Axim Collaborative: The New New Non-profit from the Proceeds of edX’s Acquisition Two years have passed since the acquisition, but details on how the $800 million will be spent are still scant. Dhawal Shah Apr 3rd, 2023
Personalized AI-Powered Tutors are Here, but at a Premium Humans were involved, but not harmed (as far as we know), in the making of these premium features. Dhawal Shah Mar 20th, 2023
FutureLearn’s Turbulent Year Culminates in Price Hike as CEO Departs FutureLearn’s subscription plan is now comparable in price to Coursera’s, but it doesn’t offer nearly as much. Manoel Cortes Mendez Mar 7th, 2023
MasterClass’s Struggles Continue with Third Round of Layoffs Headcount plummets by almost half in recent months, following multiple rounds of layoffs. Dhawal Shah Mar 5th, 2023
Coursera’s New Deal with Google Could Cost the Company Millions According to Coursera CFO, the new terms represent a significant “shift”. Let’s dig into the numbers. Dhawal Shah Feb 27th, 2023
Udemy Lays Off ~200 Staff, After Being Only Major Player to Avoid Layoffs in 2022 The layoffs represent 10% of Udemy’s workforce. Udemy expect profitability in the second half of 2023. Dhawal Shah Feb 15th, 2023
FutureLearn Under New Leadership Expands Paywall, Restricts Course Binging When auditing a course for free, the content is now released week by week rather than all at once. Pat Bowden Jan 31st, 2023
Domestika, the Online Learning Unicorn, Closes Global Offices and Downsizes Staff by 40% The platform is reported to have closed its offices in France, Italy, UK, and Germany — and Brazil is next. Dhawal Shah Jan 23rd, 2023
Thinkific Lays Off 75 More Employees, After the 100 of Last March As we enter 2023, layoffs in online education continue. Thinkific just underwent a 2nd round of layoffs. Dhawal Shah Jan 16th, 2023
Udemy CEO to Retire, Replaced by President of Udemy Business Last year, Udemy’s B2B overtook their B2C. Now, their President of Business will become the new CEO. Dhawal Shah Jan 11th, 2023
Pluralsight Lays off 20% of its Global Workforce Pluralsight has laid off 400 employees, which represents 20% of its global workforce. Dhawal Shah Dec 13th, 2022
Open edX Conference 2023: Program & CFP The event will be held at MIT on March 28–31. The deadline for submitting a session proposal is January 23. Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 12th, 2022