The Problems of Peer Assessments at Scale: Cheating, Delays, Inconsistencies While peer-assessed assignments can be a great learning tool, the credibility of online courses will not endure unless providers take strong action against cheating. Pat Bowden Feb 15th, 2021
FutureLearn Launches Subscription-Based ExpertTracks ExpertTrack, FutureLearn’s new microcredential, costs $39/month. Pat Bowden Jan 10th, 2021
Udemy Inches Forward in Consumer Subscription Market with Udemy Pro Udemy Pro first appeared to select students during 2019’s Black Friday sale as an early beta release. Bobby Brady Jan 6th, 2021
EMOOCs & L@S 2021: Call for Papers [Deadline Extended] The conferences welcome contributions about MOOCs and large-scale technology-mediated education. Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 29th, 2020
Class Central’s Best Online Courses of the Year (2021 Edition) Class Central’s list of the highest-rated free online courses of the year Heba Ledwon Dec 27th, 2020
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
FutureLearn’s 2020: Year in Review In 2020, FutureLearn’s user base increased by 50% to reach 15 million learners worldwide. Pat Bowden Dec 8th, 2020
Coursera’s 2020: Year in Review Propelled by the pandemic, Coursera’s user base increased by 66% in 2020. Dhawal Shah Dec 7th, 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
By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2020 Boosted by the pandemic, MOOCs crossed 180 million learners in their ninth year. Dhawal Shah Nov 30th, 2020
18M Learners, 70K Reviews: Class Central’s 2020 Year in Review Class Central just turned nine! Here’s a recap of some of this year’s main developments. Dhawal Shah Nov 30th, 2020