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MOOCWatch 26: Coursera and Udemy IPO Brewing

Coursera and Udemy boosted their valuation by over a billion dollars in 2020, potentially setting them up to go public later this year

Dhawal Shah Feb 7th, 2021

MOOCWatch 25: Advent of Online Degrees in India

India’s new generation of online degrees has been unveiled. It includes a $3300 BSc from India’s top engineering school.

Dhawal Shah Sep 7th, 2020

MOOCWatch 24: Bootcamps in the Wake of Lambda School

Get you up to speed on the bootcamp industry, including high profile bootcamps like Lambda School, as well as some of the other bootcamps that slipped under the radar.

Emma Rindlisbacher Jun 21st, 2020

MOOCWatch 23: Pandemic Brings MOOCs Back in the Spotlight

The ongoing pandemic has increased interest in online education — MOOC providers, in particular, have all seen drastic growth, similar to the Year of the MOOC (2012).

Dhawal Shah May 3rd, 2020

MOOCWatch 22: The MOOC Hype Revisited

It’s almost nine years since MOOCs went mainstream. We don’t know if they have changed the world, but has the hype surrounding MOOCs had a bigger impact?

Pat Bowden & Dhawal Shah

Feb 19th, 2020

MOOCWatch 21: China vs the World

It seems that MOOCs are as big in China as they are in the rest of the world combined. And Class Central just turned eight!

Pat Bowden & Dhawal Shah

Nov 25th, 2019

MOOCWatch 20: Coursera’s Acquisition; Udacity’s New CEO; Top 100 MOOCs of All Time

Coursera acquires Rhyme Softworks, MOOC-based degrees continue to break new ground, and Udacity looks forward to renewed growth after several months of restructuring.

Pat Bowden Sep 15th, 2019

MOOCWatch 19: Coursera’s Revenue, Udacity’s CEO, and edX’s Master’s Degrees.

Coursera’s 2018 revenue estimated to be $140M, Udacity CEO steps down, edX announces 7 new MOOC-based degrees, and more.

Dhawal Shah Nov 13th, 2018

MOOCWatch #18: Making Sense of Microcredentials

Looking at published data about the cost, time, effort required to complete these different microcredentials, it is clear that there is very little standardization among them

Dhawal Shah Aug 27th, 2018

MOOCWatch #17: MOOCs Become Big Business

Udacity’s revenues, Coursera’s Bachelors degree, MicroBachelors, Best Online Courses of 2017, and more in this edition of MOOCWatch.

Dhawal Shah Apr 9th, 2018

MOOCWatch #16: MOOC Providers Target Degrees

We round up all the news from the MOOC sphere: iMBA stats, Udacity’s impressive numbers, Learner Tips, and much, much more

Dhawal Shah Oct 23rd, 2017

MOOCWatch #15: MOOCs Find Their Audience

This month’s digest of news from the MOOC space, including new CEOs, enrollment milestones, and more.

Dhawal Shah Jun 22nd, 2017

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MOOCWatch 26: Coursera and Udemy IPO Brewing

MOOCWatch 25: Advent of Online Degrees in India

MOOCWatch 24: Bootcamps in the Wake of Lambda School

MOOCWatch 23: Pandemic Brings MOOCs Back in the Spotlight

MOOCWatch 22: The MOOC Hype Revisited

MOOCWatch 21: China vs the World

MOOCWatch 20: Coursera’s Acquisition; Udacity’s New CEO; Top 100 MOOCs of All Time

MOOCWatch 19: Coursera’s Revenue, Udacity’s CEO, and edX’s Master’s Degrees.

MOOCWatch #18: Making Sense of Microcredentials

MOOCWatch #17: MOOCs Become Big Business

MOOCWatch #16: MOOC Providers Target Degrees

MOOCWatch #15: MOOCs Find Their Audience

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