Coursera Closes $64 Million Round of Funding

Online education provider Coursera said Wednesday that it had raised another $64 million, bringing its total equity funding to more $210 million. The company said in a blog post that intends to use the funding to "accelerate our product innovation efforts, grow our high-quality and stackable degree portfolio, and build business and government partnerships in order to address the needs of a global work force." In addition to expanding in the corporate education market, Coursera this spring signaled that it plans to partner with member universities to launch more fully online degree programs.