EdX Archives

2U + edX Analysis: Win for 2U, Risk for edX, Opportunity for Coursera

2U is acquiring edX for $800M, and edX will no longer be a nonprofit.

Dhawal Shah Jul 5th, 2021

Learning Geology with MIT

Dr Kristin Bergmann does a great job of explaining the basics as well as taking a deep dive into the earth’s geological and biological history, by examining rocks, minerals, and fossils.

Pat Bowden Apr 12th, 2021

EdX Co-CEO Adam Medros Leaves the Company

A year and a half after becoming co-CEO of edX with Anant Agarwal, Adam Medros is leaving the company.

Dhawal Shah Mar 23rd, 2021

edX and Coursera Refresh their Brand: New Logos, New Homepages

Online course providers and Class Central introduce new visual identities to welcome 2021.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 20th, 2020

The Second Year of The MOOC: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2020

In 2020, the big MOOC providers got bigger, and the biggest one pulled further ahead of the rest.

Dhawal Shah Dec 14th, 2020

EdX’s 2020: Year in Review

In 2020, edX attracted 10 million new users and became one of the world’s top-1000 websites.

Dhawal Shah Dec 7th, 2020

In-Depth Course Review: Harvard’s Path to Happiness

This course brings voices from the past into modern contexts to explore the path to a good life today.

Karen Carlson Sep 28th, 2020

Class Central’s Best Online Courses of All Time (2020 Edition)

The rankings contain 200 courses from ~100 universities based on 125,000+ learner reviews.

Dhawal Shah Sep 21st, 2020

Sharks! Course Review: Not all Sharks Have Huge Teeth

A well-rounded course that mentions just about any aspect of sharks that you can think of. Ecology, anatomy, behavior, interaction with humans, plus more.

Pat Bowden Aug 30th, 2020