2017 Accessibility Digital Learning MOOC 
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.
Edsurge
APRIL 29, 2019
Less than a week after its announced lead in Coursera’s $103 million Series E round , SEEK is at it again with £50 million (about $65 million) in London-based MOOC platform FutureLearn. This funding is “vindication for Open University betting on a MOOC platform, for investing in a non-U.S. In 2017, it enlisted five U.S.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
A lot has changed since 2012 or, the year the New York Times dubbed the "Year of the MOOC." The premise back then was that classes would make high-quality online education accessible for all—and for free. Today, many MOOC providers now charge a fee. So the rate at which new users are coming into the MOOC space is decreasing.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? What role should employers have in the design or execution of digital learning opportunities? Not only are MOOCs designed to be free, they offer opportunity to students to explore the topic before they invest and commit.”
Edsurge
MAY 13, 2021
It has the most users of any provider of MOOCs (as the large-scale online courses are sometimes called), claiming more than 77 million learners. Dhawal Shaw, founder of MOOC-discovery platform Class Central. For one thing, edX made its platform open source, meaning anyone can have access to the computer code.
Edsurge
MARCH 1, 2017
But as Lindsey Cook (Data Editor at US News & World Report) points out in this 20 minute talk, that data isn’t always accessible. The panel session will explore how leveraging data, new postsecondary models and hiring practices can make these opportunities more accessible for the students who want them. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Last year, MOOC providers announced about 30 new online degrees. This wave of activity and spending by MOOC providers and universities gave me a feeling of deja vu: it reminded me of the 2012 MOOC hype. That is why I called the rise of online degrees the second wave of MOOC-hype and 2018, the year of MOOC-based degrees.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
207 
Let's personalize your content