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Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. How Is It Doing?

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Amidst the hype, two competing entities were formed within a few weeks of each other: One of them was Coursera, a for-profit startup backed by the biggest-name investors in Silicon Valley, who argued that they were building a billion-dollar company, a rare “unicorn,” as venture capitalists say.

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A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017

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According to data gathered by Class Central, around 20 million new learners signed up for their first MOOC in 2017, fewer than the 23 million new learners who registered for a MOOC in 2016. Here is a list of the top five MOOC providers by registered users: Coursera: 30 million users. The total number of MOOC learners is now 78 million.

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?Readers’ Roundup: EdSurge HigherEd’s Top 10 Articles of 2017

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We’ve rounded up our 10 most popular articles from 2017, as picked by our readers. Here’s the 2017 countdown, from #10 to #1. EdX and Coursera are leading the way, but traditional schools like MIT are adding their own take as well. So what were some of the most popular themes?

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Wow Them with the Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21st!

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Learners can join the Solar Eclipse 2017 Life Responds citizen science project and record eclipse-related animal behavior with the iNaturalist iOS/Android app. Take the free Coursera online course about the 2017 Solar Eclipse. A Resource Guide to Exploring Eclipses in General and the August 21, 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun.

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Year of MOOC-based Degrees: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2018

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MOOC providers’ constant tweaking of the model seems to be paying off, as companies such as Coursera are hitting record revenues ( $140 million in 2018 for Coursera ). Here is a list of the top five MOOC providers by registered users: Coursera – 37 million. Despite the slowdown, the number of paying users may have increased.

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Much Ado About MOOCs: Where Are We in the Evolution of Online Courses?

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And popular providers like Coursera and edX are increasingly partnering with colleges and universities to offer MOOC-based degrees online. As for the MOOC providers, Coursera is the biggest one—with the most revenue and the most number of users, and also the most number of employees. Today, many MOOC providers now charge a fee.

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

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edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. This means that halfway through 2017, the funding for U.S. The 2017 number is inflated, however, by three gargantuan fundraises by EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million). Round Size. 14 $1.6M $1.5M

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