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Can a Subscription Model Work for Online Learners and Teachers? Skillshare Just Raised $28M to Find Out

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Founded in 2010, Skillshare initially offered an online platform for users to find and teach in-person classes. For full access to the more than 22,000 classes currently on its platform, there’s a subscription fee (either $15 per month or $99 a year). Of that amount, $8 million was raised as debt (and the rest was equity funding).

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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College enrollment has been on the decline, dropping 7 percent between 2010 and 2018. Quarter after quarter, the results of a growing roster of publicly traded edtech companies—including Udemy, Coursera, 2U, and Duolingo, for example —symbolizes the market demand for lifelong learning and upskilling.

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