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Black Friday 2024: 40+ Online Learning Deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are live: Deals from Coursera, DataCamp, edX, Udemy, Skillshare, BBC Maestro and more.

Manoel Cortes Mendez & Pat Bowden

Nov 18th, 2024

Class Action: 50,000 Seek Payouts, Costing Coursera, Udemy Millions

It has cost Coursera $8 million to deal with Meta Pixel privacy lawsuits, according to their latest financial report.

Dhawal Shah Nov 11th, 2024

Learn Something New: 100 Most Popular Courses For November

Dive into new learning adventures—from GenAI to creative design—with fresh courses by top institutions such as MIT, Johns Hopkins, Penn, and tech giants like Intel and Adobe.

Dhawal Shah Nov 2nd, 2024

Coursera Announces Layoffs, Stock Plunges Despite $100M Milestone

Two years after its first major layoff round, Coursera announces another, impacting 10% of its workforce.

Dhawal Shah Oct 25th, 2024

From Zero to Cybersecurity Analyst: How Google’s Certificate Can Launch Your Career

Get certified in Cybersecurity and learn the essentials of AI – all in one program.

Class Central Team Oct 15th, 2024

Udemy Faces Instructor Backlash Over Widespread Course Rating Glitch

Udemy instructors face sudden drops in course ratings amid speculation that the platform’s GenAI rollout may be the cause.

Dhawal Shah Sep 22nd, 2024

Layoffs Hit Udemy: 20% Out as Some Jobs Move Overseas

Udemy lays off 280 staff, representing 20% of its workforce, with plans to relocate half of the affected positions to lower-cost locations.

Dhawal Shah Sep 16th, 2024

Harvard and MIT’s $800 Million Mistake: The Triple Failure of 2U, edX, and Axim Collaborative

The future of Coursera’s only credible alternative for universities rests in the hands of 2U’s creditors.

Dhawal Shah Aug 26th, 2024

Udemy Announces Layoffs Without Saying ‘Layoffs’

Udemy’s latest ‘Strategic Business Update’ uses corporate euphemisms to signal job cuts while pivoting to enterprise clients.

Dhawal Shah Aug 4th, 2024

31 Most Popular Online Courses Starting in June 2024

The 31 most popular free online university courses and MOOCs starting in June 2024.

Class Central Team May 27th, 2024

Open edX Conference 2024: Program & Speakers

The 2024 edition of the conference will be held on July 2–5 in South Africa, at Stellenbosch University.

Manoel Cortes Mendez May 13th, 2024

Coursera Growth Stalls, Leadership Changes as Stock Hits All-Time Low

As growth falters, Coursera slashes revenue forecasts, ousts its Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and suffers a record-low stock price.

Dhawal Shah May 1st, 2024

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