Iterating Toward Openness
MARCH 1, 2021
We are often told that the most important purpose of being open is to increase access. In theory, when it comes to educational resources nothing could possibly provide more access to more people than openly licensed source code to an LMS, website, online teaching system, and camera ready textbook. It’s got everything you need.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The premise back then was that classes would make high-quality online education accessible for all—and for free. And popular providers like Coursera and edX are increasingly partnering with colleges and universities to offer MOOC-based degrees online. Today, many MOOC providers now charge a fee.
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Edsurge
JUNE 19, 2018
But both Coursera and EdX, two of the largest providers, do release lists of their most popular courses. Both edX and Coursera typically split revenue 50-50 with their partners, and it’s up to each college or organization to decide how their cut is shared. We’re counting the crypto-currency tech course.)
Edsurge
JULY 28, 2021
It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.
Edsurge
MARCH 29, 2017
Coursera sits somewhat awkwardly on the border between traditional higher education and the Silicon Valley-forces working to disrupt it. EdSurge: I’ve heard folks at Coursera refer to your courses and microcredential programs as “products.” It has been five year since Coursera launched its first MOOCs. How’s that going?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 4, 2019
The language exercises include a mix of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, along with digital flashcards and oral speaking practice. Coursera, which also offers access to online higher-ed courses, secured $103 million in April. based education technology company to claim the vaunted unicorn status in 2019.
Edsurge
MAY 24, 2018
There, students enrolled in the online or in-person course can access a discussion board about the course to ask questions or see how others got through a certain challenge. Unfortunately what has happened with edX and Coursera, they are pretty much convinced that video is the center of everything,” she says.
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