When education technology company Coursera filed its initial public offer (IPO) last year with a valuation of Sh250 billion, it signified something; the era for online education business had arrived.
Thanks to Covid-19, the unexpected tailwind accelerated online learning making it more widespread. According to its prospectus, by 2020, Coursera had over 12,000 new degrees added on its platform but it also offered a variety of education certificates and professional skills courses that range in cost from as low as Sh1,000 to Sh 10,000.
