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 number of open badges awarded nearly doubled from 24 million in 2018 to 43 million in 2020.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 31, 2018
MOOCs are No Longer Massive. Once upon a time, free online courses known as MOOCs made national headlines. So we talked with Dhawal Shah, founder and CEO of Class Central, who has been tracking MOOCs closely ever since he was a student in one of those first Stanford open courses, about how MOOCs have evolved.
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Edsurge
APRIL 8, 2019
According to data from Burning Glass Technologies, 19 percent of U.S. job openings in the year 2018 requested a graduate degree. The master’s degree market is also a hotbed of innovation, as some of the world’s top universities are now experimenting with MOOC-based degrees at substantially lower price points. percent of U.S.
Edsurge
MARCH 29, 2018
Cali Morrison (@calimorrison) March 27, 2018. Students should also be involved in decision-making efforts around what data is used and how that data is used, said Megan Raymond. Farrar (@sent1nel) March 27, 2018. There is a lot of data to sort, and Fendley, our special guest reminded us there’s only more to come.
Edsurge
JANUARY 1, 2018
At EdSurge, we’re setting our own sights high for 2018, but that starts by taking a look at what our higher-ed community liked the most from this year. More Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products A few years ago elite universities were frantically jumping into MOOCs.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2017
But the prospects for 2018 are not looking so great. But there’s something else colleges and universities can begin doing right now to better prepare themselves for 2018, whether there’s a downturn in the sector or not. We’re closer to the next recession than we are the last, a higher ed official recently reminded me.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 23, 2020
This was the year that more people learned what a MOOC is. As millions suddenly found themselves with free time on their hands during the pandemic, many turned to online courses—especially, to free courses known as MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. 2012, the “ Year of the MOOC ” was characterized by media hype.
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