Coursera’s co-founder Daphne Koller set to start anew at Calico

Re:Coursera’s co-founder Daphne Koller set to start anew at ... by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @10:53PM (#12310126)

Huh? All of the MOOCs very early made it clear that their business model was selling certifications, drive that's where the marketable value was. It didn't take anyone involved 5 years to recognize that.

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Re:Coursera’s co-founder Daphne Koller set to start anew at ... by ghaff on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @11:01PM (#12310155)

Yes, they knew that the business model was to sell certifications--not sure what else it would be.

However, that Coursera certifications would be valued (presumably by employers) on a mass scale was always an aspiration without an awful lot of evidence behind it. (Yes, there are certifications that people pay a lot of money for but they're essentially all focused on a very specific set of skills and tied into some sort of ongoing program.)

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Re:Coursera’s co-founder Daphne Koller set to start anew at ... by wolfgke on Thursday August 18, 2016 @08:00AM (#12311775)

> All of the MOOCs very early made it clear that their business model was selling certifications

No, at the beginning another model was seriously discussed: Giving employers access to people who love to learn new things on their own. Cf. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12311744

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Re:Coursera’s co-founder Daphne Koller set to start anew at ... by untilHellbanned on Thursday August 18, 2016 @04:42AM (#12311144)

Yeah and how well do those certifications sell? Again, doesn't take a ivy leaguer to know not very well.

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