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Harvard Launches Two New Free Certificate Courses

The new courses cover cybersecurity and SQL, and both offer a free certificate of completion.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Oct 2nd, 2023

2U/edX Lays Off More Employees as Stock Continues to Decline

A year ago, 2U had already laid off staff as it recentered its strategy around edX, which it acquired for $800M.

Dhawal Shah Oct 1st, 2023

Coursera Q2 2023: $153.7M Revenue, 129M Learners, Stock Jumps 20%

Coursera sets a $620M revenue target for 2023, following their Q2 results.

Dhawal Shah Aug 1st, 2023

Learning with MOOCs 2023: Program & Registration

The conference hosted by MIT is interested in MOOCs, blended learning, and open education.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Jul 24th, 2023

China’s Integrated Online Learning Platforms

China’s integrated online course platforms aim to make online education more discoverable and navigable.

Rui Ma & Manoel Cortes Mendez

Jul 12th, 2023

Not Just Plagiarism: Investigating the Integrity of Peer Reviews in Online Learning

In peer reviews, learners grade one another. But are they fair and thorough? Let’s put it to the test.

Pat Bowden Jul 3rd, 2023

The Business of Online Education: A Deep Dive Into Thinkific’s Financials

From IPO success to stabilization efforts, explore the journey of Thinkific, an ecommerce platform for online course creators, as they navigate growth, setbacks, and strive for profitability.

Dhawal Shah May 29th, 2023

Exploring edX’s “Final” Tax Returns: Revenue Surges, Losses Mount, and Contributions Decline

Analyzing edX’s latest tax returns offers valuable insights and context for its acquisition motivations.

Dhawal Shah May 17th, 2023

For a Limited Time, OpenAI is Offering a Free ChatGPT Course

Co-taught by Andrew Ng, the course explains how to phrase questions to elicit useful answers from ChatGPT.

Manoel Cortes Mendez May 2nd, 2023

Udemy Agrees to Pay $4 Million Settlement Over Deceptive Pricing Practices

If a sale is permanent, is it really a sale? Udemy settles class action lawsuit related to its discount strategy.

Dhawal Shah May 2nd, 2023

EMOOCs 2023: Speakers & Registration

The EMOOCs conference welcomes submissions on all facets of MOOCs. Early birds rate end on May 1st.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Apr 25th, 2023

Inside EdX’s Strategy for 2023: Subscriptions, Job Boards, and Funnel Builders

EdX plans to introduce catalog subscriptions, expand career services, and experiment with bite-sized courses, guided projects, and MicroBootCamps.

Dhawal Shah Apr 10th, 2023

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