,0:19:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can take the PDF and you can (inaudible),
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.29,0:19:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, I can put my name instead of Eli's name --
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.61,0:19:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner 19:22) Don't try this at home.\N(D. Koller) OK, don't try this athome (laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:24.26,0:19:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the point is that there is no academic integrity associated with the statement of accomplishment:
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.72,0:19:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a memento.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.30,0:19:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The verified certificate that we offer as part of our Signature Track is a credential.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.58,0:19:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's identity-verified, it's unforgeable because it has a verification code.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.22,0:19:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true that that one does have a modest cost, you know, $40-50 is about typical,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.93,0:19:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at the same time, we have from the very beginning, day 1,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:49.80,0:19:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have had a financial aid program, so that learners from backgrounds
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.14,0:20:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that don't allow them to afford that $40 or $50, can still basically fill out a very simple 1-page application
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.59,0:20:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we waive that $40 or $50 fee for that credential.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.86,0:20:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, you can basically say: "Look, it's free to those learners who need it to be free"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.37,0:20:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the other ones who can afford the $40 or $50, which for a large number of our learners,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.91,0:20:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, you know, not a very signi-- not a very onerous burden,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.10,0:20:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they help pay for the free education that we are providing to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.20,0:20:33.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Thanks, Daphne. All right, let's see.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.20,0:20:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interesting question here from Rishkash. Apoplogies again, if I'm mispronouncing it --
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.17,0:20:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) Rishikesh\N(E. Bildner) Rishikesh.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:41.61,0:20:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do you think that translating courses will get people to learn the subject?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.05,0:20:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I think the course will probably require English somewhere down the line."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.90,0:20:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I guess, the question, more broadly, is, you know, right now, translations are focused on subtitles,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.95,0:20:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess the user interface is translated too, but how are we thinking about
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.18,0:21:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helping people experience a full course in either in translation,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.52,0:21:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or in a language that's more comp-- that's a little easier for them to get along?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.22,0:21:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) No, I think that's an excellent question, thank you, Rishikesh.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.40,0:21:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, right now, as Eli said, the translations are solely for the subtitles to the course.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.47,0:21:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we realize that there is many parts of the experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.73,0:21:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the assessments, for example, where you still need English in order to do the course completely.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.54,0:21:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's see: where do we sit on that?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.91,0:21:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, we think that there is still -- in certain courses, you can use Google Translate,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.73,0:21:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example for some of the assessments, because if the questions are short and mostly,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:46.58,0:21:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are just like writing, you know, answering the multiple choice questions or writing a program,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.08,0:21:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't really need that much English if accompanied by Google Translate,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.43,0:21:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really, to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.76,0:22:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's only a sub-set of courses.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.85,0:22:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to provide a fully translated course experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.46,0:22:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would need to do some really fairly heavy lifting on the product's side, on the platform.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.63,0:22:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's definitely something that we plan to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.56,0:22:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We haven't had a chance to do that yet:
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.05,0:22:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're a small company, there's many things that we'd like to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.76,0:22:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we just haven't got around to this one
Dialogue: 0,0:22:22.73,0:22:25.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we hope to get around to it soon,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:25.84,0:22:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so be able to provide people with a much more internationalized course experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.42,0:22:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you will also potentially have, you know, forums that are in different languages and, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:38.01,0:22:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopefully we will be able to do peer-grading in different languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.27,0:22:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that people who speak Chinese will grade people who wrote their essays in Chinese and --
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.26,0:22:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,versus other languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:48.66,0:22:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, there is a lot of things that we still have to do and we hope to be able to get to that soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.22,0:22:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(22:55 E. Bildner) Thank you. Interesting question here from David. David asks:
Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.38,0:23:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Will we ever see language courses on Coursera?"
Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.07,0:23:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, you know, I love learning languages, (inaudible) people out there,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.61,0:23:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's perfecting their English or different languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.44,0:23:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you got something we'll see in the future?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.00,0:23:13.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) You know, I hope the answer to that is yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.07,0:23:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are in some ways, you know, dependent on our university partners
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.71,0:23:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which courses they elect to put on the platform.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.90,0:23:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, we've not yet had someone jump up and say:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.77,0:23:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'd like to teach a language course."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.66,0:23:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do have one course which is an English as a Second Language course,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.33,0:23:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intended for teachers of English as a second language,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.78,0:23:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't have any real language courses and you can give this as a call to all our university partners:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.14,0:23:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're interested in offering a language course, please let me know and we'd love to have one.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.97,0:23:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Great and I look forward to that.\N(D. Koller) Yes, and me too.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:52.38,0:23:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Let's see. Here is a question from Mahmoud (check). Mahmoud asks:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.33,0:24:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Does Coursera plan to set up any infrastructure
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.49,0:24:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a distant (check) infrastructure in different countries to (inaudible) in person testing?"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.72,0:24:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess, you know, the idea being that that would be, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:10.91,0:24:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that would improve the authentication experience towards earning a verified certificate.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.91,0:24:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you think about that?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.44,0:24:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) I think that this is a very interesting notion,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.13,0:24:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and right now, we haven't seen a huge demand for it yet,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.87,0:24:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,partly because I think the incidences, at this point, of cheating on our platform,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:33.02,0:24:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are definitely there, but they're not hugely common
Dialogue: 0,0:24:36.50,0:24:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, it's not something that people really clamored for.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:43.12,0:24:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think as the stakes grow, you know, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.07,0:24:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as more and more employers start recognizing these credentials,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:52.38,0:24:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as universities start accepting them for credit and in some cases, perhaps,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.51,0:25:00.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll need to have a higher level of academic integrity,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.61,0:25:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at which point we might explore this possibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:04.32,0:25:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Great, thank you. Let's see here. So Christian (check) asks:
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.05,0:25:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How do we plan to give, can foster the strength of credentials."
Dialogue: 0,0:25:18.60,0:25:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you own a verified certificate, you want to use it to improve your job--
Dialogue: 0,0:25:23.17,0:25:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improve your carreer prospects, for getting any jobs, how are we working to improve that?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.28,0:25:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) Yeah. So we actually have an effort here at Coursera on what we call "credential value,"
Dialogue: 0,0:25:34.59,0:25:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is really intended to address exactly that question, Christian, so thank you for that,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.84,0:25:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of demonstrating more broadly the value of our credentials to a number of constituencies:
Dialogue: 0,0:25:46.10,0:25:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our learners, to employers, to educational institutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:51.97,0:25:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've done a number of things:
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.26,0:25:58.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First is, for example, we've had a partnership with LinkedIn
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.58,0:26:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows us -- that allows our learners via the click of a button
Dialogue: 0,0:26:02.47,0:26:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to post their credential on LinkedIn, so that employers can see that
Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.98,0:26:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and know that this person has achieved a lot of mastery in a very rigorous academic topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.81,0:26:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're working with employers to recognize the value of our courses
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.90,0:26:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and somehow, many employers have expressed their interest in using this for internal training
Dialogue: 0,0:26:26.89,0:26:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as have told us that they are excited about employee --
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.22,0:26:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perspective of employees who come in with that type of credential.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:37.43,0:26:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of our university partners, Duke University, recently did a survey among employers
Dialogue: 0,0:26:42.38,0:26:47.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their geographical basin in North Carolina and discovered that, I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:47.100,0:26:55.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over 50% of employers are -- would be -- would consider the completion of one of the MOOCs
Dialogue: 0,0:26:55.59,0:26:58.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a strong factor in hiring decision.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.69,0:27:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we're trying to encourage that as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.42,0:27:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, really, just making sure that our courses are strong and rigorous
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.72,0:27:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of high academic quality is, I think, eventually -- and it's already starting to happen --
Dialogue: 0,0:27:15.23,0:27:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the value of those will become clear just because of market forces.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.56,0:27:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The project-based courses, which allow students, for example in those specializations,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.83,0:27:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create an artifact, to demonstrate mastery in terms of applying skills to a real world problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:35.54,0:27:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think, will really help reinforce the fact that our learners emerge from a really valuable use of skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.48,0:27:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Thanks, Daphne. I see a couple of questions or comments on the (inaudible) tool, about --
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.54,0:27:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically about, very specific GTC-related stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:52.05,0:27:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just remind once again, we'll take a couple more questions for Daphne
Dialogue: 0,0:27:55.90,0:27:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then Sébastien and I will field the bunch of questions
Dialogue: 0,0:27:58.96,0:28:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are specifically about the Translator Community and we'll let Daphne get on her day,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.81,0:28:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try improve Coursera and do other things that all you folks are asking about.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:09.50,0:28:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I guess, a couple more questions for Daphne. Interesting question here from Catalin,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:15.06,0:28:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who asks, you know, if there are any plans to allow
Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.57,0:28:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,non universities and non institutions to create courses on Coursera, I guess, more broadly,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:22.46,0:28:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how are we thinking about building up a diversity of courses on the platform?
Dialogue: 0,0:28:28.50,0:28:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) So, right now, we're focused on working with our university partners
Dialogue: 0,0:28:34.40,0:28:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some non-university partners that are offering mostly contents
Dialogue: 0,0:28:38.22,0:28:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in teacher professional development (check).
