This week at DevDay, OpenAI unveiled apps inside ChatGPT, including an early partnership with Coursera
Every week, more than 800 million people use ChatGPT, and one of the most common reasons is to learn.
This week at DevDay, OpenAI unveiled apps inside ChatGPT, including an early partnership with Coursera.
For years, corporate learning teams have chased a simple idea: learning that happens naturally, in the flow of work.
Now, we are much closer to that goal.
I’ve been testing the new Coursera integration, and learning truly feels embedded in your workflow.
➡️ You ask a question.
➡️ ChatGPT senses when you want to go deeper.
➡️ It surfaces a relevant Coursera course.
➡️ You can watch, explore, summarize, ask questions, and apply what you learn, without breaking your rhythm.
While the Coursera courses themselves aren’t new or revolutionary (there’s still plenty of white space here), their integration, appearing exactly when they’re needed, represents a major leap forward.
▫️Not scheduled courses.
▫️Not static LMS portals.
▫️Not “required training days.”
But curiosity-driven, context-aware, just-in-time learning.
LinkedIn Learning has been trying to move in this direction, using AI-powered coaching to deliver real-time guidance, and so has Slack, with its microlearning systems and bots. Learning tools are evolving from passive video libraries into intelligent, conversational systems built for speed and impact.
And the timing couldn’t be more critical. LinkedIn’s data shows that over half of professionals say AI training feels like a second job. 51% find upskilling demands excessive, citing: dense modules, unrealistic deadlines, and unclear benefits.
In short, employees don’t need more training courses. They need better integration and application to their everyday work. Learning that’s instantly relevant, actionable, and accessible in the moments that matter.
Research from Harvard Business Review reinforces why this shift matters. When teams learn as they work, they adapt faster and perform better. Learning becomes part of how work happens, not something added on top of it.
That’s what makes the Coursera and ChatGPT integration so interesting. While it doesn’t reinvent learning content, it does reimagine *where* and *when* learning happens.
Coursera may be the first learning platform to integrate directly into ChatGPT, but it won’t be the last. OpenAI shared that later this year, they’ll open submissions so developers can publish their apps in ChatGPT.
Watch the full Coursera demo at DevDay here ⬇️
References:
https://openai.com/index/introducing-apps-in-chatgpt/
https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2025/Coursera-Partners-with-OpenAI-to-Bring-Learning-Capabilities-into-the-First-Generation-of-Apps-in-ChatGPT/default.aspx
https://fortune.com/2025/08/28/ai-training-reskilling-annoying-feels-like-second-job-linkedin/
https://hbr.org/2023/02/how-to-help-your-team-learn-in-the-flow-of-work
https://www.fastcompany.com/91140100/linkedin-learning-adds-more-ai-powered-coaching-features