MOOC Roundup 2015 Archives

Less Experimentation, More Iteration: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2015

Have massive open online courses emerged from the Trough of Disillusionment to the Slopes of Enlightenment? Wherever MOOCs belong on the Gartner Hype Cycle, one thing is clear: there are more courses and students now than ever before.

Dhawal Shah Dec 30th, 2015

Class Central’s Top Posts of 2015

Stats from Class Central’s MOOC Report in 2015, including our list of our most widely shared articles.

Dhawal Shah Dec 28th, 2015

5 Biggest MOOC Trends of 2015

Continued Growth in MOOCs fueled by Expanding Availability, Monetization and Funding

Dhawal Shah Dec 27th, 2015

MOOC Trends in 2015: Big MOOC Providers Find their Business Models

A comprehensive look at what business models the top MOOC providers have chosen, why they’ve done so, and what it might mean for learners.

Dhawal Shah Dec 23rd, 2015

Class Central’s Zeitgeist: A Year in MOOCs — 2015

How are thousands of other learners engaging with online learning? We delve into the internal stats on Class Central users to break down the latest meta behind online learning …

Dhawal Shah Dec 21st, 2015

By The Numbers: MOOCS in 2015

We examine how the MOOC space has grown throughout 2015 in comparison to the same data from 2014. We look at a variety of stats, from numbers of students, to numbers of courses, to the rise in popularity of non-English language courses.

Dhawal Shah Dec 21st, 2015

MOOC Trends in 2015: MOOC Providers Target High School Demographic

MOOC providers are targeting the high school demographic, to the extent that they’re developing programs just for high schoolers. We take a look at what’s available for high schoolers, and from which providers.

Dhawal Shah Dec 15th, 2015

MOOC Trends in 2015: The Death of Free Certificates

Free MOOC certificates are a thing of the past: they have been completely replaced by paid-for certificates. We take a look at how much certificates cost from each major MOOC provider.

Dhawal Shah Dec 14th, 2015

Class Central’s Best Online Courses of 2015

Indian School of Business, Vanderbilt University top Class Central’s Highest Rated Courses of 2015

Dhawal Shah Dec 14th, 2015

Eyeing Revenue Sustainability: The Two Biggest MOOC Providers Adapt How Their Courses Work

We take a look at the latest announcements from Coursera and edX regarding their courses and pay structures. We also look at the numbers relating to MOOC providers’ revenue.

Dhawal Shah Dec 11th, 2015

MOOC Trends in 2015: Rise of Self Paced Courses

Find out how the format of MOOCs has changed and grown over the past year, what “self paced” means for MOOCs, and how it compares to the “session based” format.

Dhawal Shah Dec 9th, 2015

FutureLearn Closes 2015 on a High: Gains £13M Investment, Wins UX Award, Approaches 3M students

This is a comphrensive run-down on the MOOC-provider FutureLearn. Read this article to find out what they’re like as a company and MOOC platform, and to find out why the future is looking bright for FutureLearn.

Dhawal Shah Dec 8th, 2015

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MOOC Roundup 2015

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Less Experimentation, More Iteration: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2015

Class Central’s Top Posts of 2015

5 Biggest MOOC Trends of 2015

MOOC Trends in 2015: Big MOOC Providers Find their Business Models

Class Central’s Zeitgeist: A Year in MOOCs — 2015

By The Numbers: MOOCS in 2015

MOOC Trends in 2015: MOOC Providers Target High School Demographic

MOOC Trends in 2015: The Death of Free Certificates

Class Central’s Best Online Courses of 2015

Eyeing Revenue Sustainability: The Two Biggest MOOC Providers Adapt How Their Courses Work

MOOC Trends in 2015: Rise of Self Paced Courses

FutureLearn Closes 2015 on a High: Gains £13M Investment, Wins UX Award, Approaches 3M students

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