Coursera Staff

Editorial Team

Bio

Coursera’s editorial team is comprised of highly experienced professional editors, writers, and fact-checkers. Our articles are deeply researched and thoroughly reviewed to ensure we are providing trustworthy information and advice for any topic. We understand that taking the next step in your education or career can raise questions. We are here to provide actionable, reliable, and relevant answers so you can achieve your goals.

Articles

[Featured Image] A college counselor sits with a student in an office while the student asks "what is honours degree?"

What Is an Honours Degree? FAQs

What is honours degree? Understand these UK degree programmes, how they differ from a bachelor’s degree, and how they can benefit you in the future.

March 13, 2025

Article

[Featured image] A DevOps engineer is taking notes on a GitHub repository.

What Is GitHub and Why Should You Use It?

GitHub is a web-based interface that allows real-time collaboration. It encourages teams to work together to develop code, build web pages, and update content. Read on for a quick introduction to GitHub, who uses it, and why it’s popular.

March 13, 2025

Article

[Featured Image] A person works at a laptop computer in an office.

What Is Generative AI? Definition, Applications, and Impact

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can create certain types of images, text, videos, and other media in response to prompts. Here’s what you should know about this growing field and tool.

March 13, 2025

Article

[Featured Image] A smiling entrepreneur who makes clothing talks with a customer inside her shop as they both look through colorful clothing.

What Is Entrepreneurship? A Guide

Learn about four different types of entrepreneurship and the importance of risk-taking and forward-thinking in business.

March 13, 2025

Article

[Featured image] An SEO in a blue button-up shirt sits at a laptop checking the clickthrough rate (CTR) or his webpage.

What Is CTR (Clickthrough Rate)?

Discover the importance of CTR (clickthrough rate) in digital marketing, a key metric that measures ad effectiveness and guides optimisation strategies.

March 13, 2025

Article

[Featured Image] Two btech students are learning about the next project in their mechanics program.

What Is BTEC and Who Should Get One?

Discover an alternative education avenue that can prepare you to enter a career or university through a career-focused, practical approach.

March 13, 2025

Article