Organization and Description of Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Description of Business	1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Description of Business Coursera, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation, together with its subsidiaries (“Coursera”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providing world-class educational content that is affordable, accessible, and relevant. We combine content, data, and technology into a platform that is customizable and extensible to both individual learners and institutions. We partner with leading university and industry partners (“educator partners”) to bring quality higher education to a broad range of individuals, businesses, organizations, and governments. We also sell directly to institutions, including employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments, to enable their employees, students, and citizens to gain critical skills aligned to the job markets of today and tomorrow. Our corporate headquarters is located in Mountain View, California.

Organization and Description of Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Description of Business

ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Description of Business

Coursera, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation, together with its subsidiaries (“Coursera”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providing world-class educational content that is affordable, accessible, and relevant. We combine content, data, and technology into a platform that is customizable and extensible to both individual learners and institutions. We partner with leading university and industry partners (“educator partners”) to bring quality higher education to a broad range of individuals, businesses, organizations, and governments. We also sell directly to institutions, including employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments, to enable their employees, students, and citizens to gain critical skills aligned to the job markets of today and tomorrow. Our corporate headquarters is located in Mountain View, California.