MOOC Roundup 2020 Archives - The Report by Class Central

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

In 2020, the big MOOC providers got bigger, and the biggest one pulled further ahead of the rest.

Dhawal Shah Dec 14th, 2020

After two years of restructuring, Udacity claims it has reached profitability by pivoting to corporate training.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 14th, 2020

In 2020, FutureLearn’s user base increased by 50% to reach 15 million learners worldwide.

Pat Bowden Dec 8th, 2020

Propelled by the pandemic, Coursera’s user base increased by 66% in 2020.

Dhawal Shah Dec 7th, 2020

In 2020, edX attracted 10 million new users and became one of the world’s top-1000 websites.

Dhawal Shah Dec 7th, 2020

Boosted by the pandemic, MOOCs crossed 180 million learners in their ninth year.

Dhawal Shah Nov 30th, 2020

This year, the ranking looks a bit different: almost one fifth of the courses are related to the pandemic.

Suparn Patra Nov 30th, 2020

Class Central just turned nine! Here’s a recap of some of this year’s main developments.

Dhawal Shah Nov 30th, 2020