Edsurge
JUNE 14, 2022
That puts Meta in a different space than companies that offer massive open online courses, or MOOCs—which tend to focus more on upskilling and that offer certificates intended for professional advancement, experts say. For instance, the company tried “Facebook Deals” back around 2010, which tried to disrupt the discount company Groupon.
The Web20Classroom
JANUARY 7, 2013
My entire Masters degree was done online back in 2009 and 2010 and that wasn''t all that traditional at the time. But I do enjoy learning and I am very interested in the ideas of MOOCs or Massively Open Online Courses and have been for a while. It is a MOOC with a focus on educational technology and media. ETMOOC MOOC'
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2021
And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings.
Edsurge
AUGUST 12, 2020
peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since. And, due to the nature of their offerings and mission, community offerings are largely absent in the algorithm- and AI-driven future of higher education that is being pioneered by low-cost, MOOC-based degrees. Community college enrollment in the U.S.
Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2022
I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ASU GSV back in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. It was a modest two-day affair: maybe 350 attendees in sweaty overcrowded rooms, a few speeches by CEOs and academics.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
In fact, if we pull back from the immediate horrors of this moment, the move to online learning has actually been underway since around 2010, when universities and private entrepreneurs first began to experiment with Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs.
Learning with 'e's
APRIL 16, 2015
Don''t get me wrong, it wasn''t like MOOCs or anything, but it was a pretty strong response from a simple blog post. That said, I had to breakup with EDUPUNK in 2010 because it wasn''t fun any more. What is the secret behind the success of MOOCs? Not sure MOOCs are a success, do we have any real sense of that?
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