Dialogue: 0,0:28:41.43,0:28:46.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not because we believe that there is no good education to be had elsewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:46.77,0:28:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we know that there is great teachers to be had at institutions that are not among our partners as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.44,0:28:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just, you know, people out there in the world will not affiliate with any educational institution. (check)
Dialogue: 0,0:28:57.68,0:29:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we think -- I think it's great, Catalin, that you're producing your own course
Dialogue: 0,0:29:02.85,0:29:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and making it available to people.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.65,0:29:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are -- we came into this with a model of having a very highly curated platform
Dialogue: 0,0:29:16.66,0:29:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than a more YouTube-like model that has anyone being able to upload content.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:21.78,0:29:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in order for us to maintain that level of curation, we would have to go and, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:27.93,0:29:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,examine the courses of people like you and evaluate them for quality and academic rigor,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.86,0:29:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so on and so forth, and I'm sure we'd find some really amazing gems if we did that,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:40.14,0:29:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we just don't have the capacity to do that level of screening,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:46.80,0:29:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor do we have the ability to train a much larger number of instructors in the use of our platform
Dialogue: 0,0:29:56.46,0:30:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in what we consider to be the best practices for high-quality content, and so on,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:02.62,0:30:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, I'm sure we're missing some really amazing things right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:06.47,0:30:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as we're trying to, you know, build thing out,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:09.29,0:30:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's better for us to maintain this somewhat narrow level of focus and hopefully in the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:15.79,0:30:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be able to broaden out to a larger number of providers.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:19.66,0:30:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) Great, thanks. Maybe we can take one more question for Daphne.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:23.37,0:30:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like a lot of people are interested in knowing
Dialogue: 0,0:30:25.67,0:30:29.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether Coursera's certified courses are recognized by companies.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:29.21,0:30:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you talked about that a little already, but, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:33.32,0:30:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have we seen any examples of companies saying, you know:
Dialogue: 0,0:30:35.95,0:30:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If you take this course, you'll have an advantage in some way, either internally or --
Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.15,0:30:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what have we seen there with companies and Coursera?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.88,0:30:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(D. Koller) So, you know, the company is only 2-years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:47.72,0:30:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is kind of hard to believe, given the amount of interest that we've seen and the --
Dialogue: 0,0:30:52.86,0:30:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the amazing community that we've been able to build up, including yourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.20,0:31:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's a relatively young company, with maybe only about a year's worth of actual "graduates,"
Dialogue: 0,0:31:05.76,0:31:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you will, from courses, a year and half at the most,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:10.21,0:31:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, it takes a while for the market to catch up with the value of a particular form of education,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:19.27,0:31:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recognize that yes, this is like -- this education provides real value
Dialogue: 0,0:31:25.32,0:31:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the learners who emerge from this are, you know, really qualified to do what they claim they can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:33.52,0:31:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nevertheless, even with that short time frame,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:36.64,0:31:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've already seen significant recognition of these credentials by employers.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:40.79,0:31:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've mentioned the Duke University study a moment ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:44.31,0:31:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had surveyed several hundred employers in North Carolina,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:48.43,0:31:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and importantly, this was not surveyed on, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:51.73,0:31:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in the San Francisco Bay area of, you know, tech-savvy employers,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:57.59,0:32:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of whom are sort of familiar with internet technologies and so on,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:02.18,0:32:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was in a different part of the country, with a very diverse range of employers,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:07.49,0:32:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from very different sectors, and nevertheless, we see a very large fraction of them
Dialogue: 0,0:32:13.15,0:32:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- I don't remember the exact number, I think 50 to 60% who said that
Dialogue: 0,0:32:16.04,0:32:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will recognize the validity of these credentials in terms of preferring to --
Dialogue: 0,0:32:24.99,0:32:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,treating these candidates in some preferen --
Dialogue: 0,0:32:27.80,0:32:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in some way preferentially recognizing they're bringing something that you need to the table.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:32.02,0:32:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, people are starting to see a very significant uptake on the value of these credentials,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:38.71,0:32:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think, in a year, this question probably would be asked (inaudible).
Dialogue: 0,0:32:43.92,0:32:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(E. Bildner) OK. Well, Daphne, I just want to thank you again,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:46.10,0:32:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if you have any heartening words for the GTC friends we have with us today.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:51.22,0:32:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,( D. Koller) Sure, so, you know, I've already said this at the very beginning,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.06,0:32:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all again.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:00.40,0:33:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have already 9 courses that have been translate
Dialogue: 0,0:33:05.98,0:33:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the many others that I'm sure you'll contribute
Dialogue: 0,0:33:08.88,0:33:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards making a hugely important dent in the issues of accessibility
Dialogue: 0,0:33:14.44,0:33:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the vast majority of this world population that -- for whom English is not their native language.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:22.38,0:33:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're very, very grateful for your efforts, and also grateful for the efforts of Eli and Sébastien
Dialogue: 0,0:33:28.72,0:33:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our translation partners for helping you make that possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:32.76,0:33:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thank you very much